Women’s soccer team falls at home against Long Beach City College
EC forward Nalleli Mendoza (No.11) battles for the ball against Long Beach City College at home on Friday, Oct. 26. She is wearing a mask because her nose was broken in a previous match. Photo credit: Jack Kan
The El Camino College women’s soccer team played against Long Beach City College for the second time this season, as they took a 3-1 loss at home on Friday, Oct. 26.
They are now on an eight-game losing streak.
Starting the first half, EC’s forward, Nalleli Mendoza, scored in the 23rd minute, helping the Warriors take the lead.
However, the Vikings didn’t need much time to catch up as they scored their first goal in the 24th minute by midfielder Suhei Castillo, helping them tie at 1 before the half.
In the second half, the Vikings scored twice within a six-minute span, one being a penalty kick in the 50th minute by forward, Quinn Trowbridge, and the second goal in the 56th minute by forward, Brittany Caudillo.
“After playing a strong first half against a quality team, poor defending resulted in us gifting Long Beach two goals early in the second half which ended up being the difference between the teams,” EC head coach John Britton said.
The Warriors are 4-12 overall and will host their next game against LA Harbor College on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m.
![Players from the El Camino College mens soccer team surround and cheer on Melvyn Perez-Cortez, No. 13, after he scored a goal against Orange Coast College in the 48th minute of the match at Murdock Stadium on Tuesday, Nov. 26. “At halftime we had a speech with the coach and he said to ‘come out strong’ and that’s what we did and it benefited us a lot and [the game] went in our favor,” Perez-Cortez said. Rosemary Montalvo/The Union](https://eccunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ND5_9869-475x317.jpg)
