Box Score

Point Loma's Nicole Craft scored seven and half minutes into the second overtime to break a scoreless tie and spoil Fresno Pacific's senior night on Thursday in Fresno.

After 106 minutes of scoreless play, the Sea Lions (12-4-1, 9-3-1 PacWest) were awarded a free kick following a yellow card and took advantage, playing it into the box where Jessica Van Loo would come up with the ball and head it into the air for Craft, who came in from the left side and redirected the ball into the net.

That goal would spoil an otherwise stellar all-around performance from the Sunbirds (5-6-6, 5-4-4 PacWest) particularly on the defensive end where Colleen Rooney and Caressa Archie controlled play on the back line. On the offensive side however, the Sunbirds had plenty of chances but a goal would elude them throughout the match.

"I'm proud of the team for the effort tonight," said head coach Erik Farfan. "We felt that we did enough in regulation to get the result. Unfortunately we weren't able to capitalize on our opportunities despite a lot of momentum in our favor. We had some really good looks and when you play a team like Point Loma and you don't capitalize on your chances it's going to end up costing you."

It was senior night for Rooney and five other seniors playing in their final home game at Ramirez Field.

“We battled tonight," said Rooney. "The past few years we've played against [Point Loma], we've always really played our hearts out and just come up short. I really felt like tonight we handled this game and we took over and we were able to work as a team and show what we're capable of. We just got unlucky and they're a good team and they made a good play in the end."

Senior Jae Slocum did a good job of getting the Sunbirds chances, leading the team with five shots. Sarah King made a couple nice saves behind the strong defensive play of Archie, Rooney, Dora Vega, Clara Buettner and others to preserve the shutout into the overtimes.

It was the final home match for Vega, who began her Sunbird career back in 2004 and finished out her eligibility this season. It was also senior night for Kathy Barreto and Ariel Sanders, both of whom gave the team solid minutes, as well as Demi Hamilton who suffered an injury in the first half, adding to the Sunbirds' offensive woes.

The Sunbirds wrap up the 2012 season this Saturday on the road at Notre Dame de Namur (7-9-1, 6-6-1 PacWest).

“We're looking to finish out the season with a good showing," said Rooney. "We might not be in the position rank-wise that we'd like to be in, but we're still going to work our hardest to show what we've accomplished and how we've bonded as a team."

FPU 2012 Seniors

#4 Colleen Rooney - Colleen made 45 career starts in 47 games as a Sunbird, spearheading the FPU defense during that span while also totaling two career goals.

#7 Demi Hamilton – Originally from Selma, Demi joined the Sunbirds in 2009 making an immediate impact with five goals as a freshman. In her four years at FPU, Demi has played in 61 games, scoring 15 goals (which ranks 6th all-time) and four game winning goals (tied 3rd all-time), three assists and 33 points.

#10 Kathy Barreto – Kathy joined the Sunbirds in 2009 from Bakersfield Christian High School. She's played in 52 games in her four years here, scored the game-winning goal over Academy of Art earlier this season.

#11 Dora Vega – Dora Vega, formerly Yanez-Mejia came to FPU back in 2004 out of Washington Union High School. She was an impact player for three seasons and started on the best team in program history in 2004. She rejoined the Sunbirds this season and has been a major contributor on one of the league's top defenses. In 67 career games, Dora has scored six goals and dished out four assists.

#22 Jae Slocum - In four years as a Sunbird, totaled six goals and 11 assists (4th all-time) in 58 games. In 2010, started all 17 matches she played in and earned All-GSAC honors. Became the first player in program history to be named an NAIA All-American in 2011, after earning All-GSAC honors for the second year in a row.

#27 Aeriel Sanders – Aeriel joined the Sunbirds last season from West Hills College and has played in 30 games over the past two years. She's scored two goal including the game-winner against Holy Names this season.