On Saturday afternoon, the University of Redlands men's soccer team won its third consecutive contest and second conference game of the season, defeating the Sagehens of Pomona-Pitzer Colleges by a score of 3-1 in Claremont.

Currently, the Bulldogs sit atop the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) standings in the early part of the season with a 2-0 record.

In Saturday's game, Redlands got off to a hot start as senior midfielder Gilbert Flores (Woodlake, CA) dished out an assist to junior forward Cody Carlson (Burbank, CA) as he registered his team-leading third goal of the year at the 11-minute mark.

Carlson kept the Bulldogs' momentum rolling at the end of the first half by tossing in his first assist of the season to senior midfielder Ethan Low (Langley, WA), who struck a low corner shot to put Redlands up by two at the break.

The Sagehens made an offensive charge just fifteen minutes into the second frame when sophomore midfielder Erick Munzer took advantage of a one-on-one opportunity and found the back of the net.

At the 88th minute, Flores struck his second netter of the season to provide an insurance goal for the Bulldogs, and additionally dash away any comeback chances by the Sagehens. Junior forward Jamie Griffin (Seattle, WA) garnered his first point of the year with the assist.

For the Maroon and Gray, freshman goalkeeper Andreas Silva (San Jose, CA) picked up his first collegiate win in his SCIAC debut, making one save in the process.

The Bulldogs face off against Caltech in a SCIAC match on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. kickoff at Farquhar Field.