Sept. 6, 2004

Laie, HI -- The Tigers could not hold onto to a two goal lead in the second half as the Seasiders outscored Pacific 5-2 down the stretch for a 9-7 victory and sweep on Monday, Sept. 6 in Laie, HI. Pacific fell to 0-2 on the season, while BYU-Hawai'i moved to 2-0.

It was a tightly played contest as both teams biggest lead was three goals. Pacific opened the scoring up first as senior Julian Gonzalez (Santa Ana, Calif.) picked up his third goal of the season with 5:12 to go and the Tigers led 1-0. It was short lived as the Seasiders countered with a goal of their own with 4:14 to go, tieing the score at 1-1. Pacific would trail after one quarter, 3-2.

The Tigers came out strong in the second quarter offensively and defensively. They went on a 3-0 run to take the lead at 5-3. Sophomore Matt Turnbull scored his two goals of the game during the run, giving him six goals already on the season. Defensively, Pacific shut down the Seasiders in the quarter and would take a 5-3 lead into halftime.

BYU-Hawai'i took charge in the final two quarters as they shut down Pacific in the third quarter, taking the lead for good with 3:46 to go in the quarter on a Vanja Kalabic goal. Pacific was then outscored 3-2 in the final quarter, getting goals from Gonzalez and sophomore Andy Skora (San Clemente, Calif.) for the final score of 9-7 in favor of the Seasiders.

Pacing the Tigers offensive was again Turnbull and Gonzalez with two goals each. Skora also chipped in with two goals. Goalie Marko Popovic finished with eight saves in his first start of the season. Leading the way for BYU-Hawai'i was Vanja Kalabic with three goals.

The Tigers will return home for their home opener against Santa Clara on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 4 pm. Last year, Pacific beat the Broncos 14-9 in the second game of the season. Since 1976, the Tigers are 16-1 vs. the Broncos.

Pacific-7, BYU-Hawai'i-9

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Goals Scored

BYU Hawai'i- Vanja Kalabic 3, Kevin Van Haaster 2, Douglas Turley, Carlos Acevedo, James Jacobson, Daniel Carson

Pacific- Julian Gonzalez 2, Matt Turnbull 2, Andy Skora 2, Clint McLaughlin

Goalie Saves

BYU Hawai'i- Peter Caley 9

Pacific- Marko Popovic 8