The Cerritos College women's soccer team closed out their non-conference schedule on Monday with a convincing 4-0 win at Victor Valley College. But, it didn't come without its consequences. Three Falcon players earned red cards in the win and will be forced to miss the South Coast Conference opener at East Los Angeles College on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. With about 10 minutes left in the game, the play got physical in front of the benches and the referee issued red cards to sophomore goalkeeper Elizabeth Sanchez (Bachillerato #30, Mexico HS), freshman forward Karina Rivera (Garfield HS) and sophomore defender Ailema Damian (El Monte HS). Finishing out the game in goal was sophomore midfielder Diana Limon (Long Beach Millikan HS) and either her or freshman Monica Rodriguez (Long Beach Millikan HS) will play in goal against the Huskies.

    Prior to all of the activity, the Falcons received two goals from sophomore forward Laura Alvarez (Cantwell HS) and sophomore midfielder Jackie Flores (Lynwood HS), who also assisted on the fourth goal of the game. Flores gave the Falcons a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute when she scored a goal on a free kick from 35 yards out. Cerritos turned up the heat in the second half, with sophomore defender Jessica Romero (Castel Park HS) sending a pass behind the defense to Alvarez, who placed the ball into the net on the near post.

    In the 60th minute, freshman forward Monica Cedillo (Long Beach Millikan HS) was in the box and passed the ball back to Flores, who scored from outside the box with a well-placed left-footed shot. The scoring was closed out in the 78th minute on a tremendous individual play by Alvarez. After receiving a clearing pass from Flores, Alvarez took on two defenders on the left side and after entering the box, crossed over and scored off the far post for a spectacular goal.

    Prior to her ejection from the game, Sanchez made two saves, while Limon made one in the final 10 minutes of the game.