Cuesta Women's Soccer opened its 2021 Western State Conference schedule last week with a defensive barnburner against Oxnard and then battled Santa Barbara City under the lights at La Playa Stadium. The Cougars scored in the final ten minutes to beat the Condors, 1-0, on Wednesday, but the Vaqueros scored twice before the sunset and held Cuesta scoreless, 2-0, on Friday. The loss dropped the Cougars to 2-5 overall and 1-1 in WSC play. The Cougars began the season ranked #19 in the State, but their offense has stalled since their season-opening win over Sequoias, 4-0. Cuesta has only scored twice over the past month and dropped have out of the rankings.
The Cuesta Kickers have a good opportunity to right the ship this week. On Tuesday (4 PM), they travel to Moorpark, who has allowed a conference-high 20 goals, so far this season. On Friday (4 PM) Cuesta is back home to face local rival Allan Hancock, who has allowed the second most goals in the WSC. The Cougars know they are strong on defense and have 2019 WSC Goalie of the Year Magaly Avila (Paso Robles HS) and Freshman Standout Sadie Magpie (Morro Bay HS) in the nets. Avila is ranked in the State's Top 25 for Saves, while Magpie is 7th in the State with a .926 save percentage.
