COLLEGE SOCCER: CSUN FALLS IN BIG WEST SEMIS UCSB 4, CSUN 2.Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer Cal State Northridge's women's soccer team fell behind top-seeded UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. by a pair of goals in the first half Friday and couldn't recover, falling to the Gauchos 4-2 in a Big West Conference semifinal at UC Irvine. Jennifer Borcich scored a hat trick hat trick n. Sports 1. Three goals scored by one player in one game, as in ice hockey. 2. Three wickets taken in cricket by a bowler in three consecutive balls. 3. - her 54th, 55th and 56th career goals - to lead UC Santa Barbara (13-5-2) into Sunday's tournament final against two-time defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
The defeat brought a likely end to the finest season in the Matadors' 10-year history. NCAA Tournament pairings will be announced Monday, and the winner of Sunday's final will claim the Big West's only certain berth. ``We achieved a lot this season,'' CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge coach Terry Davila said. ``We were two games away (from an automatic NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association berth). Overall, this was a successful season.'' The Matadors (12-6-1), in Davila's first season as women's head coach, won more games than it had in the previous two seasons combined. Oregon State transfer Brianna Monka scored from a Kaitlyn Kelly assist to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 72nd minute. Kelly was disruptive throughout the match, although the Matadors struggles offensively. The freshman from Thousand Oaks High created a turnover at midfield in the 86th minute and pushed the ball forward, avoiding several Gauchos defenders before shooting. UC Santa Barbara goalkeeper Jamie Considine made the save, but Kristy Krohn pounced on the rebound and scored CSUN's second goal. ``The loss is disappointing, but in the big picture of things, we're happy,'' CSUN assistant coach Ivan Alzate said. ``We look at the season as a positive. We're only going to get better. Our future is bright.'' |
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