The Foothill College team celebrating after winning the Coast Conference League Championship
Foothill College plays first scrimmage of the 2011 season against Menlo College
Foothill College played for the first time on the new soccer field. "The new complex is amazing.
We have everything you could ever want. This new soccer complex will really help us play beautiful soccer
this year." said assitant coach Ed Villalpando. The game was very evenly played with both teams
playing good defense. In the first half of the game Owls freshman Bryanna Lopez had a nice break away
and took a good shot but the Menlo GK made a great save. Both teams looked very dangerous on set plays
as well. Coach Owen Flannery said, "I am happy with the way this game went. Our team played good today.
They moved the ball well together, and at times, looked as if they had played together for years."
The Owls play next against Cal State East Bay Next Tuesday.
The Lady Owls are getting ready for the 2011 Soccer Season
Foothill College will start their season Monday August 15th. All of the returners,
recruits and walk ons will report to camp on the 15th. I believe this will be one of
the most talented soccer teams we have ever had at Foothill College. Coach Flannery
said, "I am really excited to work with this special group of players for the 2011
season. We have a good group of returners who have great leadership skills and our
incoming freshman are all very positive and upbeat. I am looking forward to seeing
these student-athletes come together and play beautiful soccer."
If you would like to join the women's soccer team at Foothill College please contact
head coach Owen Flannery as soon as possible at flanneryowen@foothill.edu
Foothill College Finishes Incredible 2011 Spring Season
Foothill College recently finished an incredible spring season. First, Foothill College
hosted Holy Names University; HNU is one of the best NAIA soccer programs in Northern
California. Both teams play very entertaining soccer. Each team had numerous chances.
It was great to see ex foothill College star GK, Tiffany Irizarry starting for HNU.
Tiffany Irizarry the HNU GK played very well and kept FC from scoring.
Second, the FC team played San Jose State University, in Spartan Stadium. Coach Flannery
said, "This was an amazing experience for our team. To get and opportunity to play
a strong NCAA Div I program was very exciting for our team." FC played very well
and was able to keep the score close even in the last few minutes of the game. SJSU
was loaded with talent and again had an ex FC player, All American Stephanie Bales,
played for SJSU. Coach Flannery said, "To me, I thought the play of the game was
watching Stephanie Bales and Patty Vega battle it out 1 vs. 1 on the soccer field.
Stephanie was great to watch, she was flashy and dynamic, she would need to
be however to try and beat the leagues best defender in Patty Vega. The play ended
with Patty having to make a last second slide tackle to save a goal for our team."
FC also had a few good chances especially a first half break away that
just missed wide. The last game of the year was against NCAA Div I Cal Poly SLO.
Cal Poly has a great team. They moved the ball well and were in great shape.
After the first half it was 1 to 1. Brittany Huth made a great angle run from
the left side of the field. Laura Angulo switched the field and then played a
great through ball to Brittany. Brittany one touched it to the far post to score
the goal. As the game went on it was nice to see the two teams battle. Cal Poly had more
possession but FC played very tough defense and Mikaela Jakobsson the FC GK made
some very nice saves.
We played each spring season game to give our players an opportunity to play at the
top level, give our players another chance to get recruited, and lastly to give
our sophomores a few great memories. It was wonderful to see how far our team
has come and to see our players holding their own against some of the best
players in the country.
Foothill College 2010 season recap
This was another great year for the Foothill College women's soccer team. The
team won the Coast Conference Championship for the third straight year and
finished the season with their highest ranking ever. They were ranked #6 in
Northern California, which made them the highest ranked community college in
the Bay Area. The team's overall record was 16 wins, 4 losses and 2 ties.
The Lady Owls scored 61 goals this year and only had 15 goals against.
Besides the team's success Foothill College also had individual success.
Karina Cavanna, a three-year team captain won MVP for the Coast Conference
league and
Patty Vega won Defender of the Year for the Coast Conference.
