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Natalie Lara (left) scored in the 54th minute to provide the difference against the Hawks.

Women's Soccer

No. 15 CSUSM Stays Unbeaten, Hands San Diego Christian First Loss

The Cougars shutout the Hawks, 1-0, on Natalie Lara’s first career goal

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EL CAJON, Calif. – The No. 15 Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team remains unbeaten after San Diego Christian its first loss, 1-0, on Tuesday afternoon.

Natalie Lara's first goal as a Cougar provided the game winner in the 54th minute. SDCC (4-1) could not get the ball out of the back and turned the ball over inside the six-yard box . Lara got her foot to it and poked a shot past SDCC goalkeeper Sandra Castro.

The score was the first against the Hawks this season.

"The team played great this afternoon. We stayed solid and grinded out the 1-0 result; that's our style," said CSUSM head coach Ron Pulvers. "I'm pretty fired up for our players."

CSUSM outshot the Hawks 8-5, tallying seven of those shots in the second half. SDCC was held to one shot in the second stanza.

Amanda Sears earned the shutout and made a pair of saves.

The win moves the Cougars to 4-0-1 on the season.

CSUSM will hit the road on Thursday to face Biola.

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