Beach Wins Ohana Shootout
Four LBSU Players Named to the All-Tournament
HONOLULU - Long Beach State women's soccer will return home on Tuesday, winners of the Ohana Shootout. The Beach tied host Hawaii 1-1 late Monday evening, as All-Tournament striker Abie Curry netted the match's first goal in the sixth minute as the two teams ended up tied after 110 minutes. Four Long Beach State (1-5-2) players were named to the all-tournament team, Abie Curry (Chico) who scored two goals and an assist, forward Sarah Gamet (El Cajon), midfielder Diana Sanguinetti (Stevenson Ranch) and defender Natalie Messina (Santa Rosa). Curry scored when she ran onto a clear attempt from the Long Beach State penalty box that bounced and bounded into midfield. From there, Curry out-raced the last Rainbow Wahine defender and beat a charging Atay with a right-footer inside the lower left corner of the goal.
Hawai`i All-Tournament selection Natasha Kai registered the equalizer just 35 seconds into the second half when she beat 49er keeper Meghan Hartwyk with a leaping, one-touch, left-footed volley off of a Joelle Sugai cross. Sugai alertly picked-up a loose ball on the left flank and drove about 15 yards before slashing a cross to Kai at the top of the LBSU penalty box.
Long Beach State was declared the tournament champion as per predetermined tie-breaker procedures. With identical 1-0-1 tourney marks, the 49ers and Hawai`i were tied for best record. Long Beach State's one goal allowed edged the Rainbows, who allowed two. The 49ers won their first match of the tournament on Saturday evening, defeating Long Island, 5-0. Hawaii had defeated LIU 6-1 on Thursday. | 
