Anast, Mascott Net First Career Goals as Cal Poly Finishes in 2-2 Draw at UC Davis

Sunday, August 23

Davis, CA

7 p.m.

0-0-2, 0-0-0

UC Davis

0-1-1, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Cal Poly	2	0	2
UC Davis	0	2	2

Photo by: Chloe Briote-Johnson

Anast, Mascott Net First Career Goals as Cal Poly Finishes in 2-2 Draw at UC Davis

8/23/2026 10:09:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

DAVIS – Junior forward Roman Anast (above) and senior midfielder Parker Mascott scored their first collegiate goals Sunday evening, but the Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s two-goal lead at the break was undone by two second-half UC Davis goals as the Mustangs finished in a 2-2 draw with the Aggies.

Cal Poly (0-0-2) surged ahead in the 24th minute as Anast (right, top) – who totaled just two shots on goal during in 15 appearances last season – converted with his lone attempt Sunday, taking a feed from junior midfielder Rylan Firouznam and slotting past UC Davis goalkeeper Talin Morgan in the bottom left corner of the Aggie net.

The Mustangs then doubled the advantage five minutes before the break as Mascott (below) – on for just eight minutes in only his second Division I appearance – fired into the bottom right corner after being set up by junior forward Devin Benning.

UC Davis, which outshot the Mustangs, 17-5, pulled its goal back seven minutes after the restart through a Cal Poly own goal.

Cal Poly freshman goalkeeper Mathew Guerra finished with four saves, turning away the Aggies in the 58th and 86th minutes.

The Aggies, however, found the game-tying goal two minutes from full time through midfielder Nico Collins.

Cal Poly Noteworthy (at UC Davis)

Up Next: Cal Poly plays five of its next seven matches at home, a stretch that begins Thursday, Aug. 27 against San Jose State and continues Sunday, Aug. 30 versus San Diego State. Kickoff from Mustang Memorial Field both evenings is 7 p.m.
Following a season-opening 2-2 draw at Denver (Aug. 20), Cal Poly is unbeaten in its first two games to begin a year for the first time since 2018.
An offseason transfer from Division III Occidental, Devin Benning’s assist for Parker Mascott’s goal marked his first point at the Division I level.
Sunday’s match was Cal Poly’s first non-conference meeting with UC Davis since the 2006 season after the Mustangs joined the Pac-12 in the offseason and UC Davis departed the Big West for the Mountain West.