Vaqueros dominate EVC, settle for 1-1 tie in opener

SBCC dominated Evergreen Valley for most of the game on Thursday night before coming away with a 1-1 women's soccer tie in the season opener at the Ventura Showcase.

Dominique Mihaljevic, a freshman forward from Folsom, entered the game in the 40th minute. She took a pass from Chloe Montano in the 52nd minute, dribbled around the goalie and scored her first college goal, staking the Vaqueros to a 1-0 lead.

Santa Barbara outshot the Hawks 26-3, including 14-2 in shots on goal.

"We had 14 shots in the first half and hit the woodwork three times," said 13th-year coach John Sisterson. "Their goalie made three great saves. We could have been up 4 or 5 goals at halftime."

Evergreen Valley (1-1-1) was playing its third game of the year. The Hawks got on the board in the 73rd minute when they stole the ball at midfield and made a long run for the equalizer.

SBCC opened the 2017 campaign on the same field at the Ventura College Sportsplex where it fell to Diablo Valley 2-0 in last year's State Final Four.

"We were on top most of the game," Sisterson added. "We bombarded them but we couldn't get the game-winner. I thought all the girls played well."

SBCC will play East Los Angeles in its final game of the Ventura Showcase on Friday at 7 p.m.