ALAMEDA, Calif.--- Alexi Ochoa and
Karissa Franco each scored their first collegiate goals,
Mandy Thao assisted on both scores and
Zara Mujica recorded her fourth shutout of the season as Stan State defeated Cal State East Bay 2-0 Sunday afternoon at the Oakland Roots Practice Facility. The Warriors improved to 5-3-2 overall and 4-2 in the CCAA with 12 conference points and sit in second place in the conference standings, two points behind Cal State San Bernardino.
First Half
Cal State East Bay, which fell to 2-7-1 overall and 1-4-1 in the CCAA, generated the first scoring opportunities of the afternoon, but Mujica kept the Pioneers off the board. She stopped Kella Folkerts' attempt in the seventh minute and later made a save on Kaylie McKee in the 31st minute.
The Warriors broke through in the 29th minute. Ochoa finished a play set up by
Olivia Maragos and Thao at the 28:13 mark, giving Stan State a 1-0 advantage. The goal was the first of Ochoa's collegiate career, while Thao picked up her second assist as a Warrior.
Stan State took the 1-0 advantage into halftime despite East Bay holding a 5-3 edge in shots. Mujica made two saves in the opening 45 minutes to preserve the lead.
Second Half
Stan State's attack picked up after halftime as the Warriors recorded 10 of their 13 shots in the second half.
Kyndra Obermeyer put an attempt on goal in the 56th minute before
Aliah Avila forced East Bay goalkeeper Yvette Torres into saves in the 73rd and 76th minutes.
The Warriors then earned four corner kicks in a span of just over five minutes. On the final one, Franco scored her first collegiate goal in the 78th minute off an assist from Thao to double Stan State's advantage to 2-0. It was Thao's second assist of the afternoon and the third of her Warrior career.
Stan State continued to pressure the Pioneers after the goal. Avila put another attempt on frame in the 82nd minute as the Warriors finished the second half with a 10-6 advantage in shots.
The Warriors finished the match with a 13-11 edge in shots and a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal. Both teams earned seven corner kicks. Mujica stopped all three East Bay shots on goal to secure the shutout.
Warrior Notables
- Stan State improved to 5-3-2 overall and 4-2 in the CCAA with 12 conference points.
- The Warriors sit in second place in the CCAA, two points behind Cal State San Bernardino, which improved to 4-0-2 with 14 points following its 2-1 victory at UC Merced on Sunday.
- Ochoa's game-winning goal was the first goal of her collegiate career.
- Franco's second-half goal was the first of her collegiate career.
- Thao recorded two assists in the match. They were her third and fourth assists as a Warrior and fourth and fifth of her collegiate career.
- Maragos recorded her third assist of the season on Ochoa's game-winning goal.
- Mujica recorded three saves for her fourth shutout of the season and the 10th of her Stan State career. Mujica ranks eighth in program history in career shutouts and is two behind Alyssa Herrman (2015-19) and Amanda Leal (2021), who are tied for sixth with 12.
- Mujica earned her 15th career victory in goal.
- Mujica's three saves increased her career total to 114, which ranks eighth in Stan State history. She is one save behind Alyssa Herrman (2015-19), who ranks seventh with 115.
- Stan State held a 10-6 advantage in second-half shots and finished with a 13-11 edge for the match.
- Avila put all three of her shots on goal.
Up Next
Stan State remains on the road Friday, Oct. 9, when the Warriors face San Francisco State at noon at Cox Stadium in San Francisco. The Warriors return to Warrior Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 11, to host UC Merced at 2 p.m. Stan State then hosts No. 5 Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m.
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