USF rolls past LBSU in Fresno

Staff Reports

The Long Beach State women's soccer limped home after a weekend in Fresno with its second loss of the season, falling 2-1 to the University of San Francisco Sunday at the Fresno State Invitational.

Neither team connected during the hotly contested first half, although the 49ers outshot the Lady Dons 8-4.

USF got on the board first in the 58th minute, when a 35-yard shot eluded 49er goalkeeper Jihan Elgazzar and trickled into the net.

Five minutes later, the Lady Dons added another point to extend the lead to 2-0.

Long Beach notched a goal two minutes before the final whistle when senior Jennifer Reott took a pass from junior Amber Glende and kicked it into the right side of the net.

The goal was Reott's first of the year and seventh in her career at Long Beach.     Glende's assist gave her five points on the season, tying her with Lacy Brown for the team lead.

Reott also had a majority of the scoring chances, with seven of the 49ers' 19 shots.  The Lady Dons tallied 18 shots on goal during the game.

In net for Long Beach, Elgazzar faced 12 shots and made three saves before making way for backup Hannah Cochrun, who faced six shots and made two saves in the final 21 minutes.

The loss dropped the 49ers' record to 3-2-1. Next up for the team is the first Big West Conference match of the season, as LBSU faces Cal State Fullerton at 1 p.m. Saturday at George Allen Field.

Phil Witte contributed to this story.