AZUSA, Calif.-The final game of a month-long road-trip ended in a 3-0 loss for the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds (5-7-1 overall, 2-4-1 PacWest) at the hands of the Azusa Pacific Cougars (4-7-2 overall, 3-4 PacWest) Monday night at the Cougar Athletic Stadium.

The Cougars took an almost immediate lead, scoring in the 4^th minute after a ball ricocheted behind the FPU back-line and created a 1v1 opportunity. APU's shot created a rebound that was tucked inside the far post for the 1-0 score.

Azusa doubled the advantage twenty minutes later when a cross made its way from the left to the right of the box, where the Cougars were able to convert and make it 2-0.

The Sunbirds had some chances in the second half that included four shots on goal.

But a second yellow against FPU's Lucas Ribeiro forced the Sunbirds to play down a man for the final thirteen minutes.

The physical match saw 30 fouls and ten total cards.

Fresno Pacific will return home for the first time in nearly a month when it hosts Biola Saturday evening at 5:00pm on Ramirez Field in Fresno.

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