BOX SCORE
SAN FRANCISCO – It comes as little surprise that the Cal State Bakersfield women's soccer team played San Francisco State to a scoreless draw on Sunday afternoon at Cox Stadium if a quick look at the history between the two teams is any indication.
Bakersfield (4-5-4, 1-5-3 CCAA) had not defeated San Francisco State (4-6-2, 3-4-2 CCAA) since 1999 and now gone 0-4-3 in that span since the 3-0 win seven seasons ago. The Roadrunners have also now been shut out by the Gators in seven of the last 11 meetings between the two teams.
It was much of the same on Sunday with San Francisco State playing its typical style of defensive soccer and the Roadrunners looking to score, but instead of scoring, Bakersfield was shut out for the third consecutive match. The Roadrunners have not scored since Taylar Sklar notched the eventual game-tying goal against then No. 11 UC San Diego at the Main Soccer Field.
Since that time, the Roadrunners have taken 38 shots and have outshot two of their three opponents but have not been able to find the back of the net.
On Sunday, Bakersfield outshot San Francisco State by a 15-10 margin including 8-5 in the second half and 4-0 in the 20 minutes of overtime, but no goals could be scored.
Bakersfield goalkeeper Ashley Witten made five saves to earn her first solo clean sheet of the season, while San Francisco State's Sarah Balderas made six saves for her fifth shutout of the year.
The Roadrunners return home this week for three matches, starting on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. matchup against Cal State L.A.
California State University, Bakersfield Athletic Department
9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022
Phone: (661) 654-3071 • FAX: (661) 654-2376
