After recording offensive explosions in the second half of its last two contests, the University of Redlands men's soccer team posted two goals in the first stanza to defeat the visiting Sagehens of Pomona-Pitzer Colleges by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday night at Farquhar Field.

With the win, the Bulldogs remain in first place with a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC)-best 7-0-2 record to go along with an overall mark of 8-1-2.

The Bulldogs struck first as junior defender Sean Cruz (The Woodlands, TX) found the back of the net at the 20:46 mark for his first goal of the season.

With less than three minutes to go in the opening period, rookie midfielder Pat Roraff (Redlands, CA) extended Redlands' lead as he notched his second goal in as many games. Senior defender Danny Connors (Lake Oswego, OR) dished him a quick pass to the top of the box, recording his second assist in 2010.

This marked the Bulldogs' inaugural first-half lead since earning a 3-0 advantage against Caltech on Sept. 22.

Pomona-Pitzer made a fighting effort to come back as sophomore forward Erik Munzer (Beverly Hills, CA) struck a netter with less than two minutes remaining in regulation, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Bulldogs' early lead.

Redlands dominated the oppositions' side of the field as Pomona-Pitzer mustered only two shots-on-goal and six in total. The Maroon and Gray rattled off 14 attempts, with three of them on frame.

The Bulldogs (8-1-2, 7-0-2 SCIAC) take to the road on Saturday as they face off against the Beavers of Caltech on North Field at 4 p.m.