SPOKANE, Wash. – The Cal State Fullerton women's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to seven matches as Rebecca Wilson scored her eighth goal of the season in a 1-1 double overtime tie against Gonzaga on Friday afternoon at Luger Field.
Wilson, the Titans' (6-0-1) leading scorer with eight goals on the year, put Fullerton ahead in the 54th minute after dribbling past Gonzaga goalkeeper Christie Tombari at the top of the box and hammering her shot to the back of the net. Sophomore Sami Koemans provided the assist – the first in her career as a Titan.
But Gonzaga (1-2-3) found the equalizer in the 72nd minute as the Titan defense failed to clear a loose ball and Karley Baggerly netted her fourth of the year beating Titan sophomore goalkeeper Morgan Bertsch to the far post after she had come off her line.
The Titans held a 22-9 shot advantage, including placing 10 on frame as Tombari made nine saves for the Bulldogs. Wilson led Fullerton with seven looks at goal.
Bertsch made two saves for Fullerton as Gonzaga was held to just three shots on goal, although the Bulldogs did have an 11-5 advantage in corners. In addition, the Bulldogs committed 11 fouls to Fullerton's six.
The Titans return to action at noon on Sunday at Washington State. Like the Titans, the Cougars are also receiving votes in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Top 25 Poll.
Notes: Fullerton's winning streak was stopped at six games but the Titans' unbeaten streak has extended to seven matches…the Titans' 6-0-1 start is the best in program history, beating the previous records of 4-0-0 from 2008 and 1995…in over 667 minutes of soccer this season, Fullerton has not trailed…of Fullerton's 18 goals thus far, Rebecca Wilson and Christina Burkenroad have either scored or provided the assist in 14...Fullerton leads the all-time series with Gonzaga at 2-0-1…Rebecca Wilson's 58 career points rank fourth all-time at Cal State Fullerton, while Wilson's 23 career goals rate fourth all-time at Fullerton… Rebecca Wilson has recorded seven consecutive matches with a point, while scoring at least one goal in her last six games for the Titans…during the 6-0-1 stretch, Wilson is one of only three players in program history to have a streak of at least seven games with a point, and is one of just two Titans (Dolores Browning, 7) to score at least one goal in six consecutive matches… Fullerton is 14-15-26 in extra time during Head Coach Demian Brown's nine seasons...Sami Koemans delivered her first assist as a Titan.
