ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Cal State East Bay women's soccer team jumped out to a two-goal lead Thursday afternoon before falling to San Francisco State, 3-2, in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action at the Oakland Roots Training Facility.
The Pioneers (3-9-1, 2-6-1 CCAA) opened the scoring just over four minutes into the match, taking a 1-0 advantage on an own goal by San Francisco State in the fifth minute.
East Bay doubled its lead in the 14th minute when Zeena Grewal found the back of the net at the 13:45 mark, giving the Pioneers a 2-0 advantage.
San Francisco State answered in the 22nd minute as Gracie Worthen scored off an assist from Emily Gehrlein-Allen to cut the deficit in half. Less than two minutes later, Malia Wagatsuma scored in the 24th minute, with Camryn Kunihisa recording the assist, to even the match at 2-2.
The two teams entered halftime tied despite East Bay building an early two-goal advantage.
The Gators (3-9-1, 2-7-0 CCAA) took their first lead of the afternoon in the 50th minute when Gehrlein-Allen scored at the 49:58 mark, putting San Francisco State ahead, 3-2.
East Bay continued searching for an equalizer throughout the second half, including a shot on goal from Maya Gutierrez-Zamudio in the 70th minute, but the Pioneers were unable to find the tying goal.
San Francisco State finished with a 15-8 advantage in shots and a 5-2 edge in corner kicks. Grewal recorded East Bay's lone individually credited goal, while Gutierrez-Zamudio and Taylor Hodges each registered two shots.
In goal, Yvette Torres played all 90 minutes for the Pioneers and finished with six saves.
