By Gregory Gammill |Staff Writer| Women's soccer team is filled with memories of good and bad times during the past 28 seasons. Since the introduction of the team in 1988, they have been increasing their dominance with wins and tournament appearances showcasing their progress throughout the years. The team's first two seasons in '88 were lead by Ralph Perez. Perez made one of the best contributions to the Coyotes by leading them to an impressive 16-12-3 overall record. The Coyotes would move on from Perez and hire Dave Widor in 1990 who led the women's team for the next four seasons. During Widor's second season in 1991, the team would change from Division III to Division … [Read more...] about History of the women’s soccer team
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Women’s Soccer Ends Season with overall record of 5-10-3
By Sierra Marrero |Staff Writer| This year the Coyote's Women's Soccer team had a toss up of five wins, 10 losses, and three ties in the 2015 Women's Soccer season. Elevenn of the team's 18 games were decided by one goal. Only two of the team's games were decided by three goals. The Coyotes opened up the season with a win of 3-0 against the Academy of Art Urban Knights, and were able to exhibit dominance in their offense and defense. Freshmen Denae Verdine scored the initial goal and assisted in the remainder of the goals, as senior Melanie Aguayo scored the final two goals. After losing to the Academy of Art Urban Knights, the Coyotes tied their second game with Dominican … [Read more...] about Women’s Soccer Ends Season with overall record of 5-10-3
Women’s soccer fouls their final games
By Sierra Marrero |Staff Writer| Last weekend the Coyotes women's soccer split their final two games of the season. The Coyotes started their streak on Thursday Oct. 29, when they played in a brutal game against the Somona State Seawolves. The game immediately started with fouls from both the Coyotes and the Seawolves, following with two offsides against the Seawolves. Wasting no time, the Seawolves started the intensity against the Coyotes with a shot made by player Mckenzie Maher, then two minutes later, another one by Marissa Marable. Three more fouls were made by the Seawolves, along with a yellow card against player Cecilia Sifuentes for grabbing Coyote player Gabby … [Read more...] about Women’s soccer fouls their final games
Pumping up for fall
By Shelby Hancock |Asst Sports Editor| As students wind down for the summer, CSUSB Athletics is preparing for their upcoming seasons. Fall 2015 CSUSB welcomes back men and women's soccer and volleyball. The men's soccer team looks to improve and devote most of their energy to developing their roster on hand. "Fortunately for us we did not lose a lot of players to graduation but we feel we have successfully replaced the ones we did lose and look to make gains moving forward," according to head coach Stephen Ralos. After ending their 2014-2015 season with 9-5-2. the team is looking forward to next season. "We feel good about the upcoming season. We are returning a large … [Read more...] about Pumping up for fall
Winning streak comes to an end
By Jasmine Gonzales |Staff Writer| Coyote Sophomore Goalkeeper Emily Whyte puts up a strong defense against opponents leaving them with a 15 percent chance to score. The average percentage of scoring on CSUSB's opposing goal keepers is about 28 percent, states the CSUSB Athletics web site. In the Coyote's past two games Whyte blocked a total of 12 goal attempts. On Oct 3, CSUSB women's soccer team was defeated by the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Tritons 2-0. The Coyotes attempted five shots in the first half while Tritons women attempted four but by the end of the second half UCSD had out shot the Coyotes 11-9. Coyote's Jasmine Williams attempted the first … [Read more...] about Winning streak comes to an end
Women’s soccer encounters a tough loss
By Megan Acuna |Staff Writer| The Coyotes women's soccer team lost to the Seawolves of Sonoma State University in a 2-0 shutout Sunday, Oct. 7 at Rohnert Park. The Seawolves got two goals past our Coyotes within five minutes of each other halfway through the first period. This loss brought the Coyote's record to 6-4-2 overall and 4-4-1 in CCAA. Head Coach Travis Clarke attributes this loss to the ladies making "a few early mistakes in the game that ended up costing us" but also adds that the Coyotes "worked very hard [and] gave a lot of effort." What made this game even harder for the Coyotes were the absences of their Junior midfielder Jasmine Bell and Senior forward Jani … [Read more...] about Women’s soccer encounters a tough loss