Women’s
soccer shut out by Aztecs
By Ryan Ritchie
On-line Forty-Niner
 The
Long Beach State women’s soccer team’s offense
was missing in action Tuesday afternoon
as the 49ers were shutout by visiting San
Diego State, losing 3-0.
The Beach (2-6-2) out shot the Aztecs (7-2)
eight-to-three in the first half, but could
not get any points on the board.
The game remained a scoreless tie until
SDSU forward Arinda Alvarez received a pass
from midfielder Brianna Weymouth and scored
from 25 yards out at the 34:06 mark.
The Aztecs went into halftime with a 1-0
lead and never looked back.
The 49ers came out sluggish and tired due
to heavy preseason scheduling. Meanwhile,
SDSU took advantage of this and scored twice
more in the second half.
SDSU senior forward Nicole Findlay scored
both second-half goals for the Aztecs. The
first came at the 66:10 mark from a pass
by freshman midfielder Amanda Swiader.
Findlay’s next goal came three minutes later
at the 69:00 minute mark when she took a
pass from senior midfielder Michele Wagner
and scored from 25 yards out.
The Beach did not play up to its ability,
senior midfielder Sarah Aguilar said.
“Mentally, we were just lax,” Aguilar said.
“It wasn’t there.”
Tuesday’s performance was a letdown, Aguilar
said, because the team played so well two
days prior against the University of Nevada,
winning 5-0.
“We obviously didn’t show mental strength
today,” Aguilar said. “It’s a little disappointing
for all of us.”
The team’s spirits are low, but they have
to recover because its next three games
are on the road, Aguilar said.
The Beach could have pulled out a victory
Tuesday, but did not show up to play, LBSU
coach Peter Reynaud said.
“I’m very disappointed in today’s performance
because I didn’t think this team [SDSU]
was that good,” Reynaud said.
Reynaud attributes his team’s lethargic
play to the amount of preseason games against
quality opponents.
“Our schedule is taking its toll - there’s
no doubt about it,” Reynaud said. “We’re
a little bit tired.”
The 49ers’ begin play in the Big West Conference
as they travel to face Utah State Friday
at 2 p.m. and Idaho on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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