SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The San Francisco State women's soccer team scored early and often in a 3-1 CCAA road victory over Cal State San Bernardino on Friday afternoon at Premier Field.
- The Gators' record moves to 4-5-1/2-0-1 CCAA while the Broncos go 0-2 on the weekend and fall to 4-4 and 0-2 in CCAA action.
- Friday's win moves the Gators into second place in the CCAA standings with seven points, two behind No. 13-ranked Sonoma State.
- Cal State San Bernardino outshot the Gators 14-11 but SF State placed six shots on goal, compared to five by the 'yotes.
- The 'yotes also held a 4-2 corner kick advantage but it was the Gators who took advantage and scored off of a set piece.
- All three Gators goals were the first of their career for Julia Hagedorn, Sydney Yuen, and Glory Smith.
In the 10th minute, Smith played a perfect ball on a corner kick from the right side and Hagedorn headed in a one-hopper past the goalkeeper.
In the 18th minute, SF State threw the ball in from the right side and worked the ball across the field to the left side. Smith passed to Yuen, who sent a left-footed golazo from well above the top of the box.
At the 57-minute mark, Hagedorn added her first career assist when she kept the ball in play on the endline and connected with Smith, who headed it in near the right post.
Cal State San Bernardino got on the board in the 61st minute on Vidalia Abarca's assist to Danielle Landrum. The Gators nearly added a fourth goal in the final three seconds but had that attempt waived offside.
"We're a young team with great leadership. We really fought and battled today. In the second half, Cal State San Bernardino came out and played really hard and we got a great goal on a counter," said Head Coach John DeMartini. "Things are starting together in a really big way. I'm super proud of all the energy and effort they've been putting out."
SF State goalkeeper Marcella Salyer notched the third win of her young career and recorded four saves. Kayla Ceballos made three saves and allowed three goals in the loss.
The Gators wrap up the two-game trip on Sunday, October 10 at Cal State San Marcos. Kickoff is slated for 11:30 a.m. The match will be live on the CCAA Network with live stats available at sfstategators.com. Updates will also be available on Twitter at @sfstate_wsoc.