ROHNERT PARK, Calif. — The San Francisco State women's soccer team wrapped up its 2022 campaign with a 3-1 loss at RV Sonoma State on Thursday afternoon at Seawolf Soccer Field.
- The Golden Gators finish the season at 4-9-5 overall and 2-5-4 in CCAA play. The Seawolves, receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, finish the regular season at 11-3-3 and tied for first place with 23 points in the CCAA at 7-2-2.
- The Gators, picked to finish seventh, finish in 10th place after an injury-ravaged campaign. The Gators lost Allie Vargas in the season opener on September 1 and most recently lost Carly Ortega to an injury on Wednesday that forced the defender to miss the final match of the season. As a result, SF State used 15 different starting lineups in 18 matches this season and no starting lineup more than twice.
- Three Gators played in all 18 matches: seniors AJ Tanner and Julia Hagedorn, and Alyna Flores. Tanner, who was the only Gator to start all 18 matches, played all 90 minutes on Thursday and logged a team-high 1,616 minutes. Hagedorn, who also played all 90 minutes, was second with 1,545.
- Senior Kylie Schneider played in her 70th career match with her 51st start and played the entire match as well.
- Sonoma State outshot the Gators 19-7, including 9-4 on goal.
- SF State held a 3-1 corner kick advantage.
- The two teams combined for 19 fouls with each team drawing one yellow card.
The Seawolves quickly went up 2-0 with goals in the ninth minute and 16th minute from Annette Sotelo and Julia Horner-Bell. Lexi Zandonella-Arasa, assisted on the first goal, scored in the 22nd minute on a pass from Horner-Bell for her league-leading 13th goal of the season. The Gators got on the scoreboard in the 37th minute. A Seawolves foul set up a free kick on the left side. Hagedorn placed a beautiful ball into the box and Kerby Britton scored a header for the freshman's first career goal. The two teams played a scoreless second half.
Marcella Salyer (3-8-5) made two saves but allowed all three Seawolves goals in her final Gators outing. Kylie Tone tended net in the second half and made a four saves, bringing her save percentage up to .846 and her goals against average down to .88 for the season. Kennedy Williams (7-1-1) earned the win for the Seawolves with one save and one goal allowed. Phoebe Barnes played the second half for SSU and made two saves.
"We battled hard through an injury-prone season and still figured out a way to compete in every match. We lost Carly [Ortega] yesterday and played with yet another lineup today," said Head Coach John DeMartini. "We went down early and responded with a nice goal from Britton. Credit to both teams. It's late in the season and nobody quit, everybody battled until the final whistle."
