2016 Rio Hondo Women's Soccer News
No. 4 seed Rio Hondo College's playoff run got off to an impressive start as the Roadrunners cruised to a 3-1 win over No. 13 Cypress College on Saturday night in an opening-round game of the 2016 Southern California Regional Playoffs.
Fresh off its first-ever South Coast Conference North Division championship, the Rio Hondo College women's soccer team recognized with nine South Coast Conference postseason honors. Sophomore Madison Mader tops the list as she was named the SCC Defensive Player of the Year while the Roadrunners placed four on the All-SCC first team and four more on the second team.
The South Coast Conference North Division champion Rio Hondo College Women's Soccer team has been named the No. 4 seed for the 2016 Southern California Regional Playoffs and will host the No. 13 Cypress College Chargers in an opening-round game on Saturday (Nov. 19) at 7 p.m.
Rio Hondo College sophomore Daisy Gallegos broke free to score the lone goal in a 1-0 Roadrunner win at Chaffey College on Friday. The victory wrapped up the Rio Hondo's first-ever South Coast Conference North Division championship.
Sophomore Erika Lizarraga scored two goals and had an assist to help lead Rio Hondo College to a big 7-2 win at Pasadena City College on Friday.
No. 17 nationally-ranked Rio Hondo College extended its winning streak to four games while staying unbeaten for the season as the Roadrunners got a late goal from sophomore Gracie Lopez to defeat Los Angeles Harbor College 1-0 in Wilmington on Tuesday.
Sophomore Erika Lizarraga scored two goals and added an assist to help lead Rio Hondo College to a 4-1 win over visiting Long Beach City College on Friday.
Freshman Samantha Garcia scored a pair of goals to help extend Rio Hondo College's unbeaten streak to 12 games as the Roadrunners picked up a 3-2 South Coast Conference interdivision win at El Camino College in Torrance on Tuesday.
Rio Hondo College head coach Jennifer Tanaka's women's soccer team not only excels on the field, but in the classroom as well. Her 2015-16 squad that reached the CCCAA State Championship final game last season was recently honored with a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award for exemplary performance in the classroom as a team.
Despite dominating the 90 minutes on the field at East Los Angeles College's Weingart Stadium, the Rio Hondo College women's soccer team couldn't finish off its chances and played to a scoreless draw against the Huskies in its South Coast Conference North Division opener on Friday.
Sophomore Erika Lizarraga scored a pair of goals and added an assist as the Rio Hondo College women's soccer team wrapped up its non-conference schedule with a 4-1 non-conference win at Santa Monica College on Friday.
The Rio Hondo College women's soccer team continued its unbeaten start to the season thanks to a 2-1 non-conference victory at Ventura College on Tuesday. The Roadrunners are 3-0-2 overall with just one non-conference game left on the 2016 schedule.
Freshman forward Samantha Garcia earned a hat trick with three goals to help lead the Rio Hondo College women's soccer team to a big 6-0 non-conference win over visiting Fullerton College on Friday in Whittier.
Coming off a 2015 CCCAA State Championship finals appearance, the Rio Hondo College women's soccer team is once again off to a fast start with a win and a tie at the season-opening Nike Soccer Community College Soccer Showcase at Ventura College.
Get ready for another exciting season of Rio Hondo College Athletics, the Roadrunners' 2016 fall sports schedules are now posted online for viewing.