Box Score HAYWARD, Calif. – Danielle Cummings scored the equalizer late in regulation, and Andrea Hernandez provided the golden goal less than two minutes into overtime as Cal State East Bay rallied for a 2-1 league victory over UC San Diego on Sunday.

East Bay freshman Andrea Hernandez scored her first collegiate goal after receiving a pass near the right corner of the 18-yard box from teammate Megan Ravenscroft. After a couple of touches she fired her shot into the far upper corner of the Tritons net for the game-winning score.

Setting up the opportunity was a late goal in regulation. Cummings received a cross near the penalty area from teammate Ariana Gordon. Cummings used her head to redirect the pass beyond the outstretched hands of UCSD goalkeeper Kelcie Brodsky.

Cummings made the most of her 14 minutes of action on Sunday putting two shots on target including the score that forced extra time. It was her first goal of the season and second of her Pioneer career.

It was a promising start for the home side as Ravenscroft and Bekah Anderson each had one-on-one scoring chances in the game's opening minutes. Brodsky was up to the challenge making two of her four saves on those Pioneer scoring chances.

Cal State East Bay (3-7-0, 3-5-0 CCAA) trailed for nearly 70 minutes after UC San Diego (3-4-3, 2-3-3 CCAA) junior Izzy Pozurama opened the scoring in the 16th minute. The Tritons continued to force the action earning nine corner kicks and fired off 12 shots in total.

"We absorbed a lot of pressure for a long time. I am proud of our defensive effort. We kept playing hard after conceding the early goal," said East Bay Head Coach Amy Gerace. "Offensively we had opportunities today and it was great for us to capitalize on them."

UC San Diego did not place a shot on target over the final 49-plus minutes of action. Cal State East Bay managed to place two on target during that time with both going for goals.

The overtime victory snaps a six-game losing streak to UC San Diego. The win also vaults the Pioneers up to fourth place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) North Division, and one point outside the top half of the standings.

Donna Williams made three saves to earn her third victory of the season. She has 53 saves on the year placing her tied for second in the CCAA with UCSD's Brodsky and Allison Land of San Francisco State.

CSU East Bay finishes its five-match home stand 2-3-0 and will begin a four-match road trip in the upcoming weekend. The Pioneers will begin that stretch on Friday, Oct. 11, against Cal State L.A.

Photos of Pioneer soccer are available at KLCfotos.com.