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By Jesse Muñoz COC Sports Information Director No. 6 College of the Canyons scored a season-high nine goals in shutting out Glendale College at home last week. Canyons (12-1-1, 6-1-1) quickly gained an advantage over the Vaqueros (0-11-3, 0-8) who were playing short-handed with just 11 players on Oct. 21. The Cougars needed just under two minutes to put a goal on the board, with sophomore Bailey Williamson quickly carrying a ball into the box and beating the keeper to take a 1-0 advantage. Williamson scored again in the eighth minute, this time off an assist from Judy Zapata, and later completed the hat trick with another score in the 23rd minute. By that time Canyons had built a 4-0 lead, with Gisele Saravia’s goal in the 14th minute, which coincidently included an assist from Williamson. The scoring barrage brought Williamson’s scoring totals to 10 goals to go with eight assists. Lexi Friedrich and Ashley Folgar scored in the 34th and 37th minutes, respectively, with Folgar’s goal coming off an assist from Leila Sadra. Sadra would also score in the 38th minute to close out a one-sided opening half for the Cougars. COC freshman Abril Garcia started in goal and was eventually credited with her first win of the season. Canyons netted two more goals in the second half with Jocelyn Barba scoring her first of the year in the 69th minute, and Kennedy Crone finishing things off with a final goal, assisted by Folgar, early in the 73rd minute for the 9-0 final score. Glendale goalkeeper Liliana Reynoso registered eight saves in the losing effort. The Cougars were set to travel to Citrus College on Friday for another conference match. Cougars Settle for 1-1 Draw vs. L.A. Valley COC trailed at the break but battled back to salvage a 1-1 draw vs. conference opponent L.A. Valley College in front of its home crowd on Oct. 17. The draw was the first of the season for Canyons (11-1-1, 5-1-1) with the Cougars’ need to play catchup placing them in unfamiliar territory. L.A. Valley (7-7-1, 2-4-1) managed to get one past COC goalkeeper Rebecca Ferguson in the 29th minute to move ahead near the midway point of the opening half. Haley Mallas was marked for the goal with an assist from Hazel Caro. Ferguson (11-1-1) handled five saves in the match to help Canyons hold on to the top spot in the Western State Conference, South Division standings. COC sophomore scoring leader Bailey Williamson put away her seventh goal in the 55th minute to give her side the equalizer. With 16 total shots in the match, Canyons had a handful of scoring opportunities down the stretch but was forced to settle for the draw. LAVC goalkeeper Nina Diaz recorded nine saves to help keep the Cougars out of the win column.
