Cougar Women Fall 4-1 to #25 Cal Baptist
9/8/2007

Box Score

Playing in their second game against a ranked team in as many days, the Cougar women’s soccer team fell 4-1 to Concordia on Saturday.

The lopsided result may have had as much to do with yesterday’s game as it did today’s.  On Friday, the Cougars were neck-and-neck with #1 Azusa Pacific for 90 minutes, narrowly losing by a score of 1-0.  Having to come back just a day later and play another high quality squad was obviously a daunting task for the Cougars.

But for most of the game, CSUSM was up to the challenge.  Concordia went up 1-0 early, as Shayla Collie drilled a long shot past keeper Jane Drury in the 13^th minute.  The Cougar defense would respond though, keeping the game at 1-0 until the final 15 minutes.  As a team, CSUSM matched Concordia shot-for-shot, with each side tallying 10 shots and 5 on goal for the contest.

Late in the game, however, fatigue would set in and things came unraveled for the Cougars.  Concordia’s Trina McGee made it a 2-0 game in the 76^th minute with a shot into the lower left corner.  The Cougars would respond, as Clarissa Hidalgo made the game 2-1 with a goal off a pass from midfielder Kelly Wherry. 

But just 13 seconds later, Concordia would stretch the lead to 3-1 with a long goal by Brianna Wahrenbrock.  Six minutes later, Trina McGee would add an insurance goal to close out the scoring at 4-1.

The loss drops CSUSM to 1-4-1 on the season.  They’ll try to break their current 4-game losing streak on September 13^th, when the Cougars will be back at home to take on Cal Baptist.