EL Tuesday November 28, 2017
RIO HONDO COLLEGE NEWSPAPER est. 1964 Serving the Rio Hondo Community
Volume 55 Issue 13
Regional Semi-Final Game Marks the End of Lady Roadrunners’ Season
ALEX RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer
alexis.rodriguez7226@my.riohondo.edu
The Rio Hondo Lady Roadrunners soccer team faced off in an intense match against Santiago Canyon College Tuesday, November 21 in the SoCal regional semi-finals. Both teams battled tirelessly, and with frustration as they tried to score to get ahead of one another at Rio Hondo College. As soon as the first half of the game got underway, Santiago Canyon pressured down Rio Hondo’s defense, keeping the ball on the other half of the field in Rio Hondo territory. Rio Hondo’s defense was being careful, keeping a steady mind, so no foul would be committed inside the penalty zone, or anywhere near the goal to prevent Santiago Canyon to score. The Lady Roadrunners had great opportunities during the first half of the game with team captain Madison Mader leading the team. She had good opportunities to score goals, but Santiago Canyon keeper Siera Pedroza was great at guarding her net. Rio Hondo was working as a team towards the end of the first half, acquiring a few chances to score but still
ALEX RODRIGUEZ//EL PAISANO NEWS Natalia Magana (25) of Rio Hondo sprints passed the Santiago Canyon defender in Tuesday night’s home loss.
ALEX RODRIGUEZ//EL PAISANO NEWS Team doctors check on Rio Lady Marissa Morales (20) who appeared to injure her back.
came up short. A minute into the second half of the game, Santiago Canyon’s April Gonzalez scored a goal with an assist by Cassie Soto, giving them the 1-0 lead. Rio Hondo tried to respond quickly after, hoping for a tie, but stopped rushing their play as time went on. During the middle of the match, Rio Hondo began suffering injuries. Marissa Morales was taken out of the game, and she was not the only one. Shortly after, another Lady Roadrunner left them game because of an injury. The Lady Roadrunners failed to score against Santiago Canyon, resulting in the end of Rio Hondo’s season. The Lady Roadrunners finish the season with an overall record of 15-4-2. Rio Hondo team captain Madison Mader thought there could have been improvements throughout the game. “My team, I feel like, put it all on the field, but we didn’t get the results we wanted” said Mader. It was disappointing that the Lady Roadrunners didn’t make the final, but that will not stop them from coming back strong next season.
ALEX RODRIGUEZ//EL PAISANO NEWS Rio team captain Madison Mader did all she could to try to get her team on the board.