{"id":496611,"date":"2026-10-15T04:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T04:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/496611\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T04:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T04:54:08","slug":"two-second-half-goals-send-spartans-past-utah-tech-in-shutout-win-sjsu-athletics-official-athletics-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/496611\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Second Half Goals Send Spartans Past Utah Tech in Shutout Win – SJSU Athletics – Official Athletics Website"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Ryan Corcoran<\/a> and Tiko Moodie<\/a> both found the back of the net to lead the San Jos\u00e9 State men\u2019s soccer team (5-6-2, 2-2-1 MW) in a 2-0 victory over Utah Tech (1-10-2, 0-4-1 MW) on Wednesday night from Greater Zion Stadium.<\/p>\n

After a scoreless opening half, the Spartans broke through in the 58th minute. After a shot from Cameron Cook<\/a> was saved by the Utah Tech goalkeeper, the rebound deflected off Isac Enriquez<\/a> which then set up Corcoran perfectly who put the ball into the back of the net. San Jos\u00e9 State added to its advantage eight minutes later, as Moodie kicked home his first goal of the year off assists from Corcoran and Diego Nieves<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Spartans\u2019 defense held strong throughout the match, limiting the Trailblazers to five shots on target. Goalkeeper Ronin Axelson<\/a> made five saves to earn the shutout.<\/p>\n

San Jos\u00e9 State finished with a 15-14 edge in shots, including a 9-5 advantage in shots on goal, while also controlling 57 percent of possession.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Spartans have now won two in a row and have seven points in conference play
\nThis is the first win for the Spartans against Utah Tech in their last four meetings
\nThis was also the Spartans\u2019 second shutout of the season and first in conference play
\nCorcoran’ s three points set a new career-high
\nCorcoran\u2019s goal was the first of his career and his assist was his second of the season
\nCorcoran came off the bench and only played 36 minutes in the game
\nMoodie\u2019s goal was also the first of his career
\nMoodie has now recorded at least one point in back-to-back games
\nEnriquez, the reigning Mountain West Freshman of the Week, recorded his first career assist and also has tallied at least one point in back-to-back games
\nNieves assist was his third of the season\u00a0
\nNieves has notched an assist in back-to-back games
\nAxelson earned his second shutout of the season and fifth of his career
\nAxelson now has 57 saves on the season which leads the Mountain West<\/p>\n

UP NEXT: The Spartans will return home to face UNLV on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 1 p.m. from the Spartan Soccer Complex. The game can be watched on MW+<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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