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11.09.07 - CERRITOS SCORES 3-1 WIN OVER LONG BEACH CITY

11.09.07 - Teamwork: Cerritos Women's Soccer team secured their second South Coast Conference championship Friday afternoon. Now they must wait until Tuesday to find out who they play in the playoffs beginning next Saturday afternoon. Photo Gallery

    The Cerritos College women’s soccer team secured their second straight South Coast Conference championship on Friday afternoon, as they handed Long Beach City College a 3-1 defeat. The win pulled the team ahead of Mt. San Antonio College, who finished their season with 26 points in conference play, while the win by Cerritos (9-1-2) gave them 29 points. The Falcons(19-2-3 overall), who are ranked #1 in the state and Southern California, based on their power rating, will find out on Monday where they are seeded in the playoffs and who they will play. If seeded in either of the top two spots, the team will host all of their Southern California Regional playoff games, as long as they continue to win. The post season begins next Saturday afternoon.

    It was the Vikings that handed the Falcons their lone SCC loss, but the team played without returning All-American and SCC Player of the Year Rebecca Juarez (Jurupa Valley HS). Given a chance to face LBCC, Juarez made the most of it, as she scored the first goal and assisted on the team’s second goal. She opened the scoring in the 33^rd minute by taking a feed from freshman Corina Villegas (Perris HS) and dribbled in front of Viking goalkeeper Rachel Waters before scoring.

    In the second half, the two teamed up again to give Cerritos a 2-0 lead, as Villegas received a nice crossing pass from Juarez and one-timed the ball into the net in the 58^th minute. The Falcons pushed their lead to 3-0 less than 10 minutes later, as freshman Desiree Cardenas (West Covina HS) drilled a laser that went just under the crossbar and into the net. The Vikings scored their lone goal in the 79^th minute when Melissa Steffens lofted a free kick over Falcon goalkeeper Chantal Cervero (Cerritos HS), who only saw three shots all game.

    The Falcon defense did not allow the Vikings to cross midfield very often on the day and controlled the tempo of the game from start to finish. Although it was a physical game, Cerritos had many scoring chances and had three of their shots hit the crossbar. Villegas, along with freshmen Monique Cisneros (Mayfair HS) and Vanessa Monreal (Lynwood HS) all had shots hit the crossbar, while freshman Georgina Garcia (Norwalk HS) was robbed twice on rebounds in front of the net.

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