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The California
Community Colleges Athletic Association (CCCAA), in
partnership with the California Community College Sports
Information Association (CCCSIA) has
named Cerritos College women's soccer player
Corina
Villegas (Perris HS) the CCCAA Women's
Student-Athlete of the Month for November 2007.
Villegas
was instrumental in leading the Falcons to their first
state championship in school history earlier this month.
Along the way to the title, she tied the school records
for most goals in a season (32) and most assists in a
season (17), while her 81 points is easily a new school
record. During the month of November, Villegas scored a
penalty kick in the 90th minute against
Ventura College in the first round of the Southern
California Regional Playoffs to send the game into
overtime and went on to score the first of two overtime
goals to lead the Falcons to victory. She then added
three more goals in the next two regional playoff games.
Once the team reached the state Final
Four, she scored a goal and assisted on another in the
team’s 3-0 win over Fresno City College to send the team
to the state championship game. In that contest against
Santiago Canyon College, the nation’s top-rated team,
Villegas moved from her forward position to midfield due
to the injury to
Rebecca Juarez
(Jurupa Valley HS), and helped the Falcons
control the tempo of the game, which resulted in a 2-1
victory. For her efforts, Villegas was named the Most
Valuable Player of the state championships.
The Falcons finished the season with
a 24-2-3 record, with the 24 wins being a new school
record, as the team ended the year being ranked #2 in
the country. Villegas was also named 1st Team
All-South Coast Conference, 2nd Team
All-American, as well as to the Division III All-West
Region Team. |