Karina, Patty, Kelsey Poulsen, Jackie Ryan, Shauna Saneinejad and Amanda Lopez
were all voted to the First Team all league. Deniz High and Mikaela Jakobsson,
the Foothill College GK's, combined for 13 shut outs.
Coach Flannery said,
"It is hard for me to say good bye to these sophomores.
This special group of players has made coming to work each day very enjoyable
for my staff and me. Their positive attitudes, work rate and confidence helped
this team reach heights never before reached at Foothill College. I will miss
each one of them."
Current Season Highlights
#6 Foothill College gets to Elite 8 of the Northern California playoffs but lose 1 to 0 vs #3 American River.Foothill College played very well on the road at American River. ARC was a very strong team and look comfortable playing in the playoffs and at this high level. FC was very nervous at first and took a while to warm up. Every 15 minutes it looked like FC was building steam.
At half time the score was still 0 to 0. The second half started and FC started to get a few good opportunities. ARC countered on one and was able to slip a ball past the FC GK. This really woke FC's offense up and for the rest of the game FC dominated. With 7 minutes to go in the game FC got three very dangerous opportunities. One on a corner kick and two through the run of play. One shot was stopped on the end line by an ARC defender and another stopped on the end line by a diving ARC GK.
Coach Flannery said, "I really thought one of those shots was going in. Had we scored there it would have been tough to stop us. We just kept getting better and better as the game went on. I wish we had a few more minutes of regulation or could have relaxed and played our game a bit earlier. ARC is ranked 3rd in the state and were definitely a good team. I was very proud of our player’s hard work and their determination. These young ladies fought as hard as possible for 90 minutes and came very close to upsetting one of the best teams in the country."
2010-11-29 08:47:31Foothill College wins their first round playoff game, 1 to 0 over Skyline CollegeThe game started at 2pm on Saturday the 20th at Canada College. The game was played on a turf field thankfully, as the freezing cold wind, rain and hail were almost unbearable. For most of the game if not all of the game it rained and hailed. The wind was also very strong and pushed most passes out of bounds.
Foothill College got on the board early with a goal on a corner kick. The ball was crossed to the near post and Ruby Robles was able to flick it on to the back post with her foot. The Skyline defender was able to get to the ball first and as she tried to clear it, Jackie Ryan jumped in front and was able to block the ball into the goal. The rest of the first half Skyline fought back and almost scored a goal or two.
The Second half started and FC was still leading 1 to 0 when the referee gave the Coast Conference player of the year Karina Cavanna her second yellow card. Foothill had to play the last 40 minutes of the game down a player. Skyline seemed to never tire and worked very hard to try and find the equalizer but the Foothill College team defense was able to step up their level of play, and did not allow Skyline to score. The FC Gk's Mikaela Jakobsson and Deniz High were determined to not let Skyline score and they were able to keep them out of the goal for their combined 13th shout out in 21 total games this year.
Coach Flannery said, "I am very happy for these young women. Skyline brought it today and when you mix that with the wind and hail it was a really tough game. Either team could have won today. I was happy to see the FC girls step it up when we went down to 10 players. This team has so much heart and today they really showed it."
2010-11-22 08:37:19
Foothill defeats Cabrillo in 6 - 0 ShutoutFoothill College played at Cabrillo on 11/12/2010 for the final game of the season. This was an important game for Foothill College as they lost to Cabrillo 1 to 0 earlier in the year.
Foothill College started off on fire. 1 minute into the game Foothill College scored their first goal. Shuree Irizarry received a pass from Ruby Robles and shot it past the Cabrillo GK. 3 minutes after that Angela Bell received a ball from Brittany Huth and was able to one touch it into the corner of the net. 15 minutes later on a corner kick Kelsey Burke was able to one touch it back to Shuree Irizarry who crushed a shot into the far post.
In the second half Foothill College got right back to scoring. Ruby Robles played a great corner kick cross into the box and Kimmy Denne was able to head it past the outstretched GK's arms. With 20 minutes to go Kelsey Poulsen was able to find an open Brittany Huth. Brittany took one touch and then shot the ball into the upper corner from 25 yards out for her first goal of the game.
