Cal State L.A. Athletics

TURLOCK – Cal State L.A.’s men’s soccer team discovered the third time was not the charm Friday night in a California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament semi-final match. The Golden Eagles allowed a first-half goal to Sonoma State and lost to the Seawolves, 1-0, at Warrior Stadium on the campus of Cal State Stanislaus. Cal State L.A. (17-3-1) lost in a semi-final conference match to Sonoma State (14-3-4) for the third straight year.

TURLOCK – Cal State L.A.’s women’s soccer team made a first-half goal from Liz Franco stand up in an opening-round game of the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament. Franco’s 10^th goal of the season in the 29^th minute was the only scoring in the Golden Eagles’ 1-0 win over Chico State Friday in Cal State Stanislaus’ Warrior Stadium. Cal State L.A. will play Cal State Dominguez Hills for the conference championship on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

WALNUT CREEK – Cal State L.A.’s women’s soccer team made its mark on the California Collegiate Athletic Association all-conference team announced on Thursday. Liz Franco, Amanda Matthews, Ann Marie Tangorra and Head Coach Chris Chamides all earned top awards from the conference in voting done by the conference coaches. Cal State L.A. won the CCAA South Division for the first time in the program’s history and earned the No. 1 seed for this week’s conference championship tournament.

LOS ANGELES – Cal State L.A.’s women’s basketball team got its three-game exhibition slate underway Thursday night in the Eagles Nest. The Golden Eagles battled with NCAA Division I opponent UNLV before falling to the Rebels, 67-42. Cal State L.A. limited UNLV to 36.8 percent shooting, but was able to make only 29.5 percent of its shots during the exhibition contest.