49ers
finish season strong at home
By Ryan Ritchie
On-line Forty-Niner
 The
Long Beach State women’s soccer team closed
out its season this weekend with a victory
Friday afternoon against the University
of the Pacific and a tie Sunday against
Cal State Northridge.
The Beach (6-9-5, 4-2-3) and the Matadors
(3-13-2, 2-5-2) went into double overtime,
but neither team scored in the 0-0 tie Sunday
at George Allen Field.
The 49ers set a new record with 27 shots
on goal, but could not find the back of
the net. Meanwhile, the LBSU defense allowed
only 10 shots on goal by CSUN.
Sophomore midfielder Diana Sanguinetti had
a chance to take the lead for The Beach
with 2:23 remaining in the second overtime
with a penalty kick and again at the 1:30
mark with a direct kick but missed on both
opportunities.
Senior forward Sarah Gamet had the 49ers’
third chance at scoring within the final
three minutes but was stopped by Matadors
goalkeeper Jen Jasper with 17 seconds remaining.
Sunday’s game was the final regular season
game for seniors Gamet, Becky Ricci, Hannah
Cochrun and Sarah Aguilar. Cochrun finished
the season with a new single season record
for goals against average with 0.95 and
a new career record with a 1.25 average.
In addition, CSUN played a physical game
and was hit with two red cards that led
to the ejection of goalie Karen Comstock
and midfielder Jenny Vargas.
Friday’s contest saw LBSU defeat visiting
Pacific, 5-0, in a game in which numerous
records were set for the Beach.
Junior forward Abie Curry tied the school’s
single season scoring record with eight
and set the all-time career scoring record
with 11. Curry’s goal came at the 54:12
mark and gave the 49ers a 5-0 lead.
The game was the third time this season
LBSU defeated an opponent with that score.
Aguilar and freshman midfielder/defender
Shaina O’Donnell also set records against
Pacific by tying the record for most assists
in a game with two.
LBSU tied yet another record originally
set in the 2000 season by winning four Big
West Conference games, and the three home
wins in a row is also a team record.
Sophomore forward Kristin Travis gave the
49ers the lead at the 24:44 mark with a
goal from 35 yards out. Freshman defender
Natalie Messina scored the Beach’s second
goal on a header at the 27:59 mark.
LBSU took a 3-0 lead at the 30:40 mark when
sophomore defender/midfielder Alexandra
Rowinski took a pass from Travis and scored
from 15 yards out. Gamet scored at the 52:26
mark from a pass from Aguilar to eliminate
any hope of a comeback for the Tigers.
Curry’s sealed the deal for the 49ers when
she stole the ball and scored from 12 yards
out at the 54:12 mark to give the Beach
a five-goal lead.
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