Foothill finished the game with a great goal from Ruby Robles. Ruby received the pass from Amanda Boyle and with her left foot was able to curve the ball past the Cabrillo GK. The Foothill College GK's combined for their 12 shutout of the year.
2010-11-15 09:27:12
Foothill beats West Valley 3 - 1Foothill College had a tough first half and gave up an early set play goal. FC was able to get a few very dangerous opportunities but the WV goalkeeper came up big on a few nice saves.
In the second half Foothill College came out firing. 5 minutes into the second half Shauna Saneinejad had a nice early cross to Angela Bell. Angela received the ball and fired it far post past a diving WV GK. 3 minutes later Laura Angulo found her good friend Ruby Robles for a far shot past the outstretched WV GK. With 20 minutes to go in the second half and FC winning 2 to 1 Angela Bell played a nice early cross to Ruby Robles who touched it past the WV defender and then she fired it into the far post for her second goal of the day. The game ended 3 to 1.
2010-11-15 09:24:47Foothill beats De Anza CollegeNovember 5, 2010, Foothill College beats De Anza College 5 to 0 to win
3rd straight League Championship.
Foothill College scored first when Shauna Saneinejad headed the ball past the De Anza goalkeeper on a corner kick. Ruby Robles got the assist on a perfect cross. A few minutes later Sarah Pena used hard work and hustle to steal a pass from the De Anza GK and placed it into the corner of the net. Angela Bell, for her second hat trick of the year, scored the next three goals. She got assists from Laura Angulo, Jaclyn Ryan and Patty Vega. The GK's combined for another shutout, their third in a row.
2010-11-09 09:07:19Foothill Beats Evergreen CollegeNovember 3, 2010, Foothill College beats Evergreen College 3 to 0. Foothill College traveled to EVC and played a night game. It was EVC senior day game so both teams came out playing hard. EVC had a few great chances early but the GK's came up big. 20 minutes into the game Foothill College scored their first goal of the day.
Ruby Robles got an assist with a great cross from a corner kick to Brittney Huth who scored the goal with a one-touch shot. With about 10 minutes to go Kelsey Burke scored a nice far shot goal. Karina Cavanna got the assist on Kelsey's goal and the last goal of the game scored by Angela Bell. The GK's combined for another shutout, their second in a row.
2010-11-09 09:05:25
Halloween practiceFoothill College has its 2010 Halloween practice.
Coach Owen came as Napoleon Dyanamite, Amanda Lopez came as coach Owen, Kelsey Burke came as Coach Ed, Shauna came as Coach A and Karina, Deniz and Lala came as the athletic training staff.
FC played fun soccer games while laughing and teasing each other for their costumes. Karina Cavanna said, "I love this practice, it is always very fun."
View Halloween slide show2010-11-09 09:04:26Foothill beats Hartnell CollegeOctober 29, 2010, Foothill College wins over Hartnell College 9 to 0. Foothill College played one of the best games they have played all year. Foothill College offense was firing at full strength. FC got goals from Erin Bedell, Kim Denne, Amanda Lopez, Ruby Robles, Jaclyn Ryan, and Angela Bell and Shuree Irizarry scored twice.
FC got assists from Erin Bedell, Sarah Pena, Ruby Robles, Laura Angulo had two and Karina Cavanna had 5. The goalkeepers combined for a shutout.
2010-11-09 09:03:11
Foothill beats Monterey PeninsulaOctober 26, 2010, Foothill College beats Monterey Peninsula 2 to 1. Monterey Peninsula played Foothill College very tough at home. FC had good possession and a few great chances but couldn't put it in the back of the net.
MPC did a great job of defending and counterattacking. FC got assists from Kelsey Burke and Karina Cavanna. The goals came from Laura Angulo and the game winner from the birthday girl Julia Landholt.
