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11.18.06
- Monica Cedillo scored Cerritos' only goal to
give them an overtime victory against Rio
Hondo. |
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Freshman forward
Monica
Cedillo (Long
Beach Millikan HS) scored in the 94th minute
to provide the only scoring for the Cerritos College
women's soccer team, as they posted a 1-0 overtime
victory over Rio Hondo College in the 1st Round of the
Southern California Regional Playoffs at home on
Saturday. With the win, the Falcons (21-1-0), seeded #3
in the playoffs, will now host the winner of the
Grossmont-Mt. San Antonio game on Tuesday at home at
2:00 p.m.
Cerritos played a sluggish game and,
although they had several good scoring chances, were
unable to put any of them away in regulation. By
contrast, the Roadrunners (13-6-3), seeded #14, did
their best to shut down the Falcons and took any
offensive chances they could get.
In overtime, which consists of two
15-minute periods, the Falcons pushed their offense up
the field right away, as they did during regulation.
Faced with an eight-man defense, Cerritos pushed the
ball into Roadrunner territory, where freshman
midfielder
Rebecca Juarez
(Jurupa Valley HS)
sent a hard crossing pass to Cedillo, who chipped the
ball past Rio Hondo goalkeeper Amanda Garza for the
game's only goal.
Throughout the game, Garza made
several outstanding saves, as she finished the game with
18 stops. She was helped along by two shots hitting off
the crossbar, one by freshman forward
Karina Rivera
(Garfield HS)
in the 10th minute and another in the 81st minute. She
also made a diving save in the 89th minute on a header
from Cedillo off a corner kick. By contrast, Falcon
goalkeeper
Elizabeth
Sanchez (Bachillerato
#30, Mexico HS) made several big saves on
the day, including a hard shot by Sandra Gonzalez, who
was marked by sophomore defender
Nancy
Gutierrez (A.B.
Miller HS) the entire way.
Cerritos suffered a big blow in the
game, as Rivera, who is tied for second on the team with
12 goals, went down with an injury in the first overtime
period and will be lost for the remainder of the season. |
