Falcon Men’s Soccer Blanks UC Davis on the Road, 2-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Air Force	1	1	2
UC Davis	0	0	0

Air Force

UC Davis

DAVIS, Calif. – Air Force earned its first clean sheet and three-point match of the season, besting UC Davis two-nil in the midweek matchup at Aggie Soccer Field. The Falcons (2-3-4) are in the win column for the second time in the last three matches, improving to 1-0-1 in conference action. UCD remains in the hunt for their first win (0-6-4, 0-1-1 MW).

The Falcons are playing their best soccer as they dig deeper into the MW schedule—they defended well back-to-front and found their offensive rhythm before the opposition.

Air Force, now first to score for the fourth time this season, struck in the 42nd minute as Sean Odle chipped an excellent ball to Ben Brophy in flight. Brophy, soaring through the air, redirected a lofty header over Talin Morgan in full leap. The goal and assist marked career firsts for Brophy and Odle, respectively.

Out of the halftime break, UC Davis made a personnel change in goal with Mekhai Wilson replacing Morgan.

In the 62^nd minute, the Falcons' C4C Hector Orozco was fouled within the Aggie penalty box, yielding AF's first PK of the season. Orozco was sent forth and slotted it home through the low left corner. The goal marked Orozco's second of the campaign and the Falcons' first two-nil advantage this season.

With a sense of urgency bearing down, the Aggies pushed the pace, firing off near chances in the 68', 74', and 87', defended well by Hunter Anderson in goal and a staunch Falcon defensive unit. Senior Sean Flynn was instrumental in a save in the 74^th minute. Team captain Andrei Bulankou and freshman teammate Doran Farrell anchored the defense with 90 minutes of action while team captain Tucker Kern played full time in the midfield.

Despite the pressure of the Aggies in pursuit, Air Force battled tough and took opportunities to counterattack UCD. Senior Logan Zaa put a shot on target in the 79^th minute, Brophy put another header on goal in the 83^rd minute, and Quinn Muderlak nearly added the third strike with a shot off the cross bar in the waning seconds of the match. All three of Brophy's shots were on goal.

Freshman standout keeper Hunter Anderson was stellar in goal, earning his second win, second shutout, and first shut out win of the season. He finished the night with three saves to maintain his position as one of the top keepers in the MW.

The Falcons return home to host UNLV in a Sunday afternoon MW match, October 4, at Cadet Soccer Stadium. Action is scheduled for 1pm. Air Force aims to redeem last season's two-nil loss in Las Vegas.

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