POMONA -- Cal State LA's women's soccer team showed some admirable resiliency in a well-deserved tie at Cal Poly Pomona on Sunday in Pomona.
The Golden Eagles found themselves trailing midway through the first half after surrendering a penalty kick goal, but weathered the storm and came back to earn a 2-2 draw in a California Collegiate Athletic Association contest at Kellogg Field. Cal State LA (3-1-2, 1-0-1) earned four points in the opening week of conference play (three points for a win, one for a tie) on the road against two CCAA Championship Tournament teams from a year ago.
Paulina Chaidez scored her seventh goal of the season to give the Golden Eagles a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute, but Cal Poly Pomona (5-1-1, 1-0-1) got a tying goal from Amanda Duran in the 22nd minute and a go-ahead goal on a penalty kick by Daisy Duran in the 25th minute.
Cal State LA trailed at halftime, 2-1, despite being out-shot, 13-5, in the opening 45 minutes an d the Golden Eagles began to assert themselves in the second period. A shot by Chaidez was blocked and an attempt by
Victoria Arredondo went wide in the 59th minute, but Cal State LA kept the pressure on and tied the game on a Cal Poly Pomona own goal in the 61st minute.
The Golden Eagles had some chances in the latter stages of the second half and
Ashli Villalobos and
Holly Abdelkader had shots saved by Ricki Ives in the 76th and 80th minutes.
The Golden Eagles then kept their poise as Cal Poly Pomona started the first overtime period with a corner kick and five unsuccessful shots. Chaidez sent a shot wide in the 99th minute for the Golden Eagles.
Cal State LA had the only two shots in the second overtime, but could not get the game-winner.
Chaidez led the way with four shots for the Golden Eagles, while Abdelkader had two shots.
Adriana Maldonado had five saves for Cal State LA, while Ives had four for the Broncos.
Cal Poly Pomona had a 23-12 advantage in shots for the game, but only a 10-9 edge following the first half.
Cal State LA will return to action with a home conference game against Cal State San Marcos on Friday at 4:30 p.m.
