October 1, 2007

Sunday highlights: Titans top Fresno in women's soccer
Fullerton's Cram gets game-winning goal.
Special to the Register

Cal State Fullerton senior Lauren Cram netted the eventual game-winning goal in the 78th minute to help lift the visiting Titans to a 3-2 victory over host Fresno State on Sunday.

The victory was Fullerton's third in a row and the sixth in the last seven matches.

For the second consecutive match, Fullerton (6-3-1) poured on the offense, unleashing 22 shots against the Fresno State defense - marking the second straight match with 20-or-more shots for the Titans.

However, it was the Bulldogs (4-5), who got on the board first as Amanda Reyes took a cross from Ali Sill in the sixth minute and punched it home from right in front of the goal for her third tally of the year and the 1-0 advantage.

With a 13-9 advantage in shots in the opening period, Fullerton rallied for the equalizer in the 40th minute as freshman Christina Murillo scored for the second straight match, following a shot by Candice Byler for her second score of the season.

The score remained that way until the third minute of the second half when Jenae Gibbens put the Titans ahead for good. A corner kick by Geminesse Martinez found the head of Gibbens in the box, who put it away for her third goal of the year and the 2-1 lead.

UCI 2, Air Force 1:The UC Irvine women's soccer team (5-3-1) defeated Air Force at the Falcon Invitational at Cadet Soccer Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Anteaters finish second in the tournament with a 1-1 record.

The Anteaters took a 1-0 lead in the 68th minute as freshman Caty Cope passed the ball up to freshman Tanya Taylor who scored from 10 yards out. UCI went up 2-0 in the 75th minute as freshman Milana Shabestari converted a penalty kick. The Falcons would come right back as Susan Finch scored in the 76th minute off an assist from Roni Yadlin cutting the Anteater lead to 2-1. The Anteaters would hold on for the victory.

MEN'S WATER POLO

Redshirt freshman Brandon Johnson’s extra-man goal with 25 seconds remaining lifted sixth-ranked UC Irvine over No. 8 UC Santa Barbara, 9-8, in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation opener at the Gauchos’ Campus Pool.

Zsombor Vincze’s fourth goal of the game had given the Gauchos (11-7, 0-1) an 8-7 lead with 1:51 left in regulation, but UCI senior Tim Hutten tied the game on his third goal of the game with 1:24 remaining. Hutten leads the team with 37 goals for the season.

The Anteaters trailed 6-3 at halftime but third-quarter goals by Johnson, Colin Mello and Cole Bitter drew UCI even entering the fourth quarter.

UCLA 17, Santa Clara 5; UCLA 20, UC Santa Cruz 3:Senior Justin Johnson and junior Krsto Sbutega each scored four goals to lead the third-ranked UCLA men’s water polo team past Santa Clara Sunday afternoon before UCLA recorded a 20-3 win against UC Santa Cruz. With both victories, UCLA improved to 10-2 overall.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Long Beach State freshman Deborah Armstrong finished off a strong showing at the Cal Invitational, falling in the finals of the Consolation Bracket of the top draw to Fresno State's Tinesta Rowe, 7-5, 6-3.