Falcon women advance to Regional Final with win over Clovis

For the first time since 2017, the FLC women have advanced to Round 3 of the CCCAA regional Playoffs!  With an exciting 2-0 victory over Clovis, the Falcons are once again headed to the NorCal Regional Finals.  Tuesday night's game was between two evenly-matched teams and the scoreless first half reaffirmed their equality.  Twenty minutes into the second half, Falcon midfielder Mia Solorio Smith found forward Avery Pieri open just beyond midfield, and Pieri dribbled toward the box until the keeper committed, at which point Pieri sent a shot into the net for the game's first score.  Just five minutes later, Pieri was again attacking the left side, only this time she chipped the ball over the last defender.  Forward Taylor Curtis timed her jump-volley perfect for the prettiest Falcon goal of the season, making it 2-0.  The rest was up to the Falcon defense, which had been tough all night and continued to rise to the occasion.  Defender Cassandra Herrman had another superb game protecting her goalkeeper, repeatedly clearing the ball to the other half of the field and generally harassing Clovis attackers. 

By virtue of their victory over #5 Clovis, the #4 seeded Falcons will have at least one more game in 2021.    However, instead of traveling to Stockton to play the #1 team in California (Big 8 champion Delta) as expected, the Falcons will play Fresno City at Falcon Stadium on Saturday evening!  The  #8 seeded Rams pulled off a shocker on Saturday when they tied Delta, then advanced on Penalty Kicks 5-4.  The Falcons (15-1-5) will host the Rams (16-2-5) at Falcon Stadium at 6:00 pm on Saturday, with the winner advancing to the State Championship Final Four on December 3.

Reminder: Ticket prices for the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) postseason game are $12 for general admission and $8 for all identified students, faculty, staff, senior citizens age 60 and over, and children under 12 years old.