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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
Fullerton steals win with last second goal Liliana Marquez Staff Writer
The men’s soccer team slipped to its third defeat of the season as Brian Jaquez’s last minute goal for Fullerton College broke a 2-2 tie after an intense game last Friday at Weingart Stadium. An excited Fullerton bench jumped onto the field to celebrate their teammate’s goal to the amazement of the ELAC players, coaching staff and supporters. Just seconds after the final whistle echoed throughout the stadium, the Huskies were left frustrated and disappointed with the loss. The last game before the start of conference play will be this Friday on the road against Southwestern College at 3 p.m. Husky Hector Aguilar, who scored ELAC’s first goal, said that for him, the result was unfair. Aguilar scored a game-tying goal seven minutes after Fullerton’s Andres Muñiz opened the score. “We had a good performance. It was just bad luck. That’s the way soccer works. I believe it was unfair that they scored at the last minute because we were fighting hard to get the win,” Aguilar said in Spanish. It was after the equalizer scored by Aguilar when the game’s intensity began to increase. About 10 minutes before halftime, Juan Gallegos scored his first goal as a Husky from a free kick, turning the momentum to ELAC’s favor. “It was great to see how our supporters reacted after I scored. The goal was crucial at the time because we took the lead. I asked my teammate to allow me to take the shot. I felt confident. I knew I was going to score and I did,” Gallegos said in Spanish. Fullerton didn’t give up. Twenty
Women’s Volleyball The Huskies went 1-2 as they traveled to Imperial Valley College to participate in a round robin volleyball tournament. The only win of the tournament came against Cuyamaca College which started the season with 0-3 record. ELAC will look to improve on their 1-4 record as they travel to Los Angeles Mission College this Friday to face the Eagles at 6 p.m.
Cross Country Laura Aceves established herself as a top runner in the state by taking eighth place at the Southern California Preview hosted by College of the Canyons last Friday. The men’s team ran without their two top runners Gonzalo Ceja, who had an injury and Kris Chacon, who had to work. Also scoring for the Huskies were Lupe Yanez, Ruby Padilla, Briana Lewis and Annai Jimenez. Aceves will have time to rest as the team’s next meet is the Biola Invitational at Irvine Park on September 26.
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Men’s Wrestling The wrestling program will begin its season today in the men’s gym at 6 p.m. They will compete among each other in the Green & White Dual. ELAC wrestling will have a busy week as they will head to Mt. San Antonio College to compete in the Mt. SAC Dual Tournament this Friday and Saturday.
Water Polo After losing two straight matches this weekend at the Saddleback Invitational, the Huskies (now 0-3) will head to Pasadena City College to face the Lancers today at 5:15 p.m.
GOAL IN MIND— ELAC’s Hector Aguilar receives a pass from teammate Dean Ramos, leading to ELAC’s first goal of the game last Friday against Fullerton College Weingart Stadium. minutes after the start of the second half, Manuel Gonzalez-Nuñez appeared to send the ball in making the score 2-2. The Huskies kept fighting to score the winning goal while giving their best to stop Fullerton from scoring. “We were rough at the beginning, but we finished strong toward the end. We deserved the win for the way we played until the last minute. It was a team effort,” Fullerton’s Head Coach Alex Perez said. ELAC’s Aguilar, who just arrived to Los Angeles from Honduras, said that playing soccer here is different than the way it’s played there, but he feels excited to be part of the team. “I’ve been working hard. The
soccer level played here is different than the one we play in our country. You can basically do anything you want when you play there, but not here. There are rules here, and those rules have to be respected,” Aguilar said. ELAC’s goalkeeper Salvador Falcon, who played his second game as a Husky, said that having the crowd to support them was important for them. “We played really well. We started the game the way we should had. We let the goals go to our head. At the end Fullerton played well and they wanted it more than we did,” Falcon said regarding ELAC’s performance.
Football stumbles at Santa Barbara David Rios and Diego Linares Staff Writers Head Coach Steve Mojarro was back on the sidelines last Saturday as they failed to stop Santa Barbara City College in a 47-10 loss. “We went out there and played a tough team. They were really good -- well coached,” Mojarro said as he returned to his team. After a scoreless first quarter, ELAC got on the scoreboard in the second quarter by driving downfield
on a 14-play 76-yard drive resulting in a 40-yard field goal by kicker Gustavo Ornelas. ELAC wide receiver Joshua Taylor made the game competitive while catching a 66-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Gilberto Rivera in the second quarter. “The kids played their hearts out and that’s all we can ask from our kids. We just have to put them in better situations,” Mojarro said. Husky quarterback Rivera threw an interception returned for a 35-yard pick-six by Vaquero
cornerback Zack Arnell (which was Rivera’s second pick-six thrown in two consecutive games) to end the second quarter and close out the first half. The Vaquero defense got in on the action again as linebacker Nevin Morgan recovered a fumble and returned it for a 72-yard touchdown. The Vaqueros dominated the second half of play shutting out the Husky offense in the second half. Santa Barbara went on to score 28 points in the second quarter and 19 in the third in rout of the Huskies.
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