'Dogs dispatch Spartans 3-1

Thursday, October 28

Fresno, CA

7 P.M. PT

Fresno State

9-6-3, 7-3-1

San Jose State

7-11-1, 4-6-1

San Jose St.

Fresno St.

'Dogs dispatch Spartans 3-1

10/29/2021 12:46:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Josh Mitchell / Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

FRESNO, Calif. – On the final match day of the regular season, the Fresno State women's soccer team not only secured a bye in next week's Mountain West Championship, but also defeated intrastate rival San Jose State 3-1 in dominant fashion on Senior Night. The Bulldogs head to the conference tournament with a 9-6-3 overall record, 7-3-1 in MW play.

Sophomore Kassandra Ceja and freshman Kaelyn Miller scored their eighth and seventh goals of the season, respectively. Sophomore Brooklin Woolf tallied her first career goal.

How It Happened
The Bulldogs came out on the front foot, aggressive in the attack and maintaining long spells of possession. Following a trio of early looks, Kassandra Ceja got the 'Dogs on the board in the 14^th minute. Chais Wright whipped in a cross from the left side to Kaelyn Miller who knocked the ball down to an open Ceja. The sophomore stuck a shot across the face of goal into the right netting.

In the 52^nd minute, Miller doubled the Bulldogs' lead. With the Spartans unable to clear a dangerous thrown-in from Robyn McCarthy, the ball dropped to the freshman striker who hit a half-volley from the edge of the 18. The attempt ricocheted off a defender and found its way inside the left post past a diving Autum Monty.

Nearly a half hour later, Brooklin Woolf made it 3-0. Pulling Spartan goalkeeper Shayla Sugai out to the right side her six-yard box, Jaylyn Wright spun around slotted a ball to the center of the six to Woolf who chipped in the first goal of her career.

Jaiden McClellan scored for the Spartans in the dying seconds of the match off a corner from Tiana Cello to make the score 3-1.

Scoring Summary
13:05 – FS – Kassandra Ceja (Kaelyn Miller, Chais Wright)
51:45 – FS – Kaelyn Miller
79:44 – FS – Brooklin Woolf (Jaylyn Wright)
89:47 – SJSU – Jaiden McClellan (Tiana Cello)

Notes

Fresno State's 22 points in conference play are tied for its most since joining the Mountain West. The 2013 team also tallied 22 points and finished second in the league.
Kassandra Ceja tallied her team-leading eighth goal of the season.
Miller scored her seventh goal of the year, marking the most goals by a Bulldog freshman since Kortney Lewis is 2002 (10).
Miller's goal was her sixth in Mountain West play. She is one of four freshmen in league history to lead the conference in goals in MW matches.
Brooklin Woolf became the ninth Bulldog to score in 2021.

Up Next
Fresno State will face the winner of San Diego State and Boise State in the semifinals of the Mountain West Championship on Nov. 4. Kickoff at Boas Soccer Complex in Boise, Idaho is scheduled for 1 p.m. PT.

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