HAYWARD, Calif. -- Hannah Kind and
Norma Verduzco netted goals for the Cal State Monterey Bay women's soccer team on Wednesday evening at Cal State East Bay en route to a 2-0 victory. The win ended a quick two-game losing streak and recorded the first road conference win for the Otters.
CSUMB got its first goal of the game from Verduzco after
Ashlee Schouten sent a corner kick into the box finding the head of Verduzco who slotted it passed the CSUEB goalkeeper to put the Otters up 1-0. Kind followed up the Verduzco effort with her third goal of the season after fighting through traffic at the top of the box. Once she broke through, Kind was able to send the ball over the outstretched hand of the goalie into the net for a 2-0 Otter lead.
Along with Schouten,
Allexxis Hand earned the other assist in the game.
Alyssa Noh recorded four saves in the win.
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THE MATCH WAS OVER WHEN... A shot by Nae'lani O'Neal was saved by Noh at the 54:47 mark. The Pioneers took just one more shot in the game.
NO GOAL ALLOWED... Dating back to 2016, the Otters have outscored CSUEB 5-0, with a 3-0 win last season.
STAT PACK... GOALS: Verduzco -- 1 (21:49) from Schouten; Kind -- 3 (41:35) from Hand;
SHOTS: Taylor Duplantier, Madison Aguirre, Verduzco -- 2;
SHOTS ON GOAL: Duplantier, Aguirre, Verduzco -- 2;
SAVES; Noh -- 4
THE FINAL WORD... "I'm really pleased with the result today. We scored two great goals as well as sustaining out defensive pressure all game. It was a team effort today and everyone contributed."
-Head Coach Laura VanWart
THEY'VE GOT NEXT... Monterey Bay will wrap up the 4-game road trip when they travel to San Francisco State on Sunday, October 1. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m.
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GO OTTERS!
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