The Fresno City College women’s soccer team controlled every aspect of the game in their 2-0 victory over Clovis Community College.

The win improves the Rams record to 7-2-1 while extending their four game winning streak, while Clovis now has a 2-2-5 record.

The game started off in a hurry with the Rams taking control of the game, moving the ball into Clovis’s side of the field.

This aggressive play resulted in Rams’ freshman forward Sophia Zertuche scoring the opening goal five minutes into the first half.

Zertuche stated that her team likes to set the tone of the game early as to not allow their opponents a chance to build any kind of momentum.

“It was great to score the go ahead goal in the first half as it eased the pressure of getting that first one, allowing us to just play our game of staying aggressive and always keep the other team on their toes,” Zertuche said.

The Rams continued their aggressive play keeping the ball on Clovis side of the field, controlling time of possession limiting Clovis’s shots at goal to only three in the first half.

Despite the Rams controlling the tempo of the game, they failed to make their lead bigger due to a lack of execution, making late passes and missing makeable goals, ending the first half with a 1-0 lead.

Rams head coach Oliver Germond liked how dominant his team was performing, but was not pleased with the lack of scoring, feeling like they had left points on the field.

Germond wanted his team to be patient in their strikes, making every shot on goal count and put away their opponents in the early going.

“It was frustrating that we weren’t able to score as much as we did with all those opportunities. I felt like we were rushing our process not taking our time with our shots,” Germond said.

“If we are able to do that better we can continue doing what we have been doing all season long, putting our opponents away in the early going.”

The second half started similar to the first half with the Rams maintaining control of the game, keeping the ball in Clovis’s side of the field.

They wore their defense, allowing the Rams more strikes at goal.

The Defensive pressure took its toll on Clovis and it showed when Rams freshman Tori Coles scored their second goal 20 minutes into the second half, sealing the Rams 2-0 victory.

The goal had a special meaning for Coles. That game closing goal was also her first of her college career.

Coles was happy she was able to get the goal and the win for their team, but knows that they need to take their time and play the game at their own pace in order to perform well for the season ahead.

“That goal was a very special feeling as my team was behind me and helped set me up for that goal,” Cole said.

“We just have to focus on our game, playing sharper by fixing the little things and once we do that everything will push us to success for the rest of the season.”