LOS ANGELES – An early ninth-minute goal put Cal State LA past the Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team by a score of 1-0 on Thursday evening at Jesse Owens Track.
 
GOALS
CSULA – 9' Liliana Gonzalez (Assisted by Erin Schrock)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the ninth minute of action, Schrock received a ball at midfield from the Cougar keeper. Heading back into CSUSM territory, Schrock made a forward pass up the middle to Gonzalez, who received the ball just outside the top of the box. She continued to dribble and avoided the diving keeper in the center of the box before tapping the ball into the goal to put the Golden Eagles up 1-0.
• CSUSM ended the first half with a 5-4 shot advantage but still trailing 1-0.
• The Cougars were again held scoreless in the second half despite having the upper hand in shots at 4-2.

 
QUICK KICKS

• CSUSM drops to 5-2-2 (1-2-2 CCAA) while CSULA improves to 2-7-2 (2-2-1 CCAA).
• The Cougars ended the game with a 9-6 advantage in shots and a 7-6 advantage for shots on goal.
• Both sides had two corner kicks for the game.
• CSUSM had the slight upper hand for possession at 51% while spending 56% of its possessions in CSULA territory.
• Hunter Morton led the game with two shots while putting one on frame.
• The Golden Eagles' goal was just the fourth allowed by the Cougars this season.
• CSULA now has the lead in the all-time series at 4-3.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will return to The Cage to face Cal Poly Pomona (5-4-2, 1-2-2 CCAA) on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.