STOCKTON, Calif.—Pacific men's soccer improved to 4-2-3 on the season with a 3-0 shutout over Houston Christian (2-4-2) on Saturday. 
 
"The challenge for the group in the locker room heading into the game was being disciplined with a better mentality for 90 minutes and ultimately they showed it," said head coach Adam Reeves. "We finally got a week to train and get some recovery in and the guys showed what they can do with good spells like that. I was happy with the performance overall."
 
In the 25th minute, junior Jorge Galvan kicked the ball past two Husky defenders in the scramble to notch the first goal for the Tigers. Fifth-year senior Vinzent Zingel and sophomore Danny Govea were credited with the assists.
 
Zingel followed with another in the net from inside the box off the assists from fifth-year senior Abdullahi Mohamed and senior Javier Chavez in the 34th minute.  
 
The goals mark not only the first for the two players in a Pacific uniform, but the first career for Galvan and the first in Division I for Zingel.  
 
With 23 minutes left in the game, Pacific was awarded the opportunity for a penalty kick after a yellow was called on Houston Christian's Ethan Giwa-McNeil. 
 
Senior Cory Johnson took the penalty to extend the Tigers' lead 3-0 in the 67th minute. 
 
Pacific had a 9-7 edge in overall shots, but outshot Houston Christian, 7-2, in net. 
 
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Joshua Moya picked up his second clean sheet of the season.
 
Up next, the Tigers begin West Coast Conference play at Portland at 7 p.m. on Saturday.