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Golden ValleyMerced

Cougars
1
Bears
2

The Merced (CA) varsity soccer team won Wednesday's home conference match against Golden Valley (Merced, CA) by a score of 2-1.

12Final
Golden Valley011
Merced022
Final score provided by C. Casillas.
  • Recap
  • Box Score
  • Matchup Info

Match Stats

Golden Valley (24-25)

Merced (24-25)

Golden Valley

Field Stats

#Athlete NameMinGoalsAsstPtsStlsCK
Team Totals12
10Daniel Gaona (Jr)12
Merced

Field Stats

#Athlete NameMinGoalsAsstPtsStlsCK
Team Totals215
7A. Castaneda (Fr)12
11R. Gonzalez (Jr)113
Golden Valley

#Athlete NameGShotsSOGSOG %PKGPKAGWGYCRC
Team Totals11.0
10Daniel Gaona (Jr)1
11Jovanny Ramirez (Sr)1.0
Merced

#Athlete NameGShotsSOGSOG %PKGPKAGWGYCRC
Team Totals218.02
6Bryan Cortez (Jr)2.0
7A. Castaneda (Fr)17.0
8G. Valencia (Sr)1.0
10S. Santiago-Hernandez (Sr)3.0
11R. Gonzalez (Jr)15.01
13Branden Puckett (Fr)1
Golden Valley

Goaltending

#Athlete NameG. MinOT MinOpp SOGGASavesSave %GAA
Team Totals802122.000
13J. Perez-Chavez (Sr)802122.000
Merced

Goaltending

#Athlete NameG. MinOT MinOpp SOGGASavesSave %GAA
Team Totals80131.000
0N. Richardson (Sr)80131.000

Golden Valley has not entered any goaltending stats.
Merced

#Athlete NamePK SavesPKASOWinLossTie
Team Totals1
0N. Richardson (Sr)1

Match Story

California High School Soccer - Merced nudges Golden Valley

January 29, 2025: Merced, CA 95344

The Merced Bears soccer squad scored 2 points and held the visiting Golden Valley Cougars to 1 in the Bears league victory on Wednesday.

The Bears now possess a 10-6 record. They play next when they host Atwater for a Central California Conference bout on Friday, January 31. Merced will play a Falcons squad coming off a 3-1 league loss to Los Banos (Los Banos, CA). The Falcons record now stands at 6-7.

With the loss, Golden Valley moves to 6-4 on the year. The Cougars host El Capitan (Merced, CA) to play the Gauchos in a Central California Conference bout on Friday, January 31. The Gauchos go into the bout with a record of 6-5. El Capitan won 2-1 in their recent league bout against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA)

Golden Valley @ Merced Soccer Match Info

Wed., Jan. 29, 2025 @ 5:15p
JV 3:15 // V 5:15
The Merced (CA) varsity soccer team won Wednesday's home conference match against Golden Valley (Merced, CA) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

Golden Valley (24-25)

NationalCASectionSec. Div.
1,1594444514
OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %GFGA
7-6-36-2-25-1-22-5-1.531.7003634

Merced (24-25)

NationalCASectionSec. Div.
1,0734134212
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %GFGA
12-8-28-25-26-4-21-2.591.8005439

Team Scoring Averages

12Final
Golden Valley		.21.12.3
Merced		1.3.82.5

Head-to-Head

  • Golden Valley won on 1/10/2025
    1/10 @ 5:45p12Final
    Merced--2
    Golden Valley--3

    The Merced (CA) varsity soccer team lost Friday's away conference match against Golden Valley (Merced, CA) by a score of 3-2.

    Box score
  • Merced won on 1/29/2025
    1/29 @ 5:15p12Final
    Golden Valley011
    Merced022

    The Golden Valley (Merced, CA) varsity soccer team lost Wednesday's away conference match against Merced (CA) by a score of 2-1.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Golden ValleyMerced
36Goals54
26Assists39
1Shots257
1.938Goals Against Average1.488

Team Leaders

Golden ValleyMercedNational Avg.
#24 Jose Ontiveros-Martinez12Goals#7 Alexander Castaneda184
#10 Daniel Gaona11Assists#6 Bryan Cortez123
#11 Jovanny Ramirez1Shots#11 Raymond Gonzalez6011
#13 Jorge Perez-Chavez1.799Goals Against Average#0 Nathaniel Richardson1.3201.563

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Golden Valley5-3-2Merced7-3-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/11/24Golden ValleyPitman(L) 5-112/17/24MercedPitman(T) 0-0
2/19/25MercedPitman(L) 4-0
1/8/25Golden ValleyBuhach Colony(W) 5-31/17/25Buhach ColonyMerced(W) 8-2
1/24/25Buhach ColonyGolden Valley(W) 7-32/5/25MercedBuhach Colony(W) 5-0
1/15/25Golden ValleyEl Capitan(W) 2-11/22/25MercedEl Capitan(W) 3-1
1/31/25El CapitanGolden Valley(W) 2-12/7/25El CapitanMerced(W) 3-0
1/17/25AtwaterGolden Valley(W) 3-21/15/25MercedAtwater(W) 3-2
2/5/25Golden ValleyAtwater(T) 1-11/31/25AtwaterMerced(L) 4-2
1/22/25Los BanosGolden Valley(T) 0-01/8/25Los BanosMerced(W) 2-0
2/7/25Golden ValleyLos Banos(L) 3-21/24/25MercedLos Banos(W) 3-2
2/19/25Golden ValleyDowney(L) 2-112/4/24DowneyMerced(L) 4-1

Record Breakdown

Golden Valley (24-25)

Merced (24-25)
7-6-3
Overall
12-8-2
6-2-2
League
8-2
1-3-1
Non-League
3-3-2
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
5-3-2
Common Opponent
7-3-1
5-1-2
Home
5-2
2-5-1
Away
6-4-2
0-0
Neutral
1-2
0-1
Playoff
0-1
7-6-3
In-State
12-8-2
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0