Freshman Sarah Vail scored her first goal of the year in the 32nd minute on Saturday night as No. 14 SBCC surprised No. 3 Canyons 1-0 in a first-round Southern Cal Regional women's soccer playoff game.
Vail, a defender from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in La Canada, got on a corner kick from Chloe Montano and forced it over the line from three yards out.
The Vaqueros (14-6-1) beat Canyons (12-4-4) for the second time this year. They knocked off the Cougars 2-1 on Sept. 27 at The Master's University.
"We knew it would be a tough battle against a physical team," said coach John Sisterson. "We started very well and got the 1-0 lead. In the second half, Josefine Von Der Burg had a great header that was saved and Katherine Sheehy shot one that went off the goalie and had to be kicked off the line by a defender.
It was the second straight playoff shutout for goalie Alejandra Camarillo and the Vaquero defense.
Canyons outshot the visitors 17-10 but the Vaqueros had nine shots on-goal compared to five for the Cougars.
SBCC advances to a second-round matchup on Tuesday at No. 6 Ventura, the WSC North co-champion, starting at 7 p.m. The Vaqueros played two close games with the Pirates, losing 2-0 in Ventura when a penalty kick was disallowed and 3-2 in Santa Barbara on Nov. 4 when they rallied from a 3-0 deficit to nearly tie their WSC North rival.
"I think it will be tough for them to beat us three times," Sisterson stated. "We're looking forward to playing them again."
Vail’s first goal sparks Vaqueros to 1-0 upset at No. 3 Canyons
Santa Barbara
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Canyons
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Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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Santa Barbara (13-6-1 (6-3-1)) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Canyons (12-4-4 (6-0-2)) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Posted: Nov 19, 2016