Von Der Burg, Sullivan score two apiece in 4-0 playoff win

Josefine Von Der Burg and Kathryn Sullivan scored two goals each on Thursday night, leading SBCC to a 4-0 women's soccer shutout of Citrus in a Southern Cal Regional game at La Playa Stadium.

Katherine Sheehy and Chloe Montaño both had two assists for the 14th-seeded Vaqueros (13-6-1), who led 2-0 at the half. No. 19 Citrus ends its year with an 11-9-1 record.

It was the 150th win for SBCC coach John Sisterson. He's 150-56-44 in 12 seasons as the women's head coach. The Vaqueros completed an 8-1 home campaign. They've won four of their last five, including three by shutout.

Von Der Burg recorded her third straight two-goal game. The sophomore from Sweden scored in the 21st minute when Sheehy fired a short pass to her left and it ricocheted off Von Der Burg and a defender into the net.

Sullivan entered the game at 33:51 and scored exactly one minute later. She took a back-flick header from Montano, raced up the right side and beat the keeper from nine yards out.

"I knew what I had to do when I got the ball," said Sullivan. "I ran up the side, took on a couple of defenders and hoisted it in."

The Vaqueros outshot the Owls 8-1 in the first half and 15-5 for the game. SBCC had 10 shots on-goal and seven corner kicks.

In the 59th minute, Sullivan struck again. Sheehy came in from the left and drove the ball at the keeper. Amber Henry deflected it up in the air and it landed behind her, right at the feet of Sullivan, who punched it in from a yard away.
 
"It feels awesome to get a playoff win, this is a great start," Sullivan added.

Von Der Burg got her team-leading 18th goal at 73:04, taking a pass from Montano and beating a defender and then the goalie to the lower right corner.

"We told the girls we wanted them to play like they did in the second half against Moorpark (when they rallied to beat the WSC champs 2-1)," said Sisterson. "We kept the ball well and moved it around well. It's nice to go into the next round of the playoffs with four goals and most importantly, we didn't concede any."

Sisterson used his bench extensively with 11 subs getting into the contest. Danielle Mannerberg stole a throw-in in the 82nd minute and had a breakaway that was blocked by the keeper.

Alejandra Camarillo made three saves to record her seventh shutout.

SBCC travels to No. 3 Canyons for a first-round Regional game on Saturday at 7 p.m. The Vaqueros beat the Cougars 2-1 on Sept. 27 at The Master's.

"We don't mind going to Canyons, we played very well against them last time and got the result," Sisterson added. "We know it's not going to be easy and we'll go there and compete hard like we always do."