STOCKTON, Calif. – The University of the Pacific rallied from an early 1-0 deficit for its second-straight 2-1 win to defeat UNLV on Sunday night. Jose Angel Reyes scored his second goal of the season in the 64^th minute, following a steal of the ball from a UNLV defender. The stingy Pacific defense allowed just one goal for the third time in five games on the season. The win extends the Tigers winning streak to three for the first time since 2018. With the win, Pacific raises its record to 4-1; whereas, UNLV falls to 3-3.
 
1^st Half
• Pacific had a few early chances to go on shots by Cooper Riley and Ryan Her in the 1^st and in the 4^th minute, respectively that were saved by the Rebels' goalkeeper Lukas Betz.
• UNLV ended the scoreless contest in the 20^th minute on an Aedon Kyra goal for the early 1-0 lead.
• Nearly nine minutes that Tigers got the equalizer off the foot of Yazid Omri for his first goal of the season. 
• UNLV had a pair of chances before the halftime break that were saved by the Tigers' goalkeeper Eric Cotton to keep the match tied.

2nd Half
• Like the first half, the Tigers had a few chances at a go-ahead goal early into the half that were saved by Betz.
• Cotton made a save in the 52^nd minute to keep the contest tied at 1.

• UNLV had three chances to tie the game in the final 12 minutes but a stingy UOP defense kept them off the scoreboard.
 
Coach Reeves on the Win:
"I asked the guys to start the first five to ten minutes, well and I feel that they did. It is never going to be easy against these guys (UNLV). The goal we got right before half was big for us. We were able to go into halftime and talk about the second half. We were able to get that goal early and after that it was withstanding. After that it was about being a grindy, gritty team to see the second half out. It was an all-around team effort for the win. Another good, grindy performance." 

Post-Game Notes
• The last three-game winning streak for Pacific was when they rattled off three-straight against WCC Foes in 2018.
• With two assists, Pacific freshman Erik Centeno became the second Tiger in 2021 to have two assists in a game. Mamoru Kasmisasanuki had a pair, last Sunday against CSU Bakersfield.
• Jose Angel Reyes becomes the third Tiger with more than one goal on the season with his goal in the 64^th minute. The other Tigers with two goals are Ryan Her and Emory Rapaport.
• Ryan Her picked up his team-leading fifth point on the season with an assist on the Yazid Omri goal.
• The goal by Yazid Omri was his first of the season and third of his career.
• Led by Pacific goalkeeper Eric Cotton, the Tiger defense has allowed a goal or less in three of five games. 
 
Next Up
Next, the Tigers will continue a stretch of three-consecutive home games when they host Sacramento State on Thursday, Sept. 16 at Knoles Field at 7 p.m.