Björnson’s Blast Not Enough for Gauchos at Cornell

ITHACA, N.Y. — The all-time series between the UC Santa Barbara Men’s Soccer team and Cornell has seen more than its fair share of late drama, all of it favoring the team in red, and Friday night’s match was no exception. The 21 st -ranked Gauchos got a long-range equalizer from Steinar Bjornsson after an hour-plus of valiant defending, only to concede a decisive goal in the final 10 minutes and fall to 20 th -ranked Cornell, 2-1. HOW IT HAPPENED The Gauchos spent the majority of the first half defending, with goalkeeper Owen Beninga and the back three of…