Site: San Marcos, Calif.
Score: No. 10 Cal State San Marcos, No. 25 Madonna 1
Records: MU 0-2, CSSM 1-0
Next MU Event: Sept. 2 at Davenport (4pm)

SAN MARCOS, Calif. - - The No. 25-ranked Madonna University women's soccer team closed out its trip to the Golden State with a 2-1 setback to No. 10-ranked Cal State San Marcos on Thursday (Aug. 27) night.

MU (0-2-0) took a lead in the first half as with 12:06 remaining in the opening half, senior midfielder Jaclyn Ventimiglia (Macomb, Mich.) tapped in a loose ball in front of the net for a 1-0 lead.

The game remained 1-0 in favor of the Crusaders until the 79th minute when Taylor Ziencina send in a shot that bounced over the head of MU's Brittany Warner (Canton, Mich.) to tie the game at one-all.

CSSM took the lead with just under five minutes left in the contest when Kristen Poggiolio controlled a loose ball in a crowd and found the back of the net for the 2-1 final.

The Crusaders were outshot 14-3 in the match with all three of MU's shots being on net. Warner made six saves in the loss.

Madonna will return to the pitch and open WHAC play on Wednesday (Sept. 2) in a 4pm match at Davenport.

Head Coach Jen Barker: "Tonight we came out more prepared for their style of play which helped us keep the game close. Once we scored we tightened up our game a bit and left them with few chances in the rest of the half. We knew they would come back at us strong in the second half and they really did. We fought through quite a physical game. We didn't give them many chances to get in but they capitalized on what they got. We pressed them until the end but couldn't get another to tie it up. This trip was a great learning experience as to the type of soccer that is played on the West Coast. We've never seen their game and the exposure to it will benefit us."