POMONA, Calif. — The Cal State East Bay women's soccer team defeated No. 1-seeded Sonoma State in the 2021 CCAA Tournament Championship Match on Sunday afternoon at Kellogg Stadium.

Sophomore Payton Heaney tied the scored 1-1 with a break-away goal in the 61st minute, and junior Kelsey Pena scored the game winner exactly two minutes later in the 63rd. CSUEB (11-5-4) erased a 1-0 deficit early in the second half.

It's the first-ever CCAA Tournament Championship for the Pioneers in their first appearance. CSUEB will find out where it heads next at the NCAA Selection show on Monday, Nov. 15, beginning at 3 p.m. You can watch the selection show here. 

2021 CCAA All-Tournament Team:

CCAA Tournament Most Valuable Defensive Player:
Cal State East Bay Junior Goalkeeper Jordan Smith

CCAA Tournament Most Valuable Offensive Player : 
Cal State East Bay Junior Midfielder Kelsey Pena

Chico State Freshman Goalkeeper Emma Hofmann
Cal State LA Senior Midfielder Irma Pinzon
Cal State East Bay Sophomore Forward Payton Heaney
Cal State East Bay Senior Midfielder Riley Spitzer
Cal State East Bay Senior Forward Tami Kwong
Cal State East Bay Freshman Defender Kylie Newman
Sonoma State Junior Defender Julia Prichard
Sonoma State Freshman Forward Andrea Lozano
Sonoma State Freshman Forward Olivia Aschbrenner