2010-11-09 09:01:02Foothill Loses at Las PositasOctober 19, 2010, Foothill lost to Positas 3 to 0. FC played very well on the road in the first half. A few times Foothill College came close to scoring. In the second half FC had good possession but gave up a goal on a quick counter attack. With 15 minutes to go Shuree Irizarry from FC got a red card for two yellows.
With only 10 players and losing by one FC decided to go for it. Moving to 3 defenders and playing direct Foothill College had a few more chances but couldn’t score. LPC got another quick counter and scored nicely on a far shot from the corner. With a minute or so left in the game LPC scored once more.
2010-11-09 08:59:45
Foothill over Chabot, 3 - 0On October 15, Foothill College played Chabot College to a 3 - 0 shutout at home. The game started off very evenly with both teams having good possession. Neither team was very dangerous when it came to scoring, until the 20th minute when Laura Angulo ripped a shot from 10 yards out. The assist was from Amanda Boyle, Amanda made a nice back pass to Laura. 10 minutes later Foothill got back on the board when Ruby Robles made a nice pass to Karina Cavanna. Karina was able to receive the ball nicely and then shoot the ball over the Chabot GK.
The Chabot GK was playing off her line and Karina was able to place it passed her. In the second half Angela Bell scored a sitter-goal. Angela started the play with a good first touch flick to Julia Landholt. Julia then faked out two Chabot defenders and very unselfishly played it back to a wide-open Angela 5 yards away from the GK. Both Deniz High and Mikaela Jakobsson were able to combine for another shut out.
Foothill is now 9 - 2 - 4 and in first place in their league by 2 games. Coach Flannery said, "I thought our team defense was very good today. We also moved the ball nicely and rarely gave it away. Our ability to be dangerous in the Chabot 18 yard box needed to be better but overall we played a good game today."
2010-10-18 08:34:25Foothill Beats Skyline 2 - 0Foothill College beat one of the top teams in Northern California by out scoring Skyline 2 - 0.
Skyline has been one of the top teams over the last two years and FC played Skyline at Skyline. FC was very focused for this game and played nicely. FC had the majority of possession and chances on goals. The first goal came in the first half on a far shot from Kelsey Poulsen. She placed it in the far post just outside of the diving GK's arms. The assist came from Karina Cavanna. In the second half Kelsey Poulsen returned the favor and got an assist of her own to Karina Cavanna. Karina took a nice shot and the GK really had no chance. "The two girls are long time friends and their ability to read each other is at a high level" coach Flannery said. Owen also thought, "That Skyline was a strong team with two great players on offense. Our defense has been amazing this year and the fact that they were able to stop the powerful Skyline offense was great to see. Our GK now have combined for 7 shut outs out of 12 games. They too are playing very well."
2010-10-18 08:29:30
Foothill Loses to Cabrillo CollegeFoothill College suffers first loss to league opponent in almost 2 years losing 0 - 1. The game was played on a very wet muddy grass field which made It hard for either team to play good soccer.
Cabrillo did a good job of defending in a 4 - 5 - 1 system and counter attacked well. Cabrillo has one of the best Forwards in the league and she made it tough on the FC defenders. Deniz High came up with a huge save on a break away late in the game and Cabrillo scored on a corner kick where both the FC defender and FC GK slipped and fell on way to try and get the ball. FC had a few good chances. Karina Cavanna had a header on the goal line that went over the goal post, Angela Bell had two nice far shots that just missed and FC could not take advantage of 5 corner kicks and 3 free kicks.
Coach Owen said, "This was a frustrating game for us because we could not play our style of soccer on this terrible field. We would have worn studs but we thought we were going to play on the turf field. Cabrillo did a great job against us and their forward is a great player. I look forward to playing them again as I thought they were a good team. Cabrillo's head coach Mike always does a great job of preparing his team."
2010-10-18 08:26:12
Lady Owls Beat West Valley 2 - 0October 5th 2010 Foothill College played West Valley at WV. The game was very well played by both teams. The possession was very nice and both teams were able to switch the field efficiently.
