TURLOCK, Calif.---The Stanislaus State women's soccer team kept its postseason momentum rolling Sunday afternoon, holding off Cal State East Bay for a 3-2 victory in the first round of the 2025 CCAA Women's Soccer Tournament presented by FloCollege at Warrior Stadium. The No. 3-seeded Warriors extended their winning streak to five matches and advanced to the CCAA semifinals for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

First Half
Stan State wasted no time setting the tone. In the sixth minute, Shauna Johnston opened the scoring by finishing a cross from Haylee Sousa to give the home side an early 1-0 lead. The Warriors doubled the advantage in the 31st minute when Jocelin Roa buried a penalty kick—her fourth goal of the season and second successful penalty in as many attempts—to make it 2-0.
Stan State controlled much of the first half, outshooting East Bay 6–3 and earning a 2–1 edge in corner kicks while goalkeeper Zara Mujica made one save to preserve the two-goal lead heading into halftime.

Second Half
Cal State East Bay cut the deficit in the 62nd minute when Kella Folkerts converted off a rebound after a saved penalty kick, but the Warriors quickly answered. In the 74th minute, Kellyann Rodriguez scored her third goal of the season—her second game-winner—assisted by Aliah Avila, who notched her team-leading seventh assist of the year.

East Bay pulled one back in the 83rd minute through Rachel Mull, assisted by Mika Sayfurahman, but the Warrior defense held firm in the closing minutes to secure the 3-2 victory.

Warrior Notables
• Johnston, Roa, and Rodriguez each scored for Stan State.
• Avila picked up her seventh assist of the season and now ranks tied for sixth in program history with 17 career assists.
• Sousa recorded her fourth assist of the year on Johnston's opening goal.
• Roa's penalty kick was her fourth goal of the season and second converted PK.
• Rodriguez netted her third goal of the season and team-leading second game-winning goal.
• Mujica made two saves in goal for her 11th win of the season.
• The Warriors outshot East Bay 13–9 and held a 3–2 advantage in corner kicks.
• Stan State has now won five straight matches and six of its last seven.
• The Warriors' 11 victories are their most since 2019, when they finished 15-6, and mark the 14th time under head coach Gabriel Bolton that the program has recorded at least 10 wins in a season.

Up Next
Stan State (11-4-4) advances to face No. 2 seed Chico State in the CCAA Tournament semifinals on Friday, Nov. 14, at 4:30 p.m. at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside, Calif. The teams met earlier this season on Oct. 24 in Turlock, where Chico State earned a 2-1 win. The winner of Friday's semifinal will play the winner of Match 4 between Cal Poly Pomona and the Cal Poly Humboldt/Cal State San Bernardino winner in Sunday's CCAA Championship for the conference's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship.

2025 CCAA Women's Soccer Tournament Presented by FloCollege
at Cardinale Stadium, Cal State Monterey Bay – Seaside, Calif.

Friday, Nov. 14 – Semifinals
Match 3: #2 Chico State vs. #3 Stanislaus State, 4:30 p.m.
Match 4: #1 Cal Poly Pomona vs. Winner of #5 Cal Poly Humboldt / #4 Cal State San Bernardino, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 16 – Championship
Match 5: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4, 3 p.m.