POMONA – Cal Poly Pomona hosted their last preseason match against the Azusa Pacific Cougars. A penalty kick late in the game put the Cougars over the top, handing the Broncos the loss, 1-2.
The game was tied at the half, with no points on the board. APU was the first to hit the net, as they scored on the 66
th minute. Defender
Sydney Contrestano scored in the 83
rd minute off of a double assist by midfielder
Jordyn Scott and defender
Bridget Carbonneau. With six minutes of playing time left, the Cougars were awarded a penalty kick that gave them the lead and win, 2-1. The Broncos overall record is now 1-4-1.
CPP took nine shots on the game against APU's 12 shots. The Broncos were on target for six shots on goal. Goalkeeper
Audrey Brown tallied three saves on 90 minutes of play. Midfielder
Jessica Llamas led the Broncos in shots as she took three shots and had two shots on goal. Forward
Allyssa Larkin went for two shots with one shot on goal. Carbonneau also collected two shots and had one assist.
"The team worked really hard tonight" said coach
Jay Mason. "I am proud of their effort, but we missed a couple of details that ended up hurting us today. The game is not won and lost in the 18-yard box and today we came up on the short end. I am proud of the groups response after conceding the goal, but we need to lock down in the last five to six minutes."
Coach Mason continued, "I think non-conference schedule has prepared us for conference play so I am excited to get that part of the season started."
The Broncos begin CCAA conference competition next week when they host Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday, September 23rd at 4:30 pm to kick off the double header.
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Jay Mason moves to 44-37-16 in his seventh year (sixth season) at Cal Poly Pomona and 19-17-2 against non-conference opponents … The Broncos are now 193-121-49 in home competitions … CPP is 193-120-49 against APU and has lost the last two games against the Cougars.
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