Photo Essay: Hawks take on the hawks in the heat to break a losing streak
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Sophomore forward Jena Mamola brings the CRC Hawks their first goal of the game in the first half by kicking the ball right past the opposing goalkeeper.
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THe battle of the sevens as CRC freshman midfielder Marissa Lopez and Evergreen Valley freshman Rocio Gutierrez try and gain control of the ball.
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Jena Mamola scores her second goal of the game and the second for the team, taking a wide open shot once the opposing goalkeeper was down.
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Freshman defender Erika Lim brought the CRC Hawks their fourth and final goal of the game around midway through the first half, sending the ball into the upper corner of the net.
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Kate Burkhardt, a freshman midfielder, signals to her teammates.
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Sophomore goalkeeper Anna Brown slides to block a shot from Evergreen Valley. Brown deflected the shot, but moments later EVC managed to shoot one past her bringing the score 4-2 in the second half.
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Sophomore defender Kori Martin catches her breath as goalkeeper Anna Brown keeps Evergreen Valley College from scoring once more.
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CRC Hawks freshman midfielder Kate Burkhardt leaps into the air for the ball, connecting with an opposing player from Evergreen Valley College Hawks. Burkhardt and her team defeated the EVC Hawks 4-3 but the close game underscores the rough season start for the team.
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Surrounded by a sea of white, freshman midfielder Kate Burkhardt fights to keep control of the ball against Evergreen Valley on Sept. 12. Burkhardt was one of the players named by her team as an emerging talent to watch.
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Kate Burkhardt, a freshman midfielder, slides to knock the ball away from Evergreen Valley’s goalkeeper.
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Typical of the hard fought game, freshman forward Kelsey Jantzen shakes off one opponent only to be confronted by another.
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As temperatures rose above 100 degrees, exhaustion was evident with many of the players. Freshman forward Nicole Sanchez collapsed during the second half of the team’s game on Sept. 12.
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After collapsing on the field, freshman forward Nicole Sanchez was escorted off the field during the game on Sept 12.
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CRC sophomore forward Selina Barbosa and Evergreen Valley College sophomore Graciela Belmontes battle for control of the ball.
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On Sept. 12 the Cosumnes River College Hawks managed to break a losing streak of two games as they took on the Evergreen Valley College Hawks.
Having tied two and lost two in their first four games, the CRC Hawks came into the game looking for a win.
EVC took the early lead scoring the first goal, but sophomore forward Jena Mamola answered back by scoring the first two goals for CRC. EVC wasn’t able to regain the lead as freshman forward Kelsey Jantzen and freshman defender Erica Lim finished off the first half by bringing the CRC Hawks their final two goals of the game.
As temperatures reached over 100 degrees and exhaustion became clear in the players, CRC freshman forward Nicole Sanchez being escorted off the field after collapsing, EVC managed to score two more goals in the second half bringing the final score to 4-3 in CRC’s favor.
While the CRC Hawks won the game, their dominating lead in the first half came to an end in the second and they came close to earning another tie as the EVC Hawks were one goal away from doing so.
The CRC Hawks next take on Canyons College as they begin a three game road trip on Sept. 18, returning to their home field against Santa Rosa on Sept. 26.