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Following a loss to Mt. San Jacinto Friday, the PCC women’s soccer team bounced back with a huge 5-2 win Tuesday over Glendale at Robinson Stadium.

The Lancers looked out of it at kick-off and Glendale scored early on in the first half. This seemed to have woken the Lancers up and they looked like a completely different team the rest of the game.

The Lancers equalized with a beautiful goal by freshman forward Sandra Ambrosio, but a draw was the farthest thing from their mind after losing Friday. The Lancers wanted this win, and it showed.

Just before the half ended, defender Michelle Morales and the Lancers got the go-ahead goal.

The Lancers hoped to go into the second half with the same confidence in attacking the net.

Co-captain Rachel Schroeder opened up the scoring in the second half giving the Lancers the insurance goal they needed to secure this win.

Schroeder nearly secured a brace on the evening, but her shot from outside the box late in the second half hit the crossbar.

The Lancers didn’t let up following Schroeder’s goal.

The net seemed to look like ten times bigger to the Lancers and Leila Farazdaghi made a good game into a blowout.

But even with the Lancers’ three-goal cushion, Glendale was looking to attempt an almost impossible comeback. With less than 20 minutes on the clock, Glendale caught the defense sleeping and curled one in off the far post to decrease the deficit to two.

The Lancers weren’t taking any chances and forced the ball down the wings for another goal.

Some crafty footwork by Farazdaghi to beat the defender led to a cross in the box to a wide-open Elena Hueze. Hueze’s goal was the fifth and final of the game.

Coach Reggie Rivas was delighted with the way his team played.

“At halftime we talked about having high energy, high work rate and they came out and scored three more goals in the second half so I was very pleased,” said Rivas.

A large part of the win had to do with how well the Lancers spread the field. The wingers, Ani Hemelians and Leila Farazdaghi, were dominant throughout the game. Their pace was too much for Glendale to handle.

Rivas credits his coaching staff for the adjustment

“My coaches, coach Kyle and coach Heidi, both recommended putting Leila out on the wing which was a great change they saw,” said Rivas.

Farazdaghi echoed what coach Rivas had to say about the team’s stellar performance in the second half.

“In the beginning we were off to a rough start but after halftime we talked together and we came back and played a lot better,” said Farazdaghi.

While it was just a preseason game, Schroeder believes the team’s competitive nature had something to do with their opponent.

“We really wanted this win,” said Schroeder. “It was a cross-town rivalry at home and we had a decent crowd today so we definitely wanted to come away with the win.”

The Lancers play their final preseason game away against Fullerton College at 4 p.m.

 

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