Freshman forward Monica Cedillo (Long Beach Millikan HS) scored a natural hat trick (three consecutive goals) to help lead the Cerritos College women's soccer team to a 4-0 South Coast Conference victory at Los Angeles Harbor College on Tuesday afternoon. The win was the seventh in a row for the Falcons, who are now 12-1-0 overall and 4-0-0 in conference play. The team will try to extend their winning streak to eight games on Friday when they host cross-town rival Long Beach City College at 4:00 p.m.

    Playing without three of their starters, the Falcons were able to turn to others for their scoring, with Cedillo now tied for the team lead in goals with sophomore Laura Alvarez (Cantwell HS), who each have nine on the year.

    Cerritos opened the scoring in the 30th minute when sophomore midfielder Jackie Flores (Lynwood HS) sent a corner kick in to Cedillo, while in the second half, Cedillo received a corner kick in the 53rd minute from freshman Rebecca Juarez (Jurupa Valley HS), with the result being another goal. In the 61st minute sophomore defender Nancy Gutierrez (A.B. Miller HS) sent a pass over the Seahawk defense to Cedillo, who sent a shot into the far post past the goalkeeper for her third goal of the game. The Falcons closed out the scoring in the 89th minute when Gutierrez connected with Flores, who drilled a shot from outside the box for her sixth goal of the season.

    Sophomore goalkeeper Elizabeth Sanchez (Bachillerato #30, Mexico HS) was the recipient of solid defense and was not asked to make any saves, as she picked up her ninth win and sixth shutout of the season. By contrast, the Falcons recorded 13 shots on goal.