HAYWARD, Calif.— Cal State East Bay women's soccer made a late push to equalize, but No. 2 Cal Poly Pomona survived the late rally by the Pioneers and winning 3-2 in a CCAA match Friday evening at Pioneer Stadium.
Vanessa Cruz led the Broncos with a hat trick, scoring all three goals for the visitors. Her first came in the 37th minute, breaking a scoreless tie. Cruz extended the lead to 2-0 in the 52nd minute with a direct free kick, then completed her hat trick less than seven minutes later.
The Pioneers mounted a comeback effort in the final 30 minutes. Evelyn Gomez scored her first goal of the season in the 64th minute, capitalizing on a rebound after Mika Sayfurahman's free kick hit the crossbar. Abigail Kern added a second goal for East Bay with just nine seconds remaining, assisted by Morgan Pearson, but time ran out on the hosts' rally.
- Cal Poly Pomona held a slight edge in total shots (15-13), while East Bay had more shots on goal (7-6).
- Gomez, Kern, and Sayfurahman led the Pioneers' attack with three shots each.
Cal State East Bay: 5-4-1, 1-2-0 CCAA
No. 2 Cal Poly Pomona: 9-0-1, 2-0-1 CCAA
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The Pioneers will look to rebound when they host Cal State San Bernardino on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Pioneer Stadium.
