SF State's men's soccer team opened conference play on the road this weekend, returning home with a win and a loss. The Gators now post a 4-2 record overall, 1-1 in conference play.

The men won their California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) opener at Cal State Stanislaus, 2-1, after sophomore Wes Whitt netted a 82nd-minute game-winning penalty Friday. It was the Gators' first win over the Warriors in four years.

The Warriors (1-3-2, 0-1-1 CCAA) had taken a 12th-minute lead through Artemio Arteaga, but Gators sophomore Dylan Glass leveled the score three minutes later from Shawn Granger's assist. It was Glass' fifth goal of the season.

"I got the ball on the corner of the 18-yard box and beat the defender," Glass said. "Then I smashed a shot into the top-shelf."

Junior transfer Israel Cisneros started in goal for SF State, recording seven saves as the Warriors outshot the Gators 17-9, including 10 attempts on the goal.

On Sunday, the men were on the receiving end of a game-winning penalty, losing 2-1 to the Chico State Wildcats (3-4, 1-1 CCAA) in overtime.

Wildcat freshman Mike Lemus opened scoring in the 36th minute, before Gator sophomore Kevin Gallette equalized off freshman Franco Cruz' assist three minutes from half-time.

The game remained deadlocked until minutes from the end of first overtime, when Mike Gardener converted a penalty to give Chico State its first conference win of 2007.

"This is a game where you live and learn from it,” SF State coach Joe Hunter said.

The Gators, at third place in the North Division, continue their road-game marathon with two Southern California matchups this weekend. On Friday they take on nationally ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills (4-1, 2-0 CCAA) in Carson, Calif., before Sunday's game against UC San Diego (1-2, 1-1 CCAA) at La Jolla, Calif.