Vanguard Begins with Victory over La Sierra for 5th Straight Year

Photo, Recap Credit: Vanguard

COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Lions recorded their first official game of the season during a home affair against the La Sierra Golden Eagles. This marks the fifth straight year the Lions have opened the season against LSU, all ended in victory. During the span, the Lions have only given up one total goal. Today's contest ended in a 2-0 victory as Jared Gould (SO/Prescott, AZ) and Carlos Yepez (JR/Inglewood, CA) scored for the Blue and Gold.

In a game that saw the Lions record 29 shots against only four by the Golden Eagles, Vanguard did not find the back of the net until the 38^th minute. Yepez scored his first point on the season by taking the Nahum Paz (SR/Costa Mesa, CA) pass and found Gould for the shot that went into the upper left of the goal. At the intermission, La Sierra had six saves while keeper Brandon Gomez (SR/Los Angeles, CA) was tested for his lone time on the day. The Pride held a 12-2 edge in shots as both teams drew two corner kicks. As the second half ticked along, Yepez took the Isaac Pinto (FR/Mission Viejo, CA) pass at the top of the box and drilled it right into the back of the net. By the final whistle, the Lions tallied five more corner kicks and 17 more shots. In all, Vanguard had 12 shots on goal.

Next Match: Tuesday, August 22^nd at 4:00 p.m. against Bethesda