The Cal State Dominguez Hills women open the playoffs tonight in Seattle against UC San Diego.

In her fourth post for 100 Percent Soccer, she previews the game:
Last week, we played in the CCAA Tournament, where we fell to the Chico State Wildcats, 2-0, in the second semifinal match on our own home field, Toro Stadium.

It was not the outcome I was looking for, but it was a game that our team has learned from.

I am now in Seattle waiting to play against UCSD once again in the NCAA playoffs.

We played UCSD two years ago in Seattle and lost to them 1-0 in the first round of the NCAAs.

It was a close game and the goal was scored off an own goal.

It seems like a repeat from last year because the scenario is the same, however I am hoping that this year's result will be different. If we win tonight, we will face top-seeded and second-ranked Seattle Pacific on Saturday afternoon, whose record is a perfect 20-0 this season.

The whole team has worked so hard all season and we have grown from every game we played whether we won or lost.

It is time for us to really step up for playoffs.

We are pumped up to play UCSD and it is always a competitive game. No matter the end result, I just want to play my heart out.

Although I hope we come out with a win, I realize this game could be the end of my college career, and I plan to leave everything on the field.

Wish us luck.

Go Toros!

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Torrance's Corrie Hirokawa, Cal State Dominguez Hills' top scorer with nine goals and seven assists, sees her college soccer career coming to an end in her third post for 100 Percent Soccer:

The season has gone by quickly leaving me only two more regular season games.

These next two games are important, because it's coming down to the wire for CCAA playoff bids. We only need one win to guarantee our spot in the CCAA tournament, which we are hosting.

With this being my last year, I’ve already realized how important this season is, but as we have just two games left and need one to win to make the conference tournament, I know how important it is for all of us to give it our all this weekend.

There is no "next year" for me.

There is only "right now" and right now I have an opportunity to take my team to playoffs and I am ready to shed blood, sweat and tears.

When you have been a part of a team for four years it is hard to accept that it is coming to an end.

I have made many life-long friendships and have created memories that I will never forget. Now I want to add to those memories as much as I can with these last few games.

I love playing soccer and I love the team I play for. I couldn't have asked for a better season thus far and I am anxious to see how my season will end. Wish us luck!

GO TOROS!!

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The Cal State Dominguez Hills women checked in at No. 25 this morning in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s poll in the wake of five-consecutive shutouts and a six-game unbeaten streak, including a double-overtime 0-0 draw Sept. 19 against then No. 2-ranked UC San Diego.

The women’s team plays at 7 o'clock tonight against Western Washington in Carson, so it's an apt time for Corrie to pen her second blog post for 100 Percent Soccer:


The Sept. 19 game against second-ranked UC San Diego was, as expected, a tough battle from start to finish with both teams creating scoring opportunities, but not capitalizing on them.

Our goalie Alyssa Congdon played an amazing game and tallied ten saves ,winning the CCAA player of the week award.

We also played Cal State L.A. and Cal State San Marcos, winning each by 3-0 scores to give us a six-game unbeaten streak where we’ve out-scored those six opponents by a 12-1 count.

Right now we are second in the south division and I believe that as a team we are starting to peak and beginning to play to our potential. I know there’s not a lot of time left in the regular season, so the game at UC San Diego on Oct. 10 will be huge.

But before we can start to look toward that match-up, there’s a lot of work to be done over this coming weekend.

We travel up to Sonoma State and Humboldt State and being a senior I know first hand that playing on the road is tough. As a captain I need to make sure that we are focused and ready to play our game.

Sitting in a bus for 6 to 12 hours, and then dealing with the opposing parents is horrible. Everyone loves playing in the comfort of their own facility. However, being a senior I am now realizing that even though traveling is at times tiresome, I am going to miss road trips.

Spending time in the hotel with my teammates and going out to team dinners is a lot of fun, and over the course of my three-plus years, I know that road trips bring teams together. I just hope that we use this weekend to create an even stronger bond on and off the field.

As one of the five four-year seniors on the team, I know the newcomers are looking to us to lead by example both in practice and in the games. All of the returning players are doing an excellent job day in and day out and the newcomers are really stepping up to the challenge and it’s great to see.

We have a solid team this year and I can’t wait to see what the second part of this season will bring.

Go Toros!

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This is her first post:

Finishing the weekend with two CCAA victories was the perfect way to celebrate my 21st birthday.

We played San Francisco State University on Friday, which also happened to be my birthday. My team gave me the best birthday present, helping me score a goal and two assists in the 3-0 victory over the Gators and another goal in the 2-0 victory over Cal State Monterey Bay two days later.

Before last weekend we were 0-1-1 in conference play with an overtime loss to Cal Poly Pomona and a 1-1 double-overtime tie against Cal State San Bernadino, but as a team we stayed composed, kept our heads up and every player worked together to accomplish getting two much-needed wins this past weekend.

We now will start preparing ourselves for No. 2 ranked San Diego, which we face this Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Toro Stadium. The Tritons are undefeated this season, so we have a lot to work on this week.

I think with this team having so many experienced players, including five four-year seniors, we are as ready as we have ever been to take on UC San Diego. The glue holding our team together is our stellar defense lead by Sandy Lloyd, Krista Rojas and Fawna Waldo. Those girls really do not get enough credit for the awesome job they do every game.

Our team has bonded together to form one unit that is ready to work hard for one another to accomplish our goals. Although we are taking it one game at a time, we want the end result to lead us to another CCAA Championship and NCAA bid.

I can’t believe this is my last season playing college soccer, but I’m excited to see what the rest of the season has in store for me.

GO TOROS!

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