It was a night of firsts for the SBCC men’s soccer team on Friday at La Playa Stadium.
The Vaqueros got their first win of the year — a 2-0 victory over Oxnard — and freshman Ismael Guzman got his first shutout in his first collegiate start.
Danny Molineaux scored in the second minute after taking a long pass from Arturo Alvarez and beating the goalie in a 1-on-1 showdown. Danny Rodriguez, who played for Oxnard last year, made it 2-0 in the 48th minute on a 22-yard free kick from the left side.
“It feels good (to get a win), it’s been a while,” said Rodriguez. “It was frustrating.”
SBCC, the defending WSC champion, improves to 1-5-2 and 1-0-1 in conference.
“It’s been a long time coming,” said coach John Sisterson. “We felt we were a little unlucky on Tuesday (in a 1-1 tie at L.A. Mission). We were deserved winners tonight. Everything went right and we put away our chances.”
Guzman, from Dos Pueblos High, started the year as the No. 4 goalie but moved into the starting slot when the other three suffered injuries. He had seven saves on Friday.
“I thought he did a great job, he’s worked hard this year,” said Sisterson.
The Vaqueros travel to Citrus on Tuesday.
