Women Play to 3-3 Tie With Cal State L.A. in CCAA Women's Soccer
October 27, 2004

Complete Game Stats

LOS ANGELES -- Tessa Troglia scored in the opening minute of the game and Grisell Ramirez scored in the opening minute of the second half, but 18th-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills got two goals from Kristen Walsh as the Golden Eagles and Toros played to a 3-3 tie on Wednesday night at Jesse Owens Track.

CSULA now stands 8-8-2, 5-6-2 CCAA, while CSUDH is 12-5-2, 8-3-2 CCAA.

Troglia got Cal State L.A. on the board early, taking a pass from Nancy Uribe and scoring just 16 seconds into the match. Walsh would tie it up at 1-1 at the 18:17 mark, but CSULA would get a rebound goal by Lisa Gouveia as the Golden Eagles took a 2-1 lead into halftime.

CSULA made it 3-1 as Ramirez found the back of the net for her ninth goal of the year just 46 seconds into the second half. The Toros answered immediately as Corrie Hirokawa tallied an unassisted goal just 66 seconds later, trimming the margin back to one goal at 3-2. Walsh tied the game at 3-3 with her second goal of the game, this one coming at the 58:52 mark.

The teams battled back and forth with several quality scoring chances, but neither team could score over the next 50 minutes of soccer as the match ended in a 3-3 tie. Reyna Coca stopped six shots in goal for CSULA while Mallory Dominguez made four saves for CSUDH.

Cal State L.A. wraps up the 2004 regular season on Saturday hosting Cal State San Bernardino in a doubleheader starting at 12:30 p.m. A win or tie on Saturday afternoon by the Golden Eagles would mark the first winning season in the history of the CSULA women's soccer program. CSUDH heads to Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday in a match that will have an impact on next weekend's CCAA Tournament.