Colts wrap up Coast Conference championship

REDWOOD CITY – Let the celebration begin for the Cañada College women's soccer team.

A 6-1 Colts' victory at home on Thursday over De Anza College followed by a 2-1 loss by second-place Evergreen Valley College at Skyline College on Friday secured an outright Coast Conference South Division championship for Cañada.

The Colts closed out the regular season with an 8-4-0 record in Coast Conference play while Evergreen Valley was right behind in second at 7-4-1.

Cañada, now 14-6-1 overall, can turn its sights towards the Northern California Regional Playoffs. Postseason matchups will be announced on Monday (Nov. 13) with first-round games getting underway on Wednesday, Nov. 15.

In Thursday's win, the Colts turned a close 1-0 game that was tied at halftime into a blowout. Rachel Mull scored all three of her goals for a hat trick over the final 45 minutes to help lead Cañada. Rosa Churape Samano scored twice and Katelyn Hennebry gave Cañada an early lead with her goal in the fifth minute of play.

Cañada opened the final week of the regular season with another rout, this time a 9-0 victory at Gavilan College on Tuesday. Mull had another hat trick with 3 goals while Lilian Nasrah, Hennebry, Taleah Mendoza, Melanie Diaz, Courtney Simons, and Churape Samano also scored.