COLUMBUS, Ohio – Though the season had its ups and downs, the Cal State-San Marcos Cougar women's soccer peaked at the right time, and that culminated in the squad defeating Ohio Dominican to win its second-consecutive A.I.I. Conference Championship on Saturday.

The game was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation and two overtimes, but the third-seeded Cougars prevailed over top-seeded Ohio Dominican when in the ensuing shootout, the latter's fifth shot was stopped by the crossbar. Cal State-San Marcos won the shootout, 4-3.  more

A scoreless deadlock was broken in the 55^th minute, as Lucia Asbury got the Cougars on the board first. But the Panthers, whose play absolutely lived up to their seeding, got the equalizer in the 75^th minute when Jennifer Holton (Fr./Johnstown, OH) finished a cross from Sierra Patterson (So./Brecksville, OH).

The score would persist through regulation and overtime, putting the Cougars in a familiar situation. Facing Simon Fraser in last year's A.I.I. championship game, CSUSM earned the conference title by winning in a shootout.

Ohio Dominican took an early 3-1 lead after Slone Fleak (So./Sunbury, OH), Katie Newton (Sr./Brecksville, OH) and Melanie Marx (Fr./Reynoldsburg, OH) connected on their penalty kicks. The Cougar goalkeeper Kaycee Gunion saved the Panthers fourth and when ODU's final attempt hit the crossbar the Cougars earned their second straight trip to the NAIA National Tournament.          

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Simon Fraser University 's Colin Streckmann and Ohio Dominican's Sierra Patterson are the NAIA Association of Independent Institutions (AII) Male and Female Athletes of the Week, for the week ending October 26, 2009.

A senior men's soccer player from Burnaby, British Columbia, Streckmann registered five points, scoring two goals while adding an assist in SFU's 5-1 win over A.I.I. rival Embry-Riddle this past week. With the win, Streckmann and his teammates improved to 13-3 on the year, and are currently ranked fifth in the NAIA.   more

A sophomore forward from Broadview Heights, Ohio, Patterson scored four goals last week, including a hat-trick against Urbana University. ODU finished the week 2-0, improving to 11-3-2 on the season, and are now ranked 24th in the NAIA.

Ohio Dominican finished their regular season this past week with a 2-1 win over former AMC rival Walsh University. The Panthers will now set their sights on the Association of Independent Institutions Conference Tournament which begins the week of November 10^th in Phoenix, Arizona.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 25^th ranked Ohio Dominican women's soccer team concluded their regular season schedule on Saturday evening under the lights of Panther Field with a very physical 2-1 win over the Cavaliers of Walsh University. The Panthers battled their way to their 11^th win of the season and sixth win on their home turf.

Ohio Dominican found their offense early in the opening half when Sierra Patterson (So., Brecksville, OH) collected an offering from Jennifer Holton, (Fr., Johnstown, OH) beating the keeper in the 8^th minute for an early 1-0 lead. Walsh's defensive third and goalkeeping helped to keep the game close as they turned away the remaining scoring threats from ODU to trail 1-0 at the half time break.  more

The Panthers maintained their 1-0 lead midway through the second half when Molly Martin scored on an unassisted goal to tie the game at 1-1. With the game remaining knotted for the next 20 minutes, the Panthers continued to apply pressure, controlling the possession and midfield play. Becky Williams (So., Parma Heights, OH) gave the Panthers a 2-1 lead in the 89^th minute off an assist from Patterson to seal the victory for the hosts and give them an unbeaten season at Panther Field.

The Panthers out shot the Cavaliers in the game 19-6 and Ohio Dominican's Aimee Simonet (Jr., New Albany, OH) recorded four saves in the home victory.

The Panthers will now set their sights on the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) post season tournament as they will look to qualify for their second consecutive NAIA National Tournament appearance.