Taft College Cougars Women Soccer
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The Taft College women’s soccer program began its inaugural season in 2006. Over the past years the program has earned recognition competing against some of the top teams in the northern region and the state. Taft College has provided a soccer home for those young athletes who aspire to grow and become competitors at the collegiate level. The program is designed to enhance our athletes mental, physical, and technical skill through a sport-specific conditioning program, weight training, and intense practices throughout the pre-season, season, and post-season. The aim is not only to have a successful season, but to assist athletes in their pursuit of competing beyond the community college level.
The staff is comprised of coaches who care for the development of their athletes on and off the field. They put a strong emphasis toward education and believe that the student comes before the athlete. In conjunction with the athletic department and athletic advisor, the coaches work toward ensuring their athletes are ready to transfer academically to a four-year institution.
We would like to invite any and all student-athletes who seek a program that is dedicated to the success of its participants. We will do our best to make your experience here at Taft College one that you will not forget nor regret. Come out and become a part of an exciting team and family!!!
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Taft College Women's Soccer Ends Season with Playoff Loss
Taft Midway Driller
November 19, 2012
The Taft College women’s soccer team – in its first playoff ever – dropped a 1-0 heartbreaker to Santa Rosa JC Saturday in the first round of the California community college playoffs.
The Cougars finished the season with a 9-9-3 record and second place in the Central Valley Conference.
Meanwhile, the Cougar men will open playoff action Tuesday at 2 p.m. when they host Lassen College on the Tenth Street field.
Taft – undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the state – drew a first-round bye.
No. 9 seeded Lassen defeated No. 8 Feather River 1-0 on Saturday.
TC Men's Soccer Team Draws Top Seed: Women's Team Open's on the Road
Taft Midway Driller
November 20, 2012
As expected, both Taft College soccer teams have been seeded in the state playoffs that begin Saturday.
The women's team was seeded 14th in the 16-team northern California regional playoffs and will travel to Santa Rosa JC to play the No. 3 seeded Bear Cubs (14-3-2), champions of the Big 8 Conference.
The Cougars finished 9-8-3 overall and 3-2-1 in the Central Valley Conference. TC was runner-up to Fresno City College, the No. 1 seed in the regional playoffs.
If TC can pull off an upset in Santa Rosa they will play the winner of the No. 4 Sierra vs. No. 13 Cosumnes River next Tuesday.
The Cougar men finished the regular season undefeated at 15-0-5 and ranked No. 1 in the state and northern region.
They draw a first-round bye and next Tuesday will host the winner of Saturday's (9) Lassen at (8) Foothill game.
If they win next week, the Cougars could play CVC rival Fresno in the Nov. 24 NorCal regional final.
No. 5 Fresno hosts No. 12 Foothill on Saturday with the winner playing the survivor of the (4) Santa Rosa vs. (13) Cabrillo game next Tuesday. If the Rams win both they will get a rematch with Taft. The Cougars beat and tied Fresno in conference play.
Two teams from each region advance to the state championships at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. Semi-finals will be Nov. 30 and finals on Dec. 2.
Simplicity Helps TC Women End Soccer Victory Drought
Taft Midway Driller
By Dennis McCall
October 8, 2012
Taft -- Getting back to simpler times helped the Taft College women’s soccer team end a month-long victory drought. “We went back to our original formation and it worked,” said head coach Myisha Cutrona after her young, injury-riddled team’s 2-0 non-conference win Friday at home over Moorpark College.
“We decided to simplify things,” she said. “We had a better game plan that was simpler because we all got on the same page.”
It’s been an uphill struggle for the depth-challenged Cougars, who have been hit hard by injuries to key players. “We were missing three players because of injuries,” she said. “We had only 14 players available on Friday, and we had two more go down with concussions. The good news is we will get two of our injured players back for today’s game.”
They’ll need all hands on deck for that one.
TC travels to Rancho Cucamonga to take on Southern California powerhouse Chaffey College, a team coached by Cutrona’s sister-in-law.
Chaffey (9-1-2) is ranked fifth in the state and No. 2 in Southern California.
