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Complete
Box Score
ROHNERT PARK, Ca. (Sept. 1)--Erica Prado and
Amber DeSeriere scored a pair of goals late in the second half as
Cal State Los Angeles dealt No. 2-ranked Seattle Pacific
University a 2-0 defeat in a non-conference women's soccer game
Friday afternoon at the Seawolf Classic soccer tournament in
Rohnert Park.
The loss at the hands of the Golden Eagles
ended a 60 game (55-0-5) regular season unbeaten streak for the
Falcons (3-1) that spanned three seasons. Seattle Pacific has been
to the NCAA Tournament the last three years and played in the NCAA
championship match in 2005.
Prado beat Seattle Pacific keeper Katie Ruggles
(Sr., Eugene, Or./South Eugene) to the right post from 20 yards
for the game-winner. Prado's strike came after 71 scoreless
minutes in which both teams traded multiple shots. Amanda Mathews
was credited with an assist on Prado's goal (71:48).
DeSeriere finalized match scoring at 74:59 on a
penalty kick. The Falcons missed a scoring opportunity when they
failed to convert a penalty kick in the first half.
Seattle Pacific out-shot Cal State L.A. 19-10,
and earned nine corner kicks to the Golden Eagles' four. Ruggles
finished the match with three saves while Cal State L.A.'s Coca
Reyna had 10. Fouls were dead even at nine apiece.
SPU put together several potent scoring attacks
that were off frame in the first half. Individually, Shannon Oakes
(So., Boise, Id./Boise) shot five times; Alex Kirk (Fr., Edmonds,
Wa./Edmonds-Woodway) and Kayla Steigemeier (Fr., Rathdrum,
Id./Lakeland ) had four shots each.
Seattle Pacific takes a 44 (40-0-4) match
unbeaten streak into Great Northwest Athletic Conference play,
which begins Sept. 13. Monday (Sept. 4), the Falcons take to the
field against tournament host Sonoma State. Kick-off is scheduled
for 11:30AM.
Scoring - 1) CSULA Prado (Mathews) 71:18; 2)
CSULA DeSeriere (penalty kick) 74:59.
Shots - SPU 19, CSULA 10.
Saves - SPU (Ruggles 3), CSULA (C. Kicks - SPU
9, CSULA 4.
Fouls - SPU 9, CSULA 9.
Cautions - CSULA (team) 26:32; CSULA (Laurila)
42:36; 3) CSULA (Mathews) 74:12.
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