Tortell Daly scores twice as San José State beats UC Davis 3-0, earns No. 3 seed in Mountain West Tournament
The Spartans open the conference tournament Tuesday at No. 2 seed UNLV.
SAN JOSE — Jordi Tortell Daly scored twice and Fernando Duarte added a goal as San José State men's soccer beat UC Davis 3-0 on Friday, Nov. 6, at Aggie Soccer Field in Davis to close the regular season, according to SJSU Athletics. The win clinched a spot in the Mountain West Tournament and the No. 3 seed for the Spartans, who needed a win or a tie to qualify.
Tortell Daly redirected an Isac Enriquez shot off a corner kick in the 41st minute for a 1-0 halftime lead. He converted a penalty kick in the 64th minute, and Duarte scored less than three minutes later off assists from Angel Gutierrez and Ruben Flores-Thomas, the school said.
San José State outshot UC Davis 19-12 and earned 10 corner kicks to the Aggies' five. Goalkeeper Ronin Axelson made four saves for his third shutout of the season. Tortell Daly leads the team with six goals.
The Spartans finished the regular season 7-8-3 overall and 4-4-2 in the Mountain West. It is their 10th straight conference tournament appearance, SJSU said. UC Davis finished 2-11-5 and 2-6-2.
San José State plays at No. 2 seed UNLV on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m. at Peter Johann Memorial Field in Las Vegas. The game streams on MW+.
Source: SJSU Athletics recap; SJSU box score; SJSU men's soccer schedule