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49ers fall in Big West Championships to No. 10 UC Irvine Long Beach State finishes season in tournament finals.
Krizia Cerda scored two goals for the 49ers.

Krizia Cerda scored two goals for the 49ers.

May 1, 2011

Santa Barbara, Calif. - Krizia Cerda and Melissa Matheson both scored a pair of goals, but No. 16 Long Beach State's run through the Big West Tournament ended in an 11-5 loss to No. 10 UC Irvine in the championship game.

Long Beach State fell behind early, as the Anteaters took a 2-0 lead in just over a minute, and while the 49ers cut the lead to one at 2-1 with a goal from Coriann Snyder, a goal from Cortney Collyer, her second of the period gave UCI a 3-1.

The Anteaters moved out to a 6-1 lead before Krizia Cerda converted a penalty shot just before the end of the half, bringing the score to 6-2 at the break.

UC Irvine scored five goals to the 49ers three in the second half as the Long Beach State, seeded sixth in the tournament, ultimately fell 11-5 to the regular-season champions.

Despite the loss, Long Beach State's runner-up finish is the best finish in for the 49ers in the three seasons of the Big West Tournament. The 49ers close the season with a 14-17 overall record.

No. 16 Long Beach State - 1, 1, 2, 1 | 5
No. 10 UC Irvine - 3, 3, 4, 1 | 11

GOALS:
LBSU: Krizia Cerda 2, Melissa Matheson 2, Coriann Snyder
UCI: Cortney Collyer 4, Katie Croghan 2, Caitlin Haskell 2, Danielle Warde2 , Jessy Cardey 1

 

 

SAVES:
LBSU: Kristen Stragier, 6
UCI: Lauren Davis, 13

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