SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - California State University San Bernardino women's soccer was dealt a disappointing 2-2 draw at the hands of Cal State Monterey Bay Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at Premier Field.
With the draw, the Coyotes move to 8-2-4 overall and 7-0-3 in the CCAA. They maintain a four-point lead atop the CCAA standings with three games remaining.
Before the contest, the Coyotes honored 12 seniors before their final weekend regular season home game at Premier Field.
Ayme Delgado,
Ruby Segura,
Jazmine Wilson,
Raylene Alcaraz,
Unieque Solis-Marquina,
Valerie Garcia,
Jayme Beatty,
Gianna Senices,
Mila Bettinelli,
Leilani White, and
Andrea Ortiz were joined by their friends and families for the pregame ceremony.
CSUSB wasted no time getting on the board. In the 11th minute, junior
Maya Alston notched her third goal of the season off a feed from classmate
Reagan Parkhill to put the Yotes ahead 1-0.
Just 30 seconds later, CSUSBÂ added another when Torres took an Alcaraz feed, danced around the Otters keeper, and deposited a shot into the back of the net for a 2-0 lead.
The lead held until the 56th minute, when Monterey Bay cut CSUSB's lead to 2-1. In the 82nd minute, they got their equalizer, scoring on a spot kick to knot the game at 2-2.
CSUSB got a golden chance to win the game in the 89th minute, but an Alston penalty kick was stopped, and the game would end in a 2-2 draw.
Monterey Bay finished the game with a narrow 12-10 edge in shots, but the shots on goal were level at 5-5. In goal, CSUSB senior netminder
Bella Ortiz made three saves.
Next up, CSUSBÂ has a chance to secure the CCAA Regular Season Championship with a contest against Cal State Los Angeles on Friday. Kickoff from Premier Field is slated for 3 p.m.
