
Palomar goalkeeper
Chelsea Vallier makings a diving save against Miramar on Friday
afternoon at Minkoff Field. -- Photo by Hugh Cox
Good fortune comes to an end
vs. Miramar
SAN
MARCOS
(10-30-09) -- Palomar's recent hot streak came to a
sudden end on Friday afternoon when the Comets lost to
visiting Miramar 5-0.
The Comets, who had won three of
their previous four games, fell to the Jets at Minkoff Field
despite getting 12 saves from goalkeeper Chelsea Vallier.
Palomar fell to 4-11-2 on the
season, 3-7-2 in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference.
Vallier gets 8 saves, second
shutout in row

EL
CAJON
(10-28-09) -- Goalkeeper
Chelsea Vallier (left), a freshman out of Rancho Buena
Vista High School, notched her second straight shutout and
third of the season on Wednesday as Palomar's women's soccer
squad went on the road and defeated Grossmont 1-0.
Vallier
finished with eight saves as the Comets won for the third
time in their last four games.
The Comets,
who inched closer to the .500 mark in Pacific Coast Athletic
Conference play at 3-5-2, avenged an earlier loss to the
Griffins on a second-half goal by Stephanie Gonzalez
(right).
"I was very
please with the teamwork and passing," Palomar coach Pam
Campbell said. "Defensively, we used a 3x1 at the top of the
18-yard box and only gave them four shots on goal."
Campbell
praised the play of Joanna Gonzalez on defense as well
as midfielder Jeri Snyder.
The Comets
are 4-10-2 overall.

Liz Aymin gives Palomar a 1-0 lead
over Imperial Valley just 20 seconds into Friday's game at Minkoff
Field. -- Photo by Hugh Cox
Comets' goal barrage avenges loss to IVC
SAN
MARCOS
(10-23-09) -- Palomar avenged a rare loss to Imperial
Valley in the first round of Pacific Coast Conference play
at Imperial by burying the Arabs 5-0 in the teams' rematch
on Friday at Minkoff Field.
Liz Aymin
led Palomar with the afternoon's first goal in the opening
20 seconds and two assists. Stephanie Gonzalez had a goal
and an assist.
Jeri Snyder,
Messica Wilds and Arwin Lott added goals for Palomar, which
led 3-0 at halftime. Alex Parra and Joanna Gonzalez also had
assists.
Chelsea
Vallier contributed three goals in goal in recording the
shutout for Palomar (3-10-2, 2-6-2). Coach Pam
Campbell also singled out the midfield play of Sara Stotler
and Vicky Caballero.
Palomar kickers rock
rival MiraCosta's world

SAN
MARCOS 10-14-09) -- Palomar's first Pacific Coast
Athletic Conference victory was a dandy on Wednesday at
Minkoff Field -- a 4-2 win over Highway 78 rival MiraCosta
as Jessica Wilds scored two goals.and Alex Parra (left) had
a goal and an assist.
The Comets
(2-9-2, 1-5-2) broke a 2-2 halftime tie on Wilds' second
goal, off Vee Mendivil's assist, in the 57th minute, and
added an insurance goal by Arwen Lott off Liz Aymin's pass
in the 82nd minute.
The Spartans
(3-8, 1-6) had led 2-1, answering Wilds' early goal off a
Parra assist. The Comets (2-9-2, 1-5-2) tied it at the half
on Parra's unassisted goal in the 42nd minute. Chelsea
Vallier (above right) had nine saves. Johanna Gonzalez and
Anahi Hernandez stood out defensively.
San Diego
Mesa 5, Palomar 1 -- On Friday, Oct. 16, the
first-place Olympians overcame
a 1-1 tie late in the first half in San Diego.
Alexa Green scored Palomar's
goal off Vicki Castillo's assist. Alex Parra stood out on
defense. Jerica Snyder was a standout at midfield.
Goalkeeper Chelsea Vallier had 18 saves for the Comets
(2-10-2, 1-6-2)
Stephanie
Gonzalez gets off a shot on goal in Palomar's 1-1 tie with
Southwestern. -- Photo by Hugh Cox
Parra assists Gonzalez'
goal in tie with City
SAN
DIEGO
(10-9-09) -- Stephanie
Gonzalez (left) scored the Palomar goal off an Alex Parra
assist.
Goalkeeper Chelsea
Vallier (left) had eight saves.
The visiting Comets are
1-9-21, 0-5-2 in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference.
The same
combination had provided Palomar's scoring on Wednesday in a
2-1 loss to Cuyamaca at Minkoff Field, when Gonzalez also
tallied a goal off a Parra assist.
Gonzalez' goal helps Comets tie
Jaguars
SAN
MARCOS
(10-2-09) -- Stephanie Gonzalez' goal off Alex Parra's (right) corner kick assists enabled Palomar to break
a four-game scoring drought on Friday.
In the
process, the Comets tied Southwestern 1-1 at Minkoff Field.
Palomar also got a big performance from goalkeeper Chelsea
Vallier.
The Comets
are 1-8-1 on the season, 0-4-1 in the Pacific Coast Athletic
Conