Box Score Nov. 15, 2013
Box Score
Cal State San Marcos 3, GGC 1
The 23rd-ranked Georgia Gwinnett women’s soccer team suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of second-seeded Cal State San Marcos in the rain Friday evening in the final game on day one of the Association of Independent Institutions championship tournament in Lawrenceville.
Natalie Leone scored a first-half goal to tie the game for the third-seeded Grizzlies, but Paulina Good’s go-ahead goal and two scores from Dani Porter were too much to overcome.
The Grizzlies (14-4-1) had allowed just 12 goals all season entering the night and withstood 12 corner kicks on the evening for the Cougars.
Cal State San Marcos (10-5-1) advances to Saturday’s championship game against top-seeded Ashford, who took down Lindenwood-Belleville earlier Friday, 7-1.
“It was a tough one tonight,” said Grizzlies head coach Domenic Martelli. “But I was very proud, and very happy with the way we played for most of the night, especially in the first 45 minutes.
“I want to thank these seniors for everything they did to get us here to this game tonight and the remarkable season we’ve had. And now, tomorrow we come out and support the men’s team (in the A.I.I. men’s final at 4 p.m.). We want to represent Georgia Gwinnett.”
Porter gave the Cougars an early 1-0 lead in the nightcap, breaking free on net in the seventh minute and scoring just the seventh goal all season on GGC goalkeeper Mo Gutierrez.
The Grizzlies responded with a strong offensive attack, and Leone eventually knotted the game on a feed from Mackenzie Bailey in the 31st minute.
The teams went into halftime tied, 1-1, with GGC taking a 5-4 shot advantage into the break.
In the second half, the end-to-end action opened up, and CSUSM took advantage of a couple of unsettled situations.
Good received a ball from Ashley Graves near the edge of the box and fired one through traffic and into the back of the net to break the tie.
The Grizzlies pushed for the tying score and created several opportunities, but the Cougars would add to their lead.
Porter’s second goal, this time on a pass from Jacqueline Lara in the 76th minute, added an insurance score for CSUSM.
The Cougars finished with a 12-2 advantage in corner kicks and a 12-8 lead in shots.
“In the long run, we had our chances in the second half, but they are a disciplined team and they do what they do well,” Martelli added. “We showed lots of flashes but we didn’t convert.”
Ashford 7, Lindenwood-Belleville 1
Alicia Tamburro and Danielle Boyd each tallied two goals as the top-seeded Ashford women’s soccer team ran to a 7-1 victory over fourth-seeded Lindenwood-Belleville on Friday afternoon in Lawrenceville.
The Saints (13-3) opened up a 5-0 lead in the first half and cruised into Saturday’s championship game where they will face second-seeded Cal State San Marcos at 7 p.m. ET.
Boyd added a pair of assists while Jordan Pisesky also had a goal and two assists.
Cydney Robertson tallied the goal for the Lynx (9-9-1), with an assist to Breann Shaffer.
Hannah Scheid opened the scoring in the third minute for AU, and three Saints scores in the first 11 minutes set the tone.
Ashford piled up 29 shots in the game, 18 of them on goal.
Katie Snow made six saves for the Lynx while Hilary Moll added five more.
