The Pacific Coast Conference has honored women's soccer goalkeeper Rebekah Hash as its Women's Athletes of the Week.

Hash, a freshman, earned her seventh shutout victory of the season as the Knight beat Imperial Valley, 4-0. In the final game of the season, Hash recorded an incredible 29 saves in a 2-1 loss to Grossmont.
 

The SDCC women's soccer team won its final home match of the 2008 season by defeating Palomar, 1-0.

The lone goal of the match came in the 21st minute as Anabel Benitez dribbled through traffic near the goal line and took a shot from an acute angle that beat Palomar's goalkeeper.

Benitez leads the Knights in scoring this season with nine goals and three assists. Goalkeeper Rebekah Hash saved Palomar's two shots on goal.
 

The SDCC women's soccer team was defeated in a hard-fought match with San Diego Mesa, 3-0.

In the 38th minute, Mesa's Yasmina Taketa broke scored the first goal of the match with a header that Knights' goalkeeper Rebekah Hash could not get to.

In the second half, the Knights were struck with another header by a Mesa player. In the 61st minute, it was Danielle Carr who headed in a corner kick from Candace Newton.

The Knights had a two great chances to get back into the match, but came up empty on both attempts. Nancy Alvarado took a shot from 30 yards out that was saved by Mesa's goalkeeper's outstretched hand. On the rebound, Corrinne Bollendorf controlled the ball and fired a shot towards the net, but Mesa's goalkeeper was there again for the save.

Mesa's Tuesday Jost scored the final goal in the 88th minute.
 

The SDCC women's soccer team snapped a four-game losing streak with an 8-0 victory over visiting MiraCosta.

MiraCosta was short-handed as it started only eight players and SDCC took advantage early and often. Seven minutes into the match SDCC's Maricela Diaz de Leon took a shot that the goalkeeper could not handle and bounced into the goal.

In the 22nd minute, Anabel Benitez found herself on a breakaway and beat the goalkeeper for the Knights' second goal. A similar play happened in the 35th minute as Rachelle Padilla took the ball on a MiraCosta throw-in and broke free for a goal.

In the second half, Vanessa De La Garza used her left foot to fire in a goal off a pass from Benitez in the 48th minute. Thirteen minutes later, De La Garza scored again after dribbling around the goalkeeper to find the open net.

The Knights added three more goals in the final 16 minutes of the match. Benitez put one through in the 74th, Diaz de Leon found the back of the net in the 76th and Nancy Alvarado added the final goal in the 83rd minute.
 

The women's soccer team held off several attacks by Grossmont and went into the half tied 0-0, but the Griffins finally broke through the Knights' defense with four goals in the final 26 minutes of the match.

The Knights came close on two occasions, but they slightly missed the target. Defender Rachelle Padilla took a shot from the top of the box that missed the top left corner of the goal by two feet and Anabel Benitez' shot went just wide, also from the top of the box.
 

The visiting Knights were led by sophomore forward Anabel Benitez who scored three goals. Five others also found the back of the net including; Maricela Diaz De Leon (2), Andrea Marin (2), Adriana Coelho, Nancy Alvarado and goalkeeper Rebekah Hash.
 

The Knights jumped on Cuyamaca with an early goal, but could not keep pace in the second half as the Coyotes scored two unanswered goals to win.

SDCC came out aggressively in the first half and benefited quickly as sophomore forward Anabel Benitez knocked in a goal in the sixth minute that came off Nancy Alvarado's corner kick.

The Knights' Andrea Marin had a great opportunity to put in a second goal in the first half, but was off balance as she kicked the ball over the cross bar.

Possession in the second half was dominated by Cuyamaca and kept the Knights' defense on its heels. SDCC goalkeeper Rebekah Hash did her best as she kept several of Cuyamaca's shots from entering the goal, but in the 62nd minute Priscilla Guerra recieved a pass inside the 18-yard box and was able to beat Hash. Later in the half, the Coyotes were awarded a penalty kick which Kristi French put in to give Cuyamaca the lead and eventually the win.
 

