The No. 25 Cal State Fullerton women's soccer team notched three unassisted
goals on the evening as four different Titans found the back of the net
in a 4-1 Big West Conference victory over the visiting Idaho Vandals on
Friday night at Titan Stadium.
Cal State Fullerton improved to 9-1-1 overall on the season, 3-0 in Big
West Conference action while Idaho fell to 2-7-3 overall, 0-2-1 in league
play.
The Titans held a 27-8 advantage in shots, 17-4 in shots on goal.
The victory extended Cal State Fullerton's unbeaten streak to seven matches
-- just one short of tying the school record of eight set back during
the 1996 season. The win also lengthened the Titans' home winning streak
to 12 consecutive matches.
Cal State Fullerton struck first in the 16th minute when junior Nicole
Mularkey (Long Beach, Calif.) stole the ball in the Idaho half of
the field and busted through two defenders. Her shot from about 25 yards
out towards the far post hit the underside of the crossbar before bouncing
past the line for the 1-0 lead.
The score remained that way for the remainder of the half and into the
second period until senior Kim
Houg (Upland, Calif.) drilled home her third goal of the season, taking
a pretty through ball from freshman Erin
Shelton (Rialto, Calif.) and firing far post for a 2-0 lead.
The Titans made it 3-0 in the 61st minute, as sophomore Vanessa
Valentine (Encinitas, Calif.) scored off a rebound of a Houg shot
in the box which was saved at the goal line by a Vandal defender.
Idaho finally got on the board in the 81st minute when Jennifer Kiebel
converted on a penalty kick when her teammate was taken down in the box.
Fullerton got the goal back eight minutes later as freshman Kandace
Wilson (Walnut, Calif.) stole the ball at midfield and sprinted past
the lone Idaho defender, juked to right and fired past the diving goalkeeper
into a wide open net to make it 4-1.
Valentine's goal in the second half marked the 12th different Titan player
to score a goal this season.
The Titans return to action on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 13) at 1 p.m. as
they play host to Utah State in Big West Conference action at Titan Stadium.