“They are very talented,” she said. “They have so many experienced players who play club soccer year-round. We plan to stick to our simplified game plan. I think we’ll use it the rest of the season."
Joanna Espinoza scored the first goal against Moorpark after taking a corner kick from Mandy Lopez.
Brittany Hernandez scored the other goal on a pass from Daisy Guitron.
Goalkeeper Lucero Villa had four saves. She ranks 16th in the state among goalies.
Cutrona gave her player of the game nod to sophomore midfielder Kathy Lopez, a Taft High product. “She played in the middle on the left side and Moorpark just couldn’t penetrate on her side. “Kathy was definitely the key to our defensive success.”
Friday’s victory was the first since Sept. 8 when the Cougars beat Butte College in Oroville.
Since then, they lost four in a row and battled to a tie.
The Cougars are 4-5-2.
The Chaffey match is the final Central Valley Conference tune-up. TC will host College of the Sequoias on Friday to kick off conference action.
Taft College vs Mt. San Antonio College
L 1-6
September 12, 2012
The Taft College Women’s soccer team (3-3-1) lost to Mount San Antonio College (3-1-0). Led by freshman Stephanie Cantone with 3 goals in the first half, the Mounties added 3 more in the second half on way to a 6-1 victory. The Cougars caused early problems for Mt. SAC, especially through the midfield and an apparent penalty 5 minutes into the game was inexplicably denied by the center referee. Taft got their lone goal from sophomore midfielder Brittany Hernandez after a powerful overlapping run was met with a ball from fellow midfielder Leslie Vargas. Hernandez managed to squeeze the ball just past the goalkeeper. The Cougars play next at East Los Angeles College in L.A on Tuesday, Sept. 18. (2-2-2).
Taft College vs College of the Canyons
L 0-2
September 11, 2012
The Taft College Women’s soccer team fell 0-2 to a very strong College of the Canyons (4-0-1) team at home, dropping to a (3-2-1) record on the season. Canyons opened the scoring early in the first half with a quality service from the right flank. The ball found a Canyons player arriving in the box for an easy touch past the Taft Cougars goalkeeper. The second goal came shortly after from a corner kick, as Taft failed to clear the ball leading to a scramble in the 6 yard box and the ball trickling across the goal line. Taft absorbed waves of pressure but carved out a couple quality scoring opportunities that didn’t find the net including hitting the pole twice.
Taft College vs Butte College
W 4-1
September 8, 2012
The Taft College Women’s Soccer team improved to (3-1-1) with an impressive 4-1 win over Butte College (0-3) in Oroville on Saturday. Taft opened the scoring with an absolute gem of a goal by midfielder Leslie Vargas. Vargas maneuvered past two defenders and whipped a bending ball in the far top left corner of the goal from 25 yards out. The Cougars then took a 2-0 lead on a free kick just outside the penalty box, when freshman defender Leilani Ponce served a lovely ball far post to the head of striker Joanna Espinosa for her 6th goal on the year. Butte College responded with a headed goal from a corner kick just before half time to make it 2-1. The Cougars dominated the run of play in the second half, and added insurance goals from Brittany Hernandez, with a strike from 20 yards out and a late Daisy Guitron rebound. The Cougars next face College of the Canyons (3-0-1) on Tuesday, September 11, at home.
Taft College vs Shasta College
W 6-1
September 7, 2012
Freshman striker Joanna Espinosa led the Taft College Women’s Soccer team to a 6-1 victory at Shasta College (1-2) on Friday. Espinosa scored 3 goals and set up another to help the Cougars to a (2-1-1) record moving into a game tomorrow at Butte College (0-2). Sophomore captain midfielder Leslie Vargas chipped in a goal along with freshman strikers Daisy Guitron and McKenzie Fayne. Goalkeepers Lucero Villa and Angelica Garcia combined to make 7 saves.
Taft College vs El Camino College
W 2-0
August 31, 2012
Daily Midway Driller
by Dennis McCall
El Camino College goalie Alyssa Heely smothers a shot attempt by Taft College's Daisy Guitron (10) while Kendall Scott (9) screens Guitron. Cougars won 2-0.
