Sept. 17, 2006

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Caroline Lea and Kelly Menachof scored off corner kicks to lift No. 10 California to a 2-0 victory over Dayton Sunday afternoon at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Golden Bears improved to 5-1-2 with their sixth shutout of the season, while Dayton dropped to 1-3-3.

Lea, a junior midfielder, gave Cal a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute when she headed in a corner kick delivered by senior forward Katie Ratican. It marked Lea's first goal of 2006 and Ratican's team-leading third assist.

Freshman midfielder Menachof provided an insurance goal for the Bears in the 35th minute. She converted a corner kick taken by senior defender Alivia Mazura for her first collegiate goal and Mazura's first assist of the year. The Bears took a season-high eight corner kicks today.

Cal's two goals before halftime were all the Bears needed to secure a split at the Ohio State Invitational. The Bears outshot the Flyers, 12-6. Nine of Cal's shots were on goal, compared to just three for Dayton. Flyers goalkeeper Nikki Reed grabbed six saves, while Anna Key posted three saves for the Bears.

Senior midfielder Nadia Al-Lami and junior defenders Courtney Hooker and Kristine Relja were Cal's representatives on the 12-member all-tournament team.

Cal returns home next weekend to host Boise State Sept. 22 and San Francisco Sept. 24.

Cal Women's Soccer Result
#10 California	2	0	--	2
Dayton		0	0	--	0

Scoring Summary
Cal	Caroline Lea (Katie Ratican)	22:48
Cal	Kelly Menachof (Alivia Mazura)	34:56

Shots: Cal 12 (Caroline Lea, Lisa Kevorkian, Laurie Gartrell, Stephanie Wieger 2), Dayton 6 (Kristen Persichini 2).
Shots on Goal: Cal 9 (Stephanie Wieger 2), Dayton 3 (3 players with 1 each).
Saves: Cal 3 (Anna Key 3), Dayton 7 (Nikki Reed 6, Team 1).
CK: Cal 8, Dayton 3.
Fouls: Cal 10, Dayton 11.
Offsides: Cal 3, Dayton 2.
Yellow Cards: Cal none, Dayton Team 34:56.
Red Cards: None.
Records: Cal 5-1-2, Dayton 1-3-3.
Attendance: N/A.