Women's Soccer Regains Scoring Touch, Beat LAVC

Olivia Aguilar, in a game from last week, scored one of PCC's goals in a 4-1 win at LA Valley College on Friday (photo by Michael Watkins).
Olivia Aguilar, in a game from last week, scored one of PCC's goals in a 4-1 win at LA Valley College on Friday (photo by Michael Watkins).

The current Pasadena City College women's soccer team probably didn't want to know how long it had been since the last Lancers goal in a road game. It was approaching 500 consecutive minutes of playing time and 23 months of actual time when Angie Alvarado launched a corner kick that curved into the net for a PCC goal 6:16 into Friday's non-conference game at Los Angeles Valley College.

The goal was the first this season on the road after four shutout defeats and it ignited the Lancers to a 4-1 win. Three minutes into the second half, Bertha Guzman scored on a penalty goal for what proved to be the game-winning goal.

Devin Zamora gave a perfect pass to a waiting Olivia Aguilar near the far post as Aguilar made it 3-0 at the 57-minute mark. Leading 3-1, Gabby Morales fed Zamora who beat a LAVC defender, ripping a shot into the upper part of the net to cap the scoring with 13 minutes remaining. 

PCC upped its record to 2-5 in Terryn Soelberg's first road victory as Lancers head coach. 

On Tuesday, Sept. 21, Pasadena hosts Norco College in a 4 p.m. non-conference game at Robinson Stadium.