The SRJC women’s soccer season ended in a  heart-wrenching style with a 9-8-penalty shootout loss against American River College. The pitch was covered in rain from beginning to end Nov. 20 and despite taking six shots on goal, the Bear Cubs could not come up with a win in regulation.

After two 15-minute overtime halves they headed to penalty shootouts in almost complete darkness. American River got the win 9-8 in the penalties despite the Bear Cubs beating this same team 1-0 during the regular season the last time the teams faced each other.

The Bear Cubs led the conference in goals (46), assists (39) and shooting percentage (.575). They also led the state with shots on goal and shot on goal percentage. The team’s overall record is 15-4-2 with a win percentage of .714 and a conference record of 11-1-2 good for a win percentage of .785.

The women’s team dominated during the regular season and the stats are all there to rove it. The team had goals from 12 different players, showing how well tis group was able to work together.

Holle Depina led the team with goals posting: 12 goals (which led the Big 8 conference), three assists and 27 points (second in the Big 8). Kaerli Rodriguez had nine  (second place in the Big 8) goals, 11 assists and 29 points. She was the point’s leader for the Bear Cubs and in the Big 8. The woman between the sticks, Ashley Luis, complied 72 saves, which led the Big 8 conference and also led the conference in save percentage and goals against average at .947 and .50 respectively.

They have the off season to train hard and come back next year with high expectations.