Taft College vs College of the Sequoias
W 1-0
October 4, 2011
By Jessica Sanchez
The Lady Cougars hosted their first conference game today against College of Sequoias. The score was tied 0-0, by the end of the first half. Sophomore, Emily Ragasa assisted Jessica Miller’s goal in the 59th minute of the game. Taft College came away with the victory, winning 1-0. The Lady Cougars will host their next conference game on October 11 at 1:00 p.m. against West Hills College.
Taft College vs Shasta College
W 1-0
October 1, 2011
By Jessica Sanchez
Taft College Women’s Soccer team traveled to Lemoore early Saturday morning, to face Shasta College. Sophomore, Jessica Miller took a shot at the goal outside of the 18th yard box, and scored a goal in the 20th minute of the game. The Lady Cougars came out ahead, winning 1-0. Taft College will host their first conference game against College of Sequoias on October 4th at 1:00 p.m.
Taft College vs Cerritos College
L 0-3
September 23, 2011
By Jessica Sanchez
Taft College traveled to Norwalk on September 23 to face Cerritos College. Cerritos College made a goal early in the game, leading 0-1 by halftime. They were able to get two more goals, one in the 54th minute and the other in the 77th minute of the game. Taft College was unable to finish their shots, and came out short, losing 0-3. The Lady Cougars will meet Shasta College at West Hills College on October 1, for a 10:00 a.m. match.
Taft College vs Mt. San Antonio College
L 1-2
September 20, 2011
By Jessica Sanchez
The Lady Cougars hosted their second home game against Mt. SAC on September 20th. Mt. SAC scored a goal in the first half, leading the game 0-1 by halftime. Mt. SAC was also able to get another goal in before the game ended. Sophomore Joanne Almaguer assisted sophomore Cassandra Arroyo’s goal in the 56th minute of the game. Taft came out short, losing 1-2. The Lady Cougars will travel to Norwalk to face Cerritos College on September 23rd.
Taft College vs Chaffey College
L 0-2
September 16, 2011
By Jessica Sanchez
Taft College Women’s Soccer team traveled to Rancho Cucamonga on September 16th, to face Chaffey College. Chaffey College scored a goal in the 20th minute of the game, leading 0-1 by the end of the first half. In the 75th minute of the game, Chaffey College scored their second goal of the game. The final score was 0-2. Taft College will be facing Mt. San Antonio College on September 20th for the second home game at 1:00 p.m.
Taft College vs Allan Hancock College
W 4-2
September 13, 2011
By Jessica Sanchez
Taft College hosted their first home game on September 13, against Allan Hancock College. Sophomore, Emily Ragasa assisted freshman, Leslie Vargas on the first goal of the game in the 10th minute. The second goal was assisted by Brenda Becerra and scored by Joanne Almaguer in the 25th minute of the game. In the 42nd minute of the game, Randi Presas assisted Kathy Lopez’s first goal of the game. Allan Hancock scored a goal in the second half, while Kathy Lopez scored her second goal of the game in the 51st minute. Shortly after, Allan Hancock scored their second goal of the game, which would be their last. Taft got their first home victory, winning the game 4-2. Taft’s next game will be in Rancho Cucamonga against Chaffey College on September 16th at 2:00 p.m.
Taft College vs East Los Angeles College
L 0-2
September 2, 2011
By Jessica Sanchez
The Lady Cougars traveled to play East Los Angeles College on Friday, September 2nd. ELAC scored a goal early in the game, leading 0-1 by the end of the first half. In the second half, ELAC scored a second goal off of a penalty kick. The game ended in a loss for Taft, 0-2.
Taft College vs College of the Canyons
L 1-2
August 30, 2011
By Jessica Sanchez
Taft College Women's Soccer team traveled to Santa Clarita to play College of the Canyons for their first pre-season game. Freshman, Katy Davis, took a corner kick while sophomore, Carmen Velasquez, ran through and headed the ball into the back of the net on the fourth minute of the game. COC came back at the 20th minute of the game and scored a goal, tying the game 1-1. During the second half, COC scored their second goal in the 75th minute of the game. Taft came out short, losing 1-2. The Lady Cougars will be playing their next game at East Los Angeles College on Friday, September 2nd at 6:00 pm.
