On the heels of winning their 12th consecutive South Coast Conference championship, the Cerritos College women's soccer team has been seeded #4 for the upcoming Southern California Regional Playoffs. The Falcons (18-1-1), the five-time defending CCCAA State Champions, will open defense of their title on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. when they host #13-seeded San Diego Mesa College. The Olympians (14-4-2) were the champions of the Pacific Coast Conference South Division for the fifth season in a row and are riding a four-game winning streak, while they are 7-0-1 in their last eight games. Cerritos has won their last 14 games, with the last six being shutouts.
The winner of the game will play next Tuesday against the winner of the #5-Chaffey game against #12-seeded Southwestern College.
Cerritos is led by freshman Mia Ramirez (Torrance HS), who is second in the state with 25 goals, while sophomore Itzel Ballesteros (Maywood Academy HS) is tied for the state lead with 23 assists, to go along with her 12 goals. As a team, the Falcons has had 16 different players score goals and average 4.4 goals a game, which is sixth in the state, with freshman goalkeeper Deisy Rodriguez (Katella HS) 17-0-1 on the year and has allowed only three goals all season. She has been a part of 13 shutouts, including seven full-game shutouts.
As for San Diego Mesa, they are led offensively by the tandem of Madison Cosgrove (11 goals) and Ana Sofia Solis (11 goals), while 18 total players have scored at least one goal on the year. Goalkeeper Lillian Hill has seen most of the action in net for the Olympians and has allowed just five goals in 17 games and has been a part of 12 shutouts.
Tickets for the game will be $12 for General Admission and $8 for students with school ID, college staff, senior citizens and children under 12.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS
Play-in Games - Thursday, November 16
#17 Antelope Valley (9-5-4) @ #16 MiraCosta (12-7-2)
#18 Grosmont (13-6-3) @ #15 Los Angeles Pierce (12-5-3)
#19 Ventura (9-11-2) @ #14 Fullerton (11-6-3)
Round 1 - Saturday, November 18
Antelope Valley/MiraCosta winner @ #1 Santa Barbara City (17-0-1)
#9 Santa Monica (15-3-2) @ #8 Orange Coast (12-5-4)
#13 San Diego Mesa (14-4-2) @ #4 Cerritos (18-1-1)
#12 Southwestern (17-1-4) @ #5 Chaffey (17-4-0)
Grossmont/Los Angeles Pierce winner @ #2 College of the Canyons (17-2-0)
#10 Cypress (12-5-3) @ #7 San Bernardino Valley (18-1-2)
Ventura/Fullerton winner @ #3 Rio Hondo (14-3-2)
#11 Saddleback (10-5-5) @ #6 Santiago Canyon (17-2-1)
January 20, 2018
W. Soccer: Trio of players receive their All-American awards
December 7, 2017
W. Soccer: Falcons have three named All-American
November 25, 2017
W. Soccer: State championship reign comes to an end
November 21, 2017
W. Soccer: Pair of first half goals powers Falcons in playoff win
November 18, 2017
W. Soccer: Defending champs advance with OT win
November 15, 2017
W. Soccer: Team sweeps divisional awards
November 14, 2017
W. Soccer: Cerritos seeded #4 for playoffs
November 11, 2017
W. Soccer: Win extends streak to 14 games in a row
November 9, 2017
W. Soccer: Falcons clinch division title with win
November 7, 2017
Cerritos soccer to host Operation Care Package
November 7, 2017
W. Soccer: Divisional title one win away for Falcons
November 3, 2017
W. Soccer: Shutout extends win streak to 11 games
October 31, 2017
W. Soccer: Stephanie Nava scores three times in win
October 27, 2017
W. Soccer: Trio of second half goals leads Falcons
October 24, 2017
W. Soccer: Weather and depth leads Falcons to win
October 20, 2017
W. Soccer: Early deficit doesn't faze Falcons in 3-1 win
October 17, 2017
W. Soccer: Mia Ramirez scores three times in win
October 13, 2017
W. Soccer: Victory over Mt. SAC extends win streak to five
October 6, 2017
W. Soccer: Itzel Ballesteros ties school record in win
October 3, 2017
W. Soccer: Offense puts nine on the board in win
September 29, 2017
W. Soccer: Falcons open divisional play with win
September 24, 2017
W. Soccer: Cerritos rebounds after first home loss in five years
September 20, 2017
W. Soccer: Home loss first in five years for the Falcons
September 19, 2017
W. Soccer: Team to honor 2007 state championship team
September 15, 2017
W. Soccer: Cerritos remains unbeaten after win
September 12, 2017
W. Soccer: First home game yields 7-1 win
September 10, 2017
W. Soccer: Falcons put four on the board in shutout win
September 7, 2017
W. Soccer: Team held scoreless in draw
August 29, 2017
W. Soccer: Cerritos explodes for 11 goals in season opener