Foothill College scored first when Erin Bedell was able to play a very nice pass to Shuree Irizarry behind the West Valley defense. Shuree used her speed and quickness to separate from the defenders. She then took a quick shot passed the GK and into the far post.
The half ended 1 to 0. Deniz High the FC goalkeeper was able to keep WV off the scoreboard. In the second half FC picked up the pace and applied a bit more pressure on WV. WV was able to use their skill to play out of the pressure FC applied but WV was unable to get many shot off in the attacking third. Mikaela Jakobsson was able to keep the shutout alive with a big save with a few minutes left in the game. She took a cleat to the rib cage but was able to hold onto the ball.
As the game came to an end and it looked like the final score would end up 1 to 0, but Munvir Dhillon FC left back was able to take a 40-yard far shot. She placed it over the WV GK's head for the final goal of the game. Munvir Dhillon received a back pass from Brittany Huth off a corner kick.
Coach Flannery said, "WV did a great job on defense. They made scoring goals very tough for us today. We had a few great chances but the WV GK wasn't going to let much past her. I thought our girls proved a lot today by winning on the road when are shots weren't falling. Most teams would have quit or argued with each other but our girls just dug deep and kept fighting." FC record is now 7 wins, 1 loss and 3 ties.
2010-10-06 08:34:40
Foothill Beats DeAnza, 4-2October 1st 2010 Foothill College played De Anza College at De Anza. Foothill College started the game playing the best they have so far this season. They team scored quickly when Laura Angulo split the De Anza defense with a very nice angled pass. Angela Bell timed her run and received the ball behind the DA defenders, she was able to beat the DA goalkeeper with a nice shot. 5 minutes later Karina Cavanna was able to cross the ball to Angela again for her second goal. Angela simply passed the ball past the GK for her second goal of the game.
Roughly 10 minutes later Ruby Robles was able to take a very nice shot to beat the GK from outside the 18-yard box. She received the ball from Shauna Saneinejad an outside defender. The game was now 3 to 0 and FC was playing nicely.
Coach Flannery made a mistake on a set play and forgot to keep a defender or two back to stop the counter attack. De Anza won the free kick and quickly counter to an open goal. Mikaela made a very nice save on the break away but without the help of her defenders the forward was able to score on her second chance.
With about 20 minutes left in the game Foothill scored again. Shauna made another great left footed cross and this time Angela was there to score it for her 3rd goal of the game. With a few minutes left in the game De Anza got a penalty kick. The kicker placed it very nicely in the top corner. Deniz High the FC goalie had no chance on the nice shot.
The game ended 4 to 2. Coach Flannery said, "Anytime we can come to De Anza and get a win I will take it. De Anza is our rival and like always a tough team. They played us well and took advantage of two set plays. I was really proud of my team in this game, their hard work is paying off and we are getting better with each game."
2010-10-05 08:59:25
Lady Owls women's soccer team attends the Women's Professional Soccer league championship game.Sunday September 26th the Foothill College women's soccer team attends the Women's Professional Soccer league championship game. The FC Gold Pride played the Philadelphia Independence at Cal State East Bay.
From the start of the game the FC Gold Pride dominated the game. They were able to use their defenders for possession and their defenders were good enough to switch the point of attack at will. The Pride were also able to use their midfielders positioning off the ball to pick apart the Independence defense but what truly made the FC Gold Pride unstoppable was their forwards.
They were able to penetrate off the dribble, pass, cross or shot. Marta, Sinclair and O'hara were almost unstoppable. Coach Flannery said, "The Gold Pride taught us a lot about how the game should be played. We learned and got better today by watching them play. It was also a great team bonding experience. Our players really enjoyed watching them play. The Gold Pride were the best women's soccer team I have ever seen play." FC Gold Pride won the game 4 to 0.
