Sports briefs: Fresno State soccer team wins

Published: September 23, 2012 

LOCALBRIEFS FRESNO STATE SOCCER CAL POLY

Fresno State's Callie Hancock, right, keeps just ahead of Cal Poly's Nicole Wheeler, left, as she takes a shot in the second period on Sunday, September 23, 2012 in Fresno. Final score was Fresno State over Cal Poly 2-1.

ERIC PAUL ZAMORA/THE FRESNO BEE

Now that the Fresno State women's soccer team has a taste for winning, the Bulldogs want to keep savoring it.

Following an 0-6-3 start, Fresno State picked up its second straight victory by defeating Cal Poly 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Bulldog Stadium.

Senior Callie Hancock scored the winning goal just 43 seconds into the second half when junior Megan Mossman found her running toward the goal. Hancock collected the pass and put a shot into the right corner for her sixth goal of the season.

"I'm glad to see us actually get some results because we've been playing quite well," Bulldogs coach Brian Zwaschka said.

Junior Morgan Castain scored Fresno State's first goal in the 22nd minute off an assist from senior Vanessa Gonzalez (Clovis High). Sophomore Katie DeVault made five saves, including a diving stop midway through the second half.

Cal Poly fell to 3-5-1.

The Bulldogs (2-6-3) travel to Santa Clara on Thursday for a final nonconference game before returning home for Saturday's Mountain West Conference opener against Air Force.

Scorching start propels Sequoias past Foothill

The College of the Sequoias football team raced to a 30-point halftime lead and rode the momentum to a 37-14 nonleague victory over Foothill on Saturday night at Mineral King Bowl.

Zach Perigo ran for 107 yards on seven carries with two going for touchdowns, including a 65-yard scamper that iced the game in the fourth quarter. Marquise Cooper also scored twice for the Giants (4-0).

Stormy Butler opened the scoring for Sequoias by returning an interception 95 yards for a touchdown.

It was the first victory for the Giants in 10 meetings against the Owls (3-1). Sequoias was ranked No. 9 and Foothill No. 8 in last week's NorCal poll.

West Hills-Coalinga 43, San Jose 5: Cameron Boyd rushed 27 times for 289 yards and two touchdowns, including an 80-yarder, as the Falcons (1-3) got their first win at home.

Fresno City men capture USTA/ITA NorCal regional

The Fresno City College men's tennis team captured the USTA/ITA Northern California Regional Championship in Santa Rosa with Sam Bertram and Adam de Romas both reaching the singles final.

Bertram and de Romas will play for the title at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Fresno City. The duo also won the doubles crown, defeating Andrew Amor and Kevin Valentine of American River College 8-4 in the final.

The Rams advanced eight players to the round of 16 in the 128-player field.

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