Minnesota United’s match in San Jose saw the team hit a trio of milestones. Darwin Quintero netted the franchise’s 100th MLS goal. The 3-0 win marked the Loons’ first clean sheet on the road in league play. It also gave the team its sixth road point of the year — eclipsing last year’s paltry total of five.



New year, new Loons? Not necessarily. The team’s head coach certainly held off on raising the “mission accomplished” banner.



“I’ve been in this game too long,” Adrian Heath said via phone. “The minute you think the game’s done, somebody slips over, it goes 3-1, and before you know it you’re on the back foot. I have a lot more faith in this group to see things out than I have in the past. There’s a lot of experience in the group.”



For all of the focus that was given to Minnesota’s defensive overhaul this winter, its performances in open play have...