Cerritos College women’s soccer team returned home Sept. 2 but were out-muscled by the College of the Desert Roadrunners. The Falcons lost its second consecutive 1-0 game.
Roadrunners goalkeeper Ana Rojas and the defense kept the Falcons scoreless and limited Cerritos to a total of five shots on goal.
College of the Desert matched Cerritos’ total, but the deciding goal came in the final 10 minutes on a 25-yard kick from forward Ariana Fuentes.
The Falcons controlled the counter as defender Jenna Santos created chances for her team, but the Roadrunners picked up the physical play.
Santos came in on the left wing, looked for a teammate to pass to in the box and was fouled hard by Roadrunners forward Willow Jones which resulted in a yellow card.
When asked if the the Roadrunners players were players were going after her Santos said, “I’m not really sure but it’s part of soccer I guess.
The Falcons controlled possession of the ball.
Falcons forward Ariana Rivera came in the right wing with speed and was brought down by Roadrunners defender Lauren Cornwell.
The Falcons pressed on as defender Ellablu Lopez kept the ball in the offensive zone for her team.
The Roadrunners took over the game in the second half.
Following the game against the Roadrunners Lopez said, “In the first half we were a lot more organized and we were a lot like strong-headed mind. But towards the second half I feel like that energy just dropped and then everybody got tired so no one was like staying organized in the back nor no one was pressing up in the front.”
When asked about her game-winning goal Fuentes replied “okay, so I see five other team players and I see the goalie for a split second and she’s very far out from the box. So I was like, this is my chance and I just shot it and it just perfectly went over her”.
When asked about her thoughts on the game head coach Yvette Vascones said, “it’s disappointing. I think we dominated the whole game and we just didn’t put away our chances again”.
The Falcons took a road trip north to Rocklin, California and lost to the Sierra College Wolverines by a score of 5-0 on Sept. 5. Then lost 2-1 to Cosumnes River College 2-1 on Sept. 7 in Sacramento
The Falcons headed up to Northern California only to lose to the Sierra College Wolverines 5-0 in Rocklin, California on Sept. 5. and then lose to Cosumnes River College Hawks 2-1 on Sept. 7 in Sacramento.
The Falcons continue to rely on Rivera and Santos to carry the team.
The Falcons next match will be another road game in Huntington Beach against an undefeated Golden West College Rustlers team on Sept. 12.
