SAN BERNARDINO (Sept. 4, 2017) — Go-to offensive threat Rachael Figg and Alexia Gonzalez gave the Coyotes an early lead in their 2-1 victory over visiting Central Washington 2-1 in nonconference soccer Monday morning at Coyote Premier Field.
 
CSUSB, now 2-0-1 overall, continues its nonconference schedule, playing at Regis (Friday) and at Colorado School of Mines (Sunday).
 
Difference makers
Figg put the Coyotes on the board in the 9^th minute, connecting on an unassisted play. She came up on the left side of Wildcats' keeper Emily Holt, and drove a shot past Holt's right side for the 1-0 tally. Figg now has three of the Coyotes' four goals this season.
 
Eighteen minutes later, Gonzalez gave the Coyotes a 2-0 lead, thanks to a feed from Nora Perez. Again, the shot was Holt's right side. It was Gonzalez' first goal of her Coyote career.
 
In the net
Junior GK Destiny Collins had five saves — four in the first half and improved to 2-0-1 in 290 minutes of play.
 
Going 90
Five Coyotes — Figg, Nicki Argentieri, Bianca Scodellaro, Collins and Arielle Stoyanow — played the entire game. All told, 16 Coyotes saw action against the Wildcats, now 0-2.
 
In this corner
CWU had four corner kicks, but did not convert. CSUSB had one for the game.

All-time series
It marked just the second time the schools have met on the pitch, with CSUSB now leading 2-0-1.
 
Coach Says
"A great start to our season,'' Coyotes coach LeBaron Hollimon said. "Taking two and a draw is super exciting. For us, we're pleased with our collective defending. We figured out to how break their pressure a little bit, but it took us a little while in the first half, and settled into the game. We have work to do, but we have a solid platform to build upon.''