SportsTuesday, November 3
Arizona Western women's soccer wins Region I and hosts the West District final Nov. 7
The Daily Yuma team
Arizona Western College women's soccer is Region I champion again. The No. 1-ranked Matadors beat No. 8 Eastern Arizona 2-1 Saturday night at Matador Field, erasing the sting of last year's regional championship loss. Abril Aguirre scored 49 seconds in, and Giovana Coutinho made it 2-0 in the 84th minute.
Arizona Western beat Eastern Arizona for the Region I title
- Eastern Arizona1Arizona Western2 (won)
Sources: Yuma Sun, Eastern Arizona Courier, KYMA
Eastern Arizona answered less than two minutes later with a late goal by Airi Kusahara but couldn't catch up. The Gila Monsters now wait to hear about a possible at-large invitation to the NJCAA national tournament.
- West District final: Sat., Nov. 7, vs. Salt Lake Community College
- Where: Matador Field; start time still to be determined
- Region I MVP: Ariana Peraza
Arizona Western is unbeaten heading to the district final
- 14-0-2
- Arizona Western's record this season
- 49 seconds
- into the match when Aguirre scored
- 84th minute
- when Coutinho made it 2-0
- 4 saves
- by goalkeeper Victoria Yuna
Source: KYMA
Sources: Yuma Sun, Eastern Arizona Courier, KYMA