Women's Soccer impressive in season opening match

The FLC women's soccer team picked up where they left off last year, laying waste to a talented Lassen College team on Saturday night at Falcon Field, 7-0.  Just last year Lassen was undefeated in the Golden Valley Conference at 10-0 and went to the CCCAA state playoffs with a 15-6 record.  Bu the Falcons wasted no time showing they mean business in 2016 as sophomore Leily Ghods scored the fastest goal in FLC history when she took a pass from Allie Miller, made one cut and calmly knocked it to the far post in the 27^th second of play!  It was all Falcons from there, as Ghods scored again in the 7^th minute when Keionna Claypoole's shot rebounded off the Lassen keeper for an easy tap in.  Ghods returned the favor in the 15^th minute when she found Claypool open near the goal for a 3-0 lead.  Sophomore Paty Navarro got in on the action in the 39^th minute when she juked and jived her way past a stunned defender, then sent it past the goalkeeper as well.  In the final minute before halftime, freshman Breanna Brumet took a nifty pass from sophomore Hannah O'Donnell and made it 5-0 Falcons.  The Falcons continued to dominate the second half with goals by Jackie Kittredge and Hannah O'Donnell, both assisted by freshman Paige Verneuille, in the 70^th and 72^nd minute.  Falcon goalkeepers Amber Hall and Valerie Ovordnikov combined for the shutout.

The women will continue their non-conference schedule tomorrow (Tues Aug 30) when they travel to Marysville to take on old BVC rival Yuba College at 6:00 pm.  They won's play at FLC again until they host American River on September 23.