SEATTLE – Junior midfielder Junior Burgos’ first goal as a Mustang halved an early Washington lead Sunday afternoon, but the Cal Poly men’s soccer team – despite outshooting the Huskies during the second half – failed to find an equalizer and completed play at the Husky Fever Classic with a 3-1 loss.

With Cal Poly trailing at Husky Soccer Stadium, 2-0, Burgos – a transfer from San Jose State and a squad selection by the El Salvador Men’s National Team during spring CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers – buried a penalty 10 minutes prior to halftime. The Mustangs (2-6) produced 10 additional shots during the ensuing 55 minutes, but only elicited two saves from Huskies senior goalkeeper Rylan Hawkins.

Washington opened the scoring in the 30th minute, as substitute freshman forward Ryan Moore headed a cross from sophomore defender Jamie Finch past Mustang freshman goalkeeper Brett Finkelstein. Five minutes later, Finch again found Moore who headed a second ball past Finkelstein to double the Washington lead.

Washington sophomore forward Brent Richards finalized the scoreline 12 minutes from full time, firing an attempt from 18 yards past Cal Poly reserve goalkeeper Patrick McLain.

“I’m proud of the effort today from our guys, even though the result didn’t go our way,” fourth-year Cal Poly head coach Paul Holocher said. “We’re a team that’s still learning and growing. It’s the pains of a young team that’s playing a tougher schedule than Cal Poly has played in past years.”

Burgos tallied a team-high five shots for Cal Poly, which opened play at the Husky Fever Classic on Friday with a 2-0 loss against Portland.

Cal Poly opens Big West Conference play Wednesday, Sept. 30 at Cal State Fullerton. Match time in Titan Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Mustangs return home to host UC Davis on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m.