Vaqueros win 2-0, earn Final Four berth
SBCC MEN"S SOCCERBy Dave Loveton, sports information
Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011
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Stanley, Perez get OT goals in So Cal Final
Duran Stanley snapped a scoreless tie in the 100th minute and Rodrigo Perez found
the net in the 113th minute on Saturday night at La Playa Stadium as SBCC blanked
Golden West 2-0 in overtime to earn a spot in the State Final Four for men's soccer.
The third-seeded Vaqueros won for the ninth straight time to improve to 18-1-4. They're
10-1-2 at home this year. Golden West, the No. 7 seed, finishes at 13-6-4.
SBCC will be making its fifth trip to the Final Four and first since 1998. The Vaqueros
will take on Hartnell, the No. 1 seed from the North with an 18-2-3 record, on Friday
in a 2 p.m. match at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento. CC San Francisco will face
unbeaten Mt. SAC in the other semifinal.
"This is an unbelievable feeling," said Perez, a sophomore from Dos Pueblos High.
"All the hard work for the season came down to this moment.
"Golden West is a tough team. We stuck it out and you could see we were more fit
in the overtime."
In the 100th minute, Jordan Tabor boomed a 48-yard free kick from the right side
and the ball caromed off a player to Stanley, who beat the keeper from close range.
Stanley, who leads the team with 13 goals, assisted on the second goal with a nice
cross just a few feet from the right end line.
"We have a winning attitude and I'm expecting us to do well in the Final Four," said
Stanley, who has four goals in three playoff games. "I had a feeling the ball would
come to me (on his goal). Our team is amazing. We've worked hard for this.
"I can't wait to go to the Final Four and bring the championship back here."
Santa Barbara outshot the visitors 22-12, including 12-2 in shots on goal. Roberto
Santana drilled a header in the ninth minute that was saved off the line by a defender.
"I'm delighted for the boys," said fifth-year coach John Sisterson. "They keep finding
a way.
"Golden West is a good team. But they're only as good as you allow them to be. In
the second half, we closed them down and started to get people forward quicker. That
made the difference."
Yonha Adrabi made a diving save of a shot in the second minute -- the Rusters' only
shot on goal in the first 117 minutes. It was the seventh shutout for Adrabi and the
10th on the year for the Vaqueros.
"Our defense has been getting better all year," said Santana, a sophomore defender
from Santa Barbara High who was the MVP of the WSC. "We've done a great job in the
playoffs."
The Vaqueros have outscored their opponents 23-4 during their nine-game win streak
with six shutouts. They're 15-0-1 in their last 16 matches.
