Led by two goals from forwards Liliana Leos and Monique Cisneros, the Cerritos College women’s soccer team defeated East Los Angeles College, 7-0, Tuesday afternoon.
Forward Elba Menjivar said, “We just wanted it more today.”
Leos also had three assists in the victory.
The win sends the Falcons record to 12-0-3 overall and 6-0-1 in conference.
They are ranked No. 1 the country for the fourth week in a row by the National Soccer Coaches of America.
“Being the No. 1 team in the nation puts a big target on our backs,” head coach Ruben Gonzalez said. “Every team we play, (those teams) feel it’s a victory if they can score against us.”
The Falcons are in first place in their conference by two points and will have one more big game against second place Mt. SAC.
They will play Mt. SAC on Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. Before that, the Falcons will face the Under-20 Mexican National Team on Nov. 8.
“If we continue to do well that game (Mt. SAC) will be for the conference championship.
In the first half, the Falcons scored twice, once by Leos and the other by Cisneros.
Approximately 10 players were suspended for the game.
“Those players missed practice on Sunday,” Gonzalez said. “If we are going to win a state championship again this year, the women must be disciplined.”
The Falcons came out in the second half and dominated the time possession scoring five times.
“In the first half, we came out a little heavy-legged,” he said. “In the second half, we got our rhythm back.”
Forward Desire Cardenas got the second half scoring start by slipping the ball past a diving East Los Angeles goalkeeper.
Cisneros scored two times in the second half and leads the Falconsin with 24 goals for the season.