The women's soccer team allowed two late first half goals and could not recover as they lost to Miramar, 3-1.

The Knights held off Miramar's attack for most of the first half, but in the 42nd minute it was Jessica Brown who ended the scoreless tie with a shot that went over Rebekah Hash's head. Three minutes later Miramar's Carly Walters scored from 20 yards out and put the Jets ahead 2-0 at the half.

The Jets didn't let up as they increased their lead to 3-0 five minutes into the second half on a header from Marisa Matkin. The Knights fought back, however, and earned a penalty kick in 83rd minute when Anabel Benitez was brought down inside the 18-yard box. Benitez beat Miramar's goalkeeper with a shot that went in through the bottom right corner of the goal.

Although the Knights kept the pressure on Miramar, they weren't able to score again.
 

The Knights went ahead 1-0 in the second half, but could not stop a late rush by Saddleback as they tied the match in the final minutes.

SDCC forward Anabel Benitez created several opportunities for herself in the first half, but could not find the back of the net. The Knights' defense held strong as they did not allow a shot on goal.

In the 65th minute, Benitez got the goal she had been looking for. After a misplay by a Saddleback defender, Knights' forward Andrea Marin controlled the ball and found an open Benitez who drove a low shot into the bottom right corner of the goal.

After stopping several attempts by Saddleback, the Knights' defense was caught out of position on a rebound that bounced out to Gauchos' forward Ashley Novak who kicked in the equalizer in the 87th minute.
 

The Pacific Coast Conference has announced that San Diego City College women's soccer player Jeanette Quinonez was selected as a Women's Athlete of the Week for the week ending on September 7.

Quinonez, a sophomore defender, came up big for the Knights in a match against Los Angeles Valley as she knocked in the tying goal in the final minute. That match ended in a 1-1 tie. Quinonez was also strong on the defensive side as she helped the Knights shutout San Bernardino Valley, 3-0.
 

The women's soccer team fell behind 1-0, but a late goal by Jeanette Quinones tied Los Angeles Valley, 1-1, and saved the Knights from their second loss of the season.

The first half was mostly a defensive stuggle which saw no goals. The Knights did create a couple of opportunities, but were unable to capitalize on them. Los Angeles Valley scored the first goal of the game nine minutes into the second half on a ball that was kicked from about 35 yards out that went over the head of Knights' goalkeeper Rebekah Hash.

After falling behind, the Knights turned up the offensive pressure and created several opportunities near the goal. In the 90th minute, SDCC forward Anabel Benitez sent in a cross that found its way to Quinones who tapped it in for the equalizer.
 

The fall 2008 season will mark Coach Milburn’s fifth year as Head Women's Soccer Coach at San Diego City College.  Milburn is a native of San Diego, graduating from Valhalla High School where she played soccer for the Norsemen in addition to running Cross Country and Track & Field.  As a youth, Milburn played “Club” soccer for various teams throughout San Diego County, spending her High School years with the FC Bratz “Dream Team”. 

After High School, Milburn attended Regis University in Denver Colorado on an athletics scholarship.  She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Regis while playing both intercollegiate Soccer and Lacrosse.  Milburn made a trip to the NCAA Division II Final Four in Soccer and served as the Lacrosse Team Captain for two years.  Milburn went on to receive her Master’s Degree in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University in San Diego, Calif.   

Coach Milburn has been an adjunct professor of Health and Exercise Science in the San Diego Community College District for the past three years, teaching a range of both lecture and activities classes.  Milburn brings much experience to SDCC, having played soccer since the age of four and coached at various recreational and competitive levels.  In addition to her current teaching and coaching duties at San Diego City College, Milburn is the Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach at Steele Canyon High School as well as the Head Coach of the Girls U12 and Girls U13 Albion club teams.

Assistant Coaches:
Anya Bohun-Chudyniv
Milton Hidalgo