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RESILIENT HORNETS

RESILIENT HORNETS

After suffering a home Orange Empire Conference loss against No.2 in state Riverside City (19-7), the No. 9 Hornets took three out of four matches at the Ventura College Tournament.

On Friday, FC fell in a 12-9 battle against No. 1 Santa Barbara City and then beat San Joaquin Delta 9-3.

Against the Vaqueros, the Hornets were down 4-2 at the half but took an 8-7 lead into the fourth quarter. SBCC held on for the win outscoring FC 5-3 in the final quarter. Macayle Franco led all scorers with 5 goals in the game.

In their third game of the season against Delta, Fullerton, once again had their number. Jumping out to a 4-1 lead in the first half, FC ran away with it in the third quarter scoring 4 goals to the Mustang's 1 goal. Four Hornets scored 2 goals each in Riley Jackson, Alexandra HaluskaElyse Weske, and Moncerath Maldonado.

On Saturday, Fullerton swept through both games against Merced 18-3 and Mt. SAC 14-8. 

In the high-scoring Merced game, the ball was spread around evenly as five Hornets scored 3 goals (Moncerath Maldonado, Macayle FrancoElyse Weske, Alexandra HaluskaKayla Arias).

Against Mt. SAC, the Mounties kept the Hornets off balance in the first quarter taking a 4-1 lead. Fullerton answered back in the second quarter outscoring Mt. SAC 8-1 before earning its 11th win on the season. Elyse Weske and Kaylee Rojas lead the way scoring 3 goals each.

Up Next: The Hornets (11-8 overall, 1-2 OEC) will play at cross-town rival Cypress College on Wednesday, October 11th at 4:15 pm.