UC Santa Barbara Gauchos W 0, Cal Poly Mustangs W 1

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (Interstat) — Jessie Halladay scored the game’s only goal to lift the Cal Poly women’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over rival UC Santa Barbara in the championship match of the Big West Conference tournament Monday. The match, played at a neutral site, decided the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. The decisive play came from a set piece. Annika Smith served a corner kick into the box that was headed on by defender Ava Mirelez to Halladay, who finished from close range to break the deadlock. The goal provided all the offense the Mustangs needed,… Read more...