Cougars Clinch Second Straight GSAC Crown

SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. – Freshman Erin Arbizu and senior All-American Chrissy Sanford scored 2 goals apiece as Azusa Pacific clinched at least a tie for its second consecutive GSAC title with a 5-0 win over The Master's College.

The Cougars become the first team to repeat as conference champions since Westmont won 5 straight titles from 1993-97.

The win is the Cougars' 12^th straight victory and a school record eighth consecutive shutout.

Arbizu put the Cougars on the board in the 23^rd minute, and that opened the door for a 4-goal outburst as the Cougars carried a 4-0 lead into the locker room.

Sanford put the Cougars up 2-0 in the 36^th minute, and just 4 minutes later junior Rachel Evans scored her second goal of the season on a penalty kick. Arbizu closed out the scoring with her second goal just 2 minutes before the end of the half.

Sanford rounded out the scoring just 6 minutes into the second half with her 14^th goal of the season. Sophomore GK Melissa Strother collected 4 saves to complete the school-record shutout.

Through 8 GSAC games, the Cougars have outscored their opponents, 36-1. With just one GSAC games remaining, the Cougars can clinch their second consecutive conference title outright with a win over Christian Heritage Saturday afternoon.

With the win, the Cougars improve to 12-1 overall, 9-0 in the GSAC. The Master's drops to 9-5-1, 4-4-1 GSAC.

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Players Mentioned

#1 Melissa Strother: GK; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#4 Erin Arbizu: F; 5' 7"; Freshman

#5 Rachel Evans: M; 5' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#1 Melissa Strother
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: GK

#4 Erin Arbizu
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: F

#5 Rachel Evans
: 5' 3"; Junior
: M

Players Mentioned

#1 Melissa Strother

#4 Erin Arbizu

#5 Rachel Evans

Players Mentioned

#1 Melissa Strother

#4 Erin Arbizu

#5 Rachel Evans