2010-09-29 08:32:44
Foothill post win over Evergreen Valley College 3-0Tuesday September 28th Foothill College beat Evergreen Valley College 3 to 0. This was a very big game for both teams. Both soccer programs are at their best this year. Evergreen, which is coached by Felicia Perez came out strong and played very well. They were able to defensively pressure Foothill College for 90 straight minutes.
Foothill was finally able to use their offensive skill to play out of the pressure EVC was able to apply. FC also did a great job of changing the point of attack by switching the field with long accurate passes. Coach Owen Flannery said, "Foothill College played the best game they have played so far this year. It seems like with each game we are getting better and better." In the 15th minute Karina Cavanna was able to play a nice cross to Shuree Irizarry, Shuree then shot it to the far post and was able to get it past EVC goalie. 5 minutes later Shuree returned the favor and gave Karina a very nice cross, Karina was able to hit a hard shot past a diving EVC goalkeeper.
In the second half Ruby Robles played a nice pass back to Karina Cavanna and this time she hit a beautiful shot to the top corner of the goal from 30 yards out. Owen said, "Today was very hot and we were still able to play hard for 90 minutes. It is nice to see the girl's hard work paying off. Hopefully we will be 100% healthy for our game on Friday. We play our rivals Deanza at their place at 4pm and if we are going to be able to compete it would be nice to be at full strength."
The Owls are down a few key players, Amanda Boyle has a sprained ankle, Kelsey Burke tweaked her MCL, Amanda Lopez has a concussion, and Jackie Ryan has been dealing with heat exhaustion since Sunday.
2010-09-29 08:30:10
Foothill over powers Hartnell 4 - 0Foothill College played Hartnell today on the road at Harnell's wonderful new soccer field.
FC got on the scoring board quickly with a very nice cross to Shuree Irizarry who headed it in to the goal. Brittany Huth then made it 2 to 0 with a very nice shot to the far post. Kelsey Poulsen had another very nice shot to the corner and Julia finished the half off with a nice shot from a cross.
The second half Hartnell played very good defense and did not let FC score again. Owen Flannery said, "Hartnell's GK made some amazing saves today. She made it very hard for us to score. We moved the ball nicely today and scored some great goals."
2010-09-27 08:39:55Foothill beats Monterey Peninsula CollegeFoothill College played Monterey Peninsula College at home to an 8-1 victory. MPC played very hard and put the pressure on FC for most of the game. FC was able to get behind the MPC defense a couple times with quick changes of the field. Foothill was able to score 4 header goals in the first half while holding MPC scoreless.
The second half FC was able to score on a set play, a break away goal and again they were able to score two goals with their head. MPC never quit and with a few minutes left in the game they scored on a very nice free kick. Laura Angulo had 1 goal and 2 assists, Angela Bell had 2 goals, Kimberly Denne had 1 goal, Brittany Huth had 3 assists, Shuree Irizarry had 2 goals and 1 assist, Nicole Johnson had 1 assist, Julia Landholt had 1 goal, Amanda Lopez had 1 goal and Sarah Pena had 1 assist.
Coach Owen Flannery said, "The offense was really clicking today. We had some very good crosses today from both sides of the field. It really helped us get on the score board today."
2010-09-27 08:37:43Foothill ties Solano CollegeSeptember 15th Foothill College played Solano College. Solano was ranked #1 in Northern California last year and this year they have another tough team. We played at Solano and the kick off was at 4 pm. The game ended 0 to 0 but both teams played well. Foothill College's defense and possession was much improved. FC was able to pressure the ball defensively all over the field and they were able to keep possession under pressure, these were the two things FC has struggled with so far this year. Foothill has been very good on set plays and counter attacks but today showed they can also possess the ball. The FC team did a great job of switching the point of attack and could put multiple passes together. Unfortunately the Foothill College had a few lingering injuries which hurt us in today's match.
