The College of Marin Women's Soccer Team overcame numerous injuries to be very competitive in the Bay Valley Conference, finishing just a win shy of fourth place in the league.
Merritt scored first in the second half and Marin quickly responded to tie the game at 1-1. The tie lasted a mere twelve minutes before Merritt scored the decisive goal to give the visitors a 2-1 win.
After a close 1-0 loss to Mendocino last week, the Mariners took that momentum to visiting Napa Valley College and delivered their first home win of the season 2-0.
The undermanned Mariners ran into the onslaught that was the Solano attack as they scored three times in the first half and four in the second in route to a 7-0 Solano victory.
Despite losing 3-1, Marin held the Yuba 49ers scoreless in the first half and took a lead early in the second half. Though Yuba rallied for the victory,
Marin's Elise Perez produced a remarkable dribble through the Napa Valley midfield and put a strong shot on goal. The Napa keeper parried the shot, which fell to Tatum Robach who finished to put Marin ahead for good 1-0
Playing with only 11 bodies, the Mariners struggled to create any offensive flow, as Mendocino methodically continued to score with regularity resulting in a 4-0 final score.
College of Marin Women’s soccer began their conference schedule with a tough match against rival Solano College. While the end result was a 7-1 loss, there were several positives to draw from it.
A stalwart defense kept visiting Skyline College of the board for the first fifteen minutes of the match, despite Marin playing a man down during that time. Despite the effort, Skyline managed to push five goals across, contributing to a 5-0 final score.
After falling down four goals in the first half Friday against Chabot College, COM rallied and were the dominate side for much of the second half before dropping the match with a final score of 5-0.