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(Oct. 28, 2007) –
In a day that belonged to UC Riverside’s four seniors,
Cal State Fullerton (10-6-1, 5-2-0) scored two second half
goals to edge UCR (8-8-1, 2-4-1) 2-1 in front of a season-high
245 spectators at UCR Soccer Stadium.
Highlander seniors Jill
Del Rosario, Brittany Coulter, Sumariya Smith and Jenna Leonti
all were honored in a pre-match ceremony. “This class
has been the heart and soul of the Highlander success over
the past several years,” said Head Coach Veronica O’Brien.
“I want to thank them for their commitment to excellence
on and off the field.”
The match was played at
a brisk pace throughout, with the stats not showing the home
team justice. Even though the Titans had more shots and more
corner kicks than the Highlanders, UCR had many quality scoring
opportunities that just couldn’t connect for scores.
The Highlanders did jump
into a one-goal lead on Denise Thomas’ first goal of
the season. A turnover in the middle of Fullerton’s
end was picked up by Thomas who raced into the box and blasted
a shot that deflected high into the air off the keeper, the
ball had enough forward momentum and bounced into the back
of the net in the 42nd minute.
Two early scoring opportunities
for UCR came up empty in the second half, allowing CSUF an
opportunity to tie the match. Only 4:40 into the half Brianna
Buffington broke away and fired a point blank shot that Brittany
Goetz made a spectacular save on. Unfortunately the rebound
found the foot of Tanya Slusser who scored into the empty
net from 15-yards away.
The final goal of the afternoon
was scored by CSUF’s Lauren Cram at 65:17. After a UCR
foul, a free kick was awarded near midfield. The free ball
was taken by Geminesse Martinez and handled by Cram who took
a left-footed shot beating the keeper to right of the goal.
The Highlanders conclude
their regular season Nov. 4th at UC Irvine at 1:00 pm.
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