Angela Bell forward, out with pulled groin
Amanda Boyle forward, out with sprained ankle
Shuree Irizarry forward, out pulled groin
Kelsey Burke center mid, out with strained MCl
Munvir Dhillon outside defender, out with bronchitis
Amanda Lopez center defender played, but was limited with broken arm in cast
Karina Cavanna center mid and captain, played but had to come out with hurt ankle
Kelsey Poulsen center mid, had to come out with pulled hamstring
Erin Bedell center mid and captain, had to come out because of a hip injury
Ruby Robles forward, had to come out with sprained ankle
Laura Angulo center mid, had to come out because of a concussion
Shauna Saneinejad defender, had to come because of a sprained knee
Solano played Foothill College tough and Foothill College was already beat up after playing two of the best teams in the country Santa Rosa and Cypress. Coach Owen Flannery said, "Today we showed our depth and overall team skill, we played one of the top teams in California to a tie on the road with only 4 subs. The good news is we should get everyone healthy in a week or two and now that the offense is coming together we should be a very strong team. Our league starts next week and to us this is the most important part of the season. We have been fortunate enough to win the league title two years in a row and we hope to be able to compete again this year for our third straight championship."
2010-09-16 10:39:37
Foothill loses to Cypress CollegeFriday September 10th 2010, we played Cypress College from Southern California. They were a very talented team. “They were the best community college team I have seen in my 4 years at Foothill College.” They were athletic, deep with talent, fit, skilled and well coached. We fought them as hard as we could but with a few key injuries and the heat they proved to be more then we could handle today.
They scored one goal in the first half but had many chances. Deniz High had a great game and made some nice saves. In the second half Foothill College played much better and started to create their own chances. They came very close to scoring on a set play but the Cypress GK came out hard and fast and made a nice save. Cypress would score 2 more goals late once Foothill College decided to press to try and tie things up. Coach Flannery said, “Cypress was a great teacher to both myself and this team. We will be much better because of this game. They showed us where we need to get and what we need to do to get there.”
2010-09-13 08:35:42Foothill Ties Santa Rosa 2-2Today September 8th Foothill College women's soccer played Santa Rosa. The game ended in a 2 to 2 tie. Foothill College got on the board first with a break away goal from Angela Bell. Karina Cavanna was able to pass an angled ball through the Santa Rosa defense and Angela was able to run it down and finish it to the far corner. The next two goals came from a very talented Santa Rosa team. They scored one on a corner kick to the far post and one on a nice far shot to the top corner.
Foothill started the game off very strong but died out in the last 15 minutes of the first half. Santa Rosa was able to pick their game up and they ended up dominating Foothill College for the next 30 minutes. As the game came closer and closer to finishing Foothill really started to force their offensive game on Santa Rosa. Foothill scored their second goal of the game on a corner kick that freshman Kimmy Denne was able to flick to the far post where Jackie Ryan was able to slam it home with her left foot. With 5 minutes to go Foothill College had two 1 on 1 breakaways with the Santa Rose GK and both times the SR GK was able to come up big with the save.
Coach Owen said, “If we can play a bit more as a team on offense we can become a much stronger and more dangerous team. Once our players trust each other and pass to each other more we will become a very high scoring offense I believe.” Santa Rosa is currently ranked 6th in the state of California. They have a 2 to 1 win over Solano and a 1 to 1 tie against Santa Barbara.
Foothill College plays Cypress from Southern California this Friday at Cubberley community center. Cypress is always one of the best teams in the country so this should be a great challenge for Foothill College.
2010-09-09 09:30:26Foothill College vs Diablo Valley CollegeFoothill College played Diablo Valley College at DVC. The game started at 2pm and we played on an artificial turf field. It was very hot but both teams were still able to play at a relatively high level.
In the first half Karina Cavanna was able to split two defenders with a nice through ball. Angela Bell was able to time her run and get in behind the defense. Angela one touched to the far post for a very nice early goal. She scored this goal in the first 15 minutes of the game. Angela almost had a few other goals and really showed to be a dominant player in today's match.
