having gone scoreless in its last game, s gsu scored a goal putting the spartans ahead. neither team would score for the remainder of the half. defense seemed to be the primary focus for both teams as the second half began and play became more physical. midway into the second half the spartans hurt themself (sic), receiving a yellow card and setting up a free kick for loyola. rafael baca proceeded to put his team on the board. it looked as if the game may go to overtime with the score still tied at one apiece, until midfielder steven sanchez found himself on a break away and put the spartans ahead for good. >> this was a massive win for us. this is an ncaa tournament team. beprayed i think extremely well. >> reporter: -- we played extremely well. >> coach teaches us to never give up on the play. keep going with it. i turned around the ball was there and you know, we practice every day one-on-one finishs. it is an incredible feeling. >> the spartans will look to keep the wins coming as they take on the university of san francisco sunday at 7:30 p.m. s gsu opens league pla