Posted: Nov 15, 2024

Pasadena Captures SCC Women's Soccer Tourney Crown; Mt. SAC, Long Beach Are Division Champs

Pasadena wins the SCC Tournament title (photo by Richard Quinton).

Pasadena City College won its first title of any kind in South Coast Conference women's soccer history, capturing the SCC Tournament championship, 1-0, over Mt. San Antonio on Thursday at El Camino College.

Fittingly, it was SCC-leading scorer Charlie Gallardo using a give-and-go play with teammate Delilah Vazquez to knock in her 17th goal for the game-winner with a minute left before halftime. Goalie Francesca Agliolo saved a penalty kick attempt by Mt. SAC's Noely Rodriguez in the 12th minute and made seven saves overall to post PCC's 14th shutout of the season.

The state #2-ranked Lancers (18-1-1 overall) set a school record for most victories in a season and advanced to the tourney final thanks to a 1-0 win over Long Beach in the semifinals on Nov. 12.

State #8 Mt. SAC (14-5-3) saw an 11-game win streak and 13-game undefeated string stopped by PCC. The Mounties advanced to the tourney final as Brianna Bernal potted two goals in th team's 5-0 blanking over El Camino 5-0 in the semis.

THIRD PLACE FINAL: El Camino 1, Long Beach 1, ECC 3rd place on penalty kicks, 4-3: The Warriors (9-7-5) tied it in regulation on a goal by Julia Camacho in the 78th minute, then pulled out the penalty kick shootout with a goal by Catherine Curwood-Wagner in the team's final fifth attempt. LBCC (11-4-5) led the shootout, 3-2, but Kayle Garcia tied it for ECC before the Vikings rang two posts on their last two attempts. Long Beach was paced by Lorena Moreno, who scored the only regulation goal in the 20th minute, and also netted one in the PK.

Note--The SCC Tournament is not a winner-take-all format for the conference division titles that are decided by the 9-game SCC regular schedule.

Mt. San Antonio collected its third consecutive SCC North Division title with an undefeated 9-0 run against all conference squads. It was the 10th in the program's SCC history. The state #8-Mounties most important victory was handing Pasadena its only conference loss, 3-0, in the South Coast opener on Oct. 8.

Long Beach earned its third straight SCC South Division title and 10th in the conference's history with a 6-2-1 record. It's 1-0 win over Cerritos in the SCC opener on Oct. 8 proved to be the difference as the Falcons (6-3) finished just one standings point behind the Vikings.

LBCC, ranked #19 in the state, started out conference play with a 7-game undefeated streak.

SCC Tournament Place Games, Nov. 12

FIFTH PLACE FINAL: Tie-Cerritos 0, Rio Hondo 0, Falcons 5th Place on penalty kicks, 4-3: Cerritos goalie Alexis Bakalar made two saves in the PK round of five attempts and Genesis Mendoza clinched the team's placing with a goal in the final round. Opposing goalie Isabel Maldonado made seven saves for the official regulation shutout for the Roadrunners.

SEVENTH PLACE FINAL: LA Harbor 3, Compton 1--Jennifer Gallardo broke a 1-1 tie with a goal two minutes before halftime and then assisted on Alexia Leon's second-half goal to lift the Seahawks. Sylvana Santos scored Compton's goal.

NINTH PLACE FINAL: Los Angeles City 3, East Los Angeles 0--Tanya Leal, Elayna Garcia and Abigail Rodrigues all netted goals in the Cubs shutout of the Huskies.

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SOUTH COAST TEAMS TO QUALIFY FOR POSTSEASON

In the power points ratings that determine seeding for the upcoming Southern California Regional Playoffs, Pasadena is #2 (and in the state) at 2.54, followed by Mt. SAC at #6 (2.2477), Long Beach at #14 (1.985), and El Camino at #17 (1.8190). With 24 teams making the playoffs, Cerritos is currently on the outside looking in at #25 (1.660). West LA was in 24th position at 1.6643.

However, with 12 matches played throughout the region on Nov. 15, the ratings will likely change, affecting seed positions.

The playoff seedings will be announced by the 3C2A by Monday.

Release by Robert Lewis, SCC SID