Wednesday, August 11
San Luis Obispo, CA
6:00 PM
2
vs
1
Fresno State (Exhibition)
Cal Poly Edges Fresno State in Wednesday Exhibition, 2-1
8/11/2021 8:24:00 PM | Women's Soccer
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Sophomore forward Nikki Trucco opened Wednesday's scoring with a 10th-minute strike and a 45th-minute Fresno State own goal stood as the difference as the Cal Poly women's soccer program edged the Bulldogs in an exhibition matchup at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 2-1.
Trucco, who also scored in Cal Poly's 4-0 exhibition victory at Westmont (Aug. 7), took a cross from sophomore forward Olivia Ortiz (above) and fired past Fresno State goalkeeper Valentina Vivas to hand Cal Poly the 1-0, 10th-minute advantage.
Cal Poly forced the eventual decisive goal 42 seconds before the break as a failed clearance from Fresno State freshman defender Haley Espinoza crossed the Bulldog goal line for a 2-0 Mustangs lead.
Fresno State pulled its lone goal back in the 86th minute with midfielder Kassandra Ceja drawing a penalty before converting to halve Cal Poly's lead.
Following the program's annual Green versus White intrasquad match on Saturday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m., Cal Poly opens the 2021 regular season with a Thursday, Aug. 19 home meeting against No. 24 Stanford. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Trucco, who also scored in Cal Poly's 4-0 exhibition victory at Westmont (Aug. 7), took a cross from sophomore forward Olivia Ortiz (above) and fired past Fresno State goalkeeper Valentina Vivas to hand Cal Poly the 1-0, 10th-minute advantage.
Cal Poly forced the eventual decisive goal 42 seconds before the break as a failed clearance from Fresno State freshman defender Haley Espinoza crossed the Bulldog goal line for a 2-0 Mustangs lead.
Fresno State pulled its lone goal back in the 86th minute with midfielder Kassandra Ceja drawing a penalty before converting to halve Cal Poly's lead.
Following the program's annual Green versus White intrasquad match on Saturday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m., Cal Poly opens the 2021 regular season with a Thursday, Aug. 19 home meeting against No. 24 Stanford. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
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