Chivas USA's 3-goal burst leads to victory over S.J.

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04/25/2010 - Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chivas USA earned a much-needed Major League Soccer victory, 3-2, over the San Jose Earthquakes at The Home Depot Center on Saturday night.

The rare three-goal output by Chivas USA came from Sacha Kljestan, Justin Braun and Chukwudi Chijindu. It was the first time the L.A.-based club has scored three goals in an MLS fixture since October of 2008 vs. D.C. United.

Kljestan opened the scoring 25 minutes in when he blasted a 25-yard laser just inside the near post.

But San Jose equalized before the break when Chris Wondolowski was pulled down in the penalty area by Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein. Wondolowski slotted the chance past goalkeeper Zach Thornton, just inside the left post.

Justin Braun gave the home side the advantage back nine minutes after the interval when he headed home a service from the right side. Bornstein started the chance with a service to the right side to Mariano Trujillo, who then fired a cross into the area. Braun got his head on the ball to knock it off the far post and in.

The Goats added an insurance goal in the 87th minute when Chijindu got behind the defense and slotted past goalkeeper Joe Cannon. It's a good thing, because San Jose pulled one back three minutes into stoppage time on a Steven Beitashour blast off a corner kick to close out the scoring.

Chivas USA (2-3-0) will aim to build on the solid home performance at Chicago next Saturday, while San Jose (2-2-0) hosts Colorado later the same night in its next league fixture.

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Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State

Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.

Work left to do:

Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.

Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.

Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.