SEASIDE—Korie Bozart's 28
th-minute banger gave the Chico State women's soccer team the lead. Bozart and her fellow defenders proceeded to make that lead stood in a 1-0 victory at Cal State Monterey Bay Friday afternoon at the Otter Sports Complex.
This marks the first time in the history of the program the Wildcats (3-0-4 overall and 2-0-1 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association) have gone unbeaten through their first seven matches.
Nadiah Martinez's corner kick was headed out of the box by an Otters defender, but Bozart pounced on in and ripped a shot into the right upper-V from just ouside of the 18-yard box for her first goal of the season and the sixth of her career.
Defenders Bozart, Abbie Jones, and Jamie Ikeda played all 90 minutes, along with midfielder Sarah Emigh and goalkeeper Brenna Meier, helping to limit Cal State Monterey Bay to five shots on goal and produce the Wildcats fourth shutout of the season.
Senior goalkeeper Brenna Meier
logged her third shutout in five
starts this season.
The Wildcats have allowed only three goals in their first seven matches of the season. They entered the weekend ranked 24
th in the nation with a goals-against average of 0.429. Meier made five saves in improving to 2-0-3 with three shutouts as a starter.
Cal State Monterey Bay dipped to 2-4-0 overall and 0-3-0 in the CCAA.
The Wildcats finished with a 14-11 edge in shots, including an 11-5 discrepancy in shots on goal. They also earned seven corner kicks to Cal State Monterey Bay's three.
Jordan Doukakis led the way with four shots (all on goal), while Bozart, Susanna Garcia, and Brielynn Tovani took two shots on goal apiece.
Chico State has now won five of the last six matchups against Cal State Monterey Bay and 20 of 23 overall.
The Wildcats will be back in action Sunday in a nationally-televised match at Cal State East Bay in Hayward. The 2 p.m. kickoff will be carried by Eleven Sports Network USA, which is available on national cable systems such as DIREC TV (channel 623), AT&T U-verse (channel 1665), and Verizon Fios (channel 597). Eleven Sports can be found on various other cable and OTT providers such as Google Fiber 251, RCN 571, Atlantic Broadband 501, and Hawaiian Telcom 1091. According to the company, Eleven Sports is available in 55 million homes.
A live stream of the match is also available online and will be available for video on demand viewing one hour after its completion.
