Friday, October 15
Northridge, CA
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Cal State Northridge
Highlanders Lose Second Consecutive Overtime Match
10/15/2004 4:13:00 PM | Women's Soccer
UCR ran into a hot team on Friday, losing its second straight match in overtime, falling 2-1 at Cal State Northridge. The Highlanders battled back from a 1-0 deficit but were upended by the Matadors' sixth consecutive win.
An exciting first half could have yielded any number of goals but remained scoreless thanks to the fine work by UCR sophomore goalkeeper Tawny Poggio (Santa Ana, CA/Mater Dei HS) and her Matador counterpart Karen Comstock. Junior forward Vanessa Chanez (Placentia, CA/El Dorado HS) almost gave UCR the lead in the seventh minute but her shot was cleared off the goalline by a Matador defender. The Highlanders outshot Northridge 9-7 in the first period but Comstock stopped four shots while Poggio had three saves to keep the game knotted at 0-0.
CSUN (11-2-1, 5-0-0 BWC) took the lead at 59:24 when Kristin Krohn's 20-yard shot eluded Poggio to hit the top left corner of the net.
UCR equalized with thirteen minutes left. Chanez beat her defender one-on-one but her shot caromed off the post. Junior midfielder Renee Scachetti (Torrance, CA/Bishop Montgomery HS) reacted first to slot the ball into the empty net. The goal was Scachetti's sixth of the year, tying her for the team lead. It was also her school-record fourteenth career goal.
With the score knotted at 1-1, the Highlanders were faced with their third consecutive overtime game and fourth in Big West play. Whereas the other three had continued into a second overtime, this one did not last as long. Just three minutes in, Northridge's Rebecca Hidalgo scored off a breakaway to send UCR to its second defeat in a row.
The Matadors outshot UCR 21-16 for the game. Poggio made eight saves in the loss while Comstock stopped three for CSUN.
UCR (10-2-2, 0-2-2 BWC) continues its quest for a Big West Conference win on Sunday when the Highlanders visit Pacific for a noon kickoff.
An exciting first half could have yielded any number of goals but remained scoreless thanks to the fine work by UCR sophomore goalkeeper Tawny Poggio (Santa Ana, CA/Mater Dei HS) and her Matador counterpart Karen Comstock. Junior forward Vanessa Chanez (Placentia, CA/El Dorado HS) almost gave UCR the lead in the seventh minute but her shot was cleared off the goalline by a Matador defender. The Highlanders outshot Northridge 9-7 in the first period but Comstock stopped four shots while Poggio had three saves to keep the game knotted at 0-0.
CSUN (11-2-1, 5-0-0 BWC) took the lead at 59:24 when Kristin Krohn's 20-yard shot eluded Poggio to hit the top left corner of the net.
UCR equalized with thirteen minutes left. Chanez beat her defender one-on-one but her shot caromed off the post. Junior midfielder Renee Scachetti (Torrance, CA/Bishop Montgomery HS) reacted first to slot the ball into the empty net. The goal was Scachetti's sixth of the year, tying her for the team lead. It was also her school-record fourteenth career goal.
With the score knotted at 1-1, the Highlanders were faced with their third consecutive overtime game and fourth in Big West play. Whereas the other three had continued into a second overtime, this one did not last as long. Just three minutes in, Northridge's Rebecca Hidalgo scored off a breakaway to send UCR to its second defeat in a row.
The Matadors outshot UCR 21-16 for the game. Poggio made eight saves in the loss while Comstock stopped three for CSUN.
UCR (10-2-2, 0-2-2 BWC) continues its quest for a Big West Conference win on Sunday when the Highlanders visit Pacific for a noon kickoff.
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