CARSON, Calif. - Cal Poly Pomona edged past area rival Cal State Dominguez Hills thanks to an early Taylor Scott goal, 1-0, in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) women's soccer action Sunday at Dignity Health Sports Park. The match was contested inside the main stadium of the venue, home to the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer.

Although the Toros have averaged an annual appearance on the Galaxy's field for over a decade, Sunday's was CPP's first game there.

In extending their season-best win streak now to four games and achieving the clean sweep of a season-long three-game road stretch, the Broncos move to 8-4-2 overall and 4-2-2 in the CCAA. They are an unbeaten 4-0-2 over their last six, with Sunday marking a sixth clean sheet in a row. That equals a single-season program record, with prior six-game shutout stretches in 2019 (identical 4-0-2 from Oct. 20-Nov. 6) and 2014 (perfect 6-0 from Oct. 10-26). CPP posted seven straight clean sheets over the end of the 1988 campaign and into the start of 1989.

When the Broncos stepped onto the well-groomed DHSP pitch, three earlier results around the league had bumped them from seventh to eighth in the table. However, Cal State LA and Stanislaus State had suffered defeats, meaning a victory in Carson would vault CPP all the way up into fourth. The result of course did exactly that, with the Broncos now suddenly in playoff position with three games left in the regular season. The top six in the final standings qualify for the 2021 CCAA Tournament. Cal Poly Pomona and Kellogg Stadium play host to the semifinals on Nov. 12 and final on Nov. 14.

A fifth consecutive defeat in which they have totaled one goal scored, leaves the Toros at 4-10 overall and 1-7 in league play.

Reigning first-time CCAA Player of the Week Sydney Williams made a pair of late saves in the CPP goal as the senior increased her individual streaks to six clean sheets and 580 minutes of shutout soccer. She has eight shutouts on the year, tied for second in the conference.

No doubt knowing final scores from elsewhere and what exactly was at stake, Cal Poly Pomona wasted no time in gaining the upper hand, as with the very first action of the afternoon just 3:49 in, Scott notched an opener. Redshirt freshman Toro goalkeeper Ashley Correia made the mistake of leaving her punt short and it was immediately intercepted by Allyssa Larkin. It took one bounce and skipped off Larkin's thigh, bounding forward toward teammate Emma Barrow. Barrow in turn lifted a one-time ball over the top toward the right edge of the penalty box, with Scott running onto it and lobbing it over the charging Correia with her right foot from 18 yards into the bottom left corner.

Scott's fifth tally of the season moved her back into a tie atop the team leaderboard with her strike partner, Barrow, who was the only Bronco credited with an assist on the play, her first in the green and gold.

The only other attempt on target of the first half came in the 23rd minute from Larkin, and it was saved by Correia.

CSUDH finally produced its first attempt of the game in the 39th, with senior Patricia Rubio-Martinez's effort going high. CPP had not allowed a single shot since late in the first half of Friday's win at CSUMB.

The Toros nearly equalized coming out of the halftime break at 46:51, senior forward Holly Kaemerle striking the right post. A little over three minutes later, Barrow had her try saved coming off of back-to-back Bronco corner kicks, the first of the day for either side.

It was CPP's turn for some misfortune in the 53rd minute, with Scott's shot glancing off the crossbar.

The Broncos continued to pelt the opposing goal, generating a flurry in the 63rd minute with Elise Garcia getting blocked and Larkin going wide to the left. After each team had a pair of off-target attempts, Kaemerle again found a post, this time the opposite one, in the 77th. Williams and CPP managed to preserve yet another shutout from there.

Making her first appearance since Oct. 3, Correia had the one stop for the Toros before being replaced by Alyssa Newsom in the 23rd minute. The senior added two saves.

CPP finished with a 14-8 shot advantage and earned five corner kicks, all after halftime, to none by Cal State Dominguez Hills. Barrow and Kaemerle shared the game high with five shots apiece.

Cal Poly Pomona is back at Kellogg Stadium for its final two regular-season home contests next weekend, beginning with a date with Humboldt State (3-8-4, 0-6-2 CCAA) on Friday afternoon, Oct. 29. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m., with the men's teams following at 3 p.m.

All CCAA soccer contests throughout this 2021 season will stream live online free of charge via the CCAA Network at www.ccaanetwork.com. Fans may also download the CCAA Network app on your iOS or Android smartphone, tablet, or through web streaming devices such as Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV. Admission is free for CPP students, staff and faculty.

Bronco Bits: Cal Poly Pomona is 43-31-14 (.568) overall and 25-18-13 (.563) in CCAA play under sixth-year head coach and 2019 CCAA Coach of the Year Jay Mason ... Mason sent out the same starting 11 for the sixth time this season and fourth straight match, and has still used seven different lineups in 2021 ... Alyssa Carthan and Taylor Scott each began their 35th consecutive games, with Scott now at 37 appearances in a row, and the duo still among seven Broncos who have started all 14 games ... Scott's goal was the 19th of her college career, with a first game-winner of the year giving her nine as a Bronco and putting her in a three-way tie for fourth all-time in the CPP record book ... Emma Barrow has two collegiate assists, with one at USD and one at CPP ... Sydney Williams has 22 career shutouts, third all-time at CPP and two behind predecessor Ricki Ives (2014-17) in second ... With her 23rd career win, Williams is now tied for fourth in the record book with Sarah Rohman (2010-13) ... Williams remains No. 1 all-time in program history with her career goals-against average of .623 ... Her career-best shutout streak is 617:53 from the 2019 season ... In sweeping this road trio, the Broncos have evened their 2021 road record at 3-3 ... Cal Poly Pomona is an undefeated 3-0-2 against the Toros with Mason at the helm, including 2-0-1 in Carson ... The Broncos still trail the all-time series, 22-35-12 (10-18-4 in Carson) ... CPP is, however, an unbeaten 4-0-2 over the last six matchups since its last loss to the Toros, 2-0 in Pomona on Oct. 5, 2014 ... Now at 69 meetings, CPP has not played any opponent more in its history than CSUDH ... CPP was picked second in the CCAA preseason coaches' poll, with CSUDH sixth.