In the second half Foothill was able to use the two Kelsey's to score early. Kelsey Poulsen was able to deliver a nice angle ball over the top of the defense and Kelsey Burke was able to receive the ball with a nice first touch and slip the ball past the GK to the far post. It was Kelsey Burkes second goal in two games. Not bad for a freshman. Final score, Foothill over DVC 2-0.
Coach Flannery said, "In today's game we finally saw what Foothill College could do when they played together. For about 30 minutes today we looked like a very strong team. Hopefully we will continue to progress and reach our full potential.
Next week we play two of the best teams in the Country. Santa Rosa who is always ranked top 5 in Northern California comes to town on Wednesday and then we finish the week with Cypress who is always one of the top teams in Southern California."
2010-09-07 08:59:32Foothill College vs SF City CollegeToday, September 1st, we played SF City. SF is a much improved team. Their coach Gabe is doing a wonderful job of recruiting and coaching. We were only able to score 2 goals today on them because of their lock down defense. We scored one in each half.
In the first half SF City played very well and proved to us that they would not be an easy team to beat. We only had one shot on frame in the first half and it was a goal that came from a corner kick. Karina assisted to Kimmy Denne a freshman defender. She scored it far post off her head.
The second goal came in the second half. Karina beat a player down the side line and crossed it to another freshman Kelsey Burke and she buried it first touch.
We didn't play our best today but we got better as the game went on and we were able to squeak out a win on the road. Coach Flannery said, "This was a very hard first game. We never got into an offensive rhythm today. We had about 15 minutes of incredible soccer in the second half but beside that short amount of time we had to work very hard for everything."
2010-09-02 10:43:46Foothill College vs Dominican UniversityWe played Dominican University on August 22nd in a friendly exhibition game. It was a very competitive game that ended in a 1 to 1 tie.
Dominican is a strong 4 year university in Marin. Last year they won about half of their games in a very strong NCAA Div II league. We scored first on a pass from Angela Bell to Karina Cavanna. Karina shot from outside the 18 yard box and buried it upper corner. Dominican scored a few minutes later on a free kick that hit the post and they got the rebound for the goal. Both teams played well and either team could have won. Coach Flannery said, "It was great to see our girls play so well against a 4 year university. This is a very strong team and when we put it all together the sky's the limit."
2010-09-02 10:31:57
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2009 Season Highlights
In 2009 Stephanie Bales was selected to the NCAA All-American First Team.
Stephanie is the first Foothill College women's soccer player ever to be
selected to the NCAA All-American Team. Stephanie was also voted Coast Conference
Most Valuable Player; Foothill College MVP & she was selected to the Coast
Conference First Team All League. Stephanie has committed to attend and play
for San Jose State University for the 2010 season.
In 2009 Samantha Vega was voted as the Coast Conference Offensive Most Valuable
Player. Her teammates also selected her at the Foothill College Offensive
Player of the Year. Sami has decided to commit to attend University of California
Los Angeles.
2009 Tiffany Irizarry was selected to the Coast Conference First Team. Tiffany
only gave up 5 goals all year in 2009 and was rated as the 6th best Community
College Goal Keeper in California. Tiffany has decided to attend and Play
at Holy Names University.
In 2009 Annie Abbott was selected to the Coast Conference First Team. She
was also awarded with the Coaches Award. Annie has committed to attend and
play for Menlo College for the 2010 season.
In 2009 Kendra Howser was selected as the Coast Conference Defensive Most
Valuable Player and she was selected to Coast Conference First Team.
In 2009 Anna Calderon was selected to the Coast Conference First Team.
Foothill College women's soccer team had the best season in school history
with a record of 17 wins, 4 loses and 2 ties. The team also won the Coast
Conference Championship for a second straight year with an impressive and
undefeated record of 12 wins and 0 loses in league.
Coach Owen Flannery
c/o Athletic Department
Foothill College
12345 El Monte Rd.
Los Altos Hills, CA. 94022-4599
Phone: (650) 949-7213
flanneryowen@foothill.edu
