POMONA -- Allyssa Larkin gave the Cal Poly Pomona women's soccer team an early 1-0 lead less than three minutes into the match, but Point Loma scored three unanswered goals to defeat the Broncos, 3-1, in the First Round of the 2019 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship Tournament on Thursday afternoon at Triton Soccer Stadium in La Jolla.

The No. 4 seed Broncos, who nearly tripled their win total from a season ago, ends the season with a 13-5-3 overall record.  The No. 5 seed Sea Lions, meanwhile, improve to 13-4-2 and advances to the Second Round against top-seed UC San Diego on Saturday in La Jolla.

Click HERE to hear what CPP head coach Jay Mason, and seniors Katie Stein and Daniela Paiz had to say about Thursday's loss that eliminated CPP from the NCAA Tournament.

CPP scored the first goal of the match with 2:41 on the clock after a through-ball from Taylor Scott found Larkin for the score.
 
In the 38th minute, Point Loma's Rachel Carrell took a shot from the left wing, which was blocked out of bounds by Bronco goalkeeper Sydney Williams. On the proceeding corner kick, Abbi Swanson found Carrell at the near post, and she headed the ball in for the score.
 
The match would remain tied at 1-1 until PLNU was able to track down a ball deep in the corner in the 58th minute. A cross along the mouth of the goal found Hailey Clifford, who raced to the back pole and kneed the pass into the net for the go-ahead score.
 
The Sea Lions' Julia Glaser would extend the lead to 3-1 with an insurance goal in the 68th minute. The two-time first team All-PacWest selection collected a loose ball about 28 yards from the goal. Glaser turned and fired an arching shot that snuck over the hands of Williams and under the crossbar for what eventually became the final 3-1 score.

The Broncos outshot the Sea Lions 13-11, but PLNU had the advantage in shots on goal (8-5).  Williams made five saves between the posts while her counterpart, PLNU's Emma Hinson, made four saves.