SAN MARCOS, Calif. – In its home opener, the Cal State San Marcos women’s soccer team came away with a 3-0 victory over NCAA Division III’s La Verne on Thursday evening at The Cage.
GOALS
CSUSM – 8′ Hannah Arcala (Assisted by Hannah Ramos)
CSUSM – 49′ Elin Hedstroem (Assisted by Hannah Ramos)
CSUSM – 55′ Chloe King (Unassisted)
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a battle in the middle of the box to begin the eighth minute, Ramos passed the ball to Arcala at the top of the box. Arcala proceeded to take a shot that went over the keeper’s head into the top left corner of the goal and put CSUSM up 1-0.
On a free kick from the left side in the 49th minute, Ramos received the ball in the box and made a quick pass to Hedstroem. Hedstroem took a shot from just right of the penalty kick marker into the bottom left side of the goal to give the Cougars a 2-0 lead.
In a quick CSUSM advance, King picked up an errant La Verne pass just in front of the goal. With the Leopards’ keeper down after the errant pass, King put the ball dead center into the back of the net from less than a yard out and gave CSUSM a 3-0 lead in the 55th minute.
QUICK KICKS
CSUSM moves to 2-0-0 on the season while La Verne falls to 0-3-0.
The goals by Aracla, Hedstroem and King were their first of the season.
Ramos now has two assists on the year.
CSUSM held possession for 55% of the game with 70% of their possessions occurring in La Verne territory.
CSUSM held the advantage in shots (17-7), shots on goal (10-3) and corner kicks (4-3).
The Cougars are now 4-0 in the all-time series against the Leopards.
The 3-0 shutout tied for the largest margin of victory in the series against La Verne as CSUSM previously picked up a 3-0 win in 2009.
This is the first time since 2013 and the first time in the NCAA Division II era that CSUSM has started a season at 2-0.
The three-goal margin of victory was CSUSM’s largest in a game since defeating Houston-Victoria 3-0 at the A.I.I. Conference Tournament in 2014.
Head Coach Bobby Renneisen talks about his team’s performance in the Cougars’ home-opening victory over La Verne. #Back2BleedingBlue pic.twitter.com/3aBMqJCB6j
– CSUSM Women’s Soccer (@CSUSM_WSoc) September 10, 2021
NEXT UP
CSUSM will return to The Cage on Saturday to face Biola (1-1-0). Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.
