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Ismael Ruiz nets game-winner as No. 4 Men's Soccer downs No. 20 Glendale CC to win 8th straight

Sophomore Ismael Ruiz scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 46th minute as the No. 4 ranked Aztecs Men's Soccer team defeated No. 20 Glendale Community College 2-1 for their eighth straight win. Sophomore Missael Montilla put Pima on the board in the 9th minute. The Aztecs are 15-1 overall and 14-1 in ACCAC conference play. Photos by Stephanie van Latum
Sophomore Ismael Ruiz scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 46th minute as the No. 4 ranked Aztecs Men's Soccer team defeated No. 20 Glendale Community College 2-1 for their eighth straight win. Sophomore Missael Montilla put Pima on the board in the 9th minute. The Aztecs are 15-1 overall and 14-1 in ACCAC conference play. Photos by Stephanie van Latum

The Pima Community College men's soccer team (15-1, 14-1 in ACCAC) picked up a big road win on Saturday at Glendale Community College (9-4-2) as it sets up a big showdown next weekend at the West Campus Aztec Field to close the regular season.

  • The No. 4 ranked Aztecs defeated the No. 20 Gauchos 2-1 for their eighth straight victory. Pima swept the head-to-head meetings with Glendale during the regular season as they won the first matchup 3-0 on Sept. 14 at the West Campus Aztec Field.
  • Sophomore Ismael Ruiz (Tucson Magnet HS) scored the eventual game-winner in the 46th minute with an assist from fellow sophomore Jacob Lund-Iversen.
  • The Aztecs got on the board when sophomore Missael Montilla (Tucson Magnet HS) scored on his shot in the 9th minute. Freshman Eythan Mancilla (Sunnyside HS) had the assist.
  • The Gauchos tied the game at 1-1 in the 32nd minute on a goal by Johnny Gomez.
  • The Aztecs finished with 11 shots on goal and sophomore Jose Carlos Ortiz (Barca Academy) closed out the game with two saves.

The Aztecs will be back at the West Campus Aztec Field next Saturday, Oct. 26 when they host Phoenix College to close out the regular season. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. The Aztecs suffered their only lost of the season to the Bears in a 2-1 contest on Sept. 21 in Phoenix.

Pima goals: Missael Montilla (Eythan Mancilla) 9th minute; Ismael Ruiz (Jacob Lund-Iversen) 46th minute.