Victory • Kim
Silos (above), who scored two goals
for LBSU in this weekend’s victory
against the Idaho Vandals, dribbles past
a Vandals player. Sahar Haghdan (below),
moves the ball downfield. Jon Cook /
Online Forty-Niner
LBSU
shuts out Idaho Vandals, enters national
rankings
By Kim Oswell
Online Forty-Niner
Sports Editor
Despite poor weather conditions, Long Beach State women’s soccer beat
the Idaho Vandals 2-0 Tuesday. The 49ers are nationally ranked, at the No.
25 spot, for the first time in school history.
Kim Silos scored LBSU’s two goals, which put Silos at nine for the season.
The goals rank her among LBSU’s best players.
“
[Silos] has been doing great,” Head Coach Mauricio Ingrassia said. “She
has really been able to improve on her physical endurance and that has helped
her.”
LBSU scored their first goal in the 32nd minute and their second in the 56th
minute. 49er Dana Farquhar had a breakaway, but Vandals goalie
Lindsay Smith stopped one shot and the next one flew over the net.
Farquahar was placed on Soccer America and Soccerbuzz.com’s National
Teams of the Week. Both Farquahar and Silos have earned Big West Player of
the Week awards this season also.
The win against Idaho put LBSU 11-3-1 and dropped Idaho to 2-14-0, adding to
their 12th straight loss. LBSU is perfect playing at home this season, 7-0-0.
LBSU’s Hayley Bolt picked up her fourth game-winning assist of the season.
Bolt, a freshman, is the player to watch because she is in the running for
the Big West Player of the Year. She has seven goals, 20 points and seven assists.
Freshman goalie Liz Ramos has been outstanding this season for LBSU and leads
the Big West with a 0.6 goals- against average.
LBSU dominated the Vandals and ended up outshooting them, 18-to-9.
The 49ers play Oct. 21 against UC Davis at George Allen Field. They will travel
to UC Irvine for a game Sunday.
Ingrassisa feels UC Davis is a tough team to beat and the girls will have to
play aggressively.
“
It’s going to be a tough match,” he said. “Hopefully we will
have our supportive crowd and hopefully we can get another victory.”
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