SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco State women's soccer's
Ashlyn Jones scored a pair of second half goals to give the Gators' a 3-1 lead but Menlo's Haley Dunham scored twice to equalize, resulting in a 3-3 tie.
- SF State scored three goals for the first time since they beat Fresno Pacific on Sept 19 in 2023.
- Mattison Taira scored the other goal for the Gators.
- Kaya Mitchem tallied her first assist.
- Gators had a slight edge with corners, taking five compared to Menlo's three
Kaylin Gonzalez broke the ice for Menlo and took a pass from Verenia Gonzalez for the first goal of the game. Taira took advantage of a free kick about 20 yards out. She sailed the ball towards the next and Menlo's keeper was able to corral it but crossed the goal line in the process.
Jones gave the Gators the lead with a goal at 62:29. Minutes later, Mitchem crossed a corner kick to Jones and Jones knocked the ball into the net. Dunham cut the deficit to one at the 67 minute mark. With 4:30 remaining in the game, Dunham took advantage of some traffic in front of the net to tie the game. The Gators were unable to get a shot off the next few minutes and settled for a tie.
Tone played all 90 minutes, making two saves and allowing three goals. Her Menlo counterpart, Giorgia Melcore, had the same stat line.
SF State continues its six-game home stand on September 9 at noon against Biola. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com and fans can stream the match live on FloCollege.