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el Don /SANTA ANA COLLEGE • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014/eldonnews.org SPORTS WOMENS SOCCER Santa Ana lost its second home conference game Tuesday against Cypress College 3-0. “We struggled but took some chances and made the game easier than it was,” Chargers Head Coach Erick Hurtarte said. The Chargers scored first when forward Jade Perez netted a rebound shot in the 16th minute from midfielder Layla Silva. Cypress midfielder Laura Najera scored the second goal and Silva added a third. As a team, Santa Ana College managed only four shots on goal despite controlling the ball for most of the game. Goalkeeper Teresa Pintor made five saves on eight attempts. “The ladies played more together than before. Now we just need the goals to happen,” SAC Head Coach Jaymie Baquero said. The (1-5) Dons play at home Tuesday at 3 p.m. versus the (2-5) Norco College Mustangs. / JORGE CAMPOS SUPERFLY / Freshman Samuel Pradervand (2) and Palomar College sophomore Zach Trupp battle for ball possession. / LIZ MONROY / el Don OFFENSE ON POINT The Dons match its season goal total in the final non-OEC home game BY JORGE CAMPOS AND JAIME BUENAVENTURA / el Don A six-day delay caused by excessive heat wasn’t enough to help the visiting Palomar College Comets Tuesday in a 8-0 shutout loss to the Dons. Makeup game day temperature was 84 degrees but the synthetic turf field pushed it to about 105 degrees. The Sept. 17 match would have been played at about 120 degrees as record heat and humidity baked Southern California. The 94-degree heat forced officials to cancel the game. Synthetic turf adds about 20 degrees to the on-field temperature. Four Comets starters were absent and Head Coach Carlos Hernandez was serving a four-game suspension in the blowout loss. Two red cards resulting in ejections left the undermanned team with nine players in the second half. “I’m not going to make excuses. We had four players miss the bus,” Comets Assistant Coach David Whiddon said. Palomar played defenseman Marco Gomez at goalkeeper most of the game, after subbing him in for the replacement, forward Eduardo Calleja, in the 10th minute. Gomez couldn’t stop the Dons’ relentless attack as eight out of nine shots on goal hit the net. “I have a goalie background since I played that position in high school. I Next Page BY THE NUMBERS SAC has combined offense and defense to rank among the elite teams in the OEC 3 4 8 3 Forward Carlos Martinez leads the conference with three assists. Total goals allowed by goalkeeper Dennis Hernandez this season. Goals scored by the Dons in a shutout win against Palomar College. Games in which the defense has shutout opponents this season. el Don /SANTA ANA COLLEGE • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014/eldonnews.org DONS ZAPPED BY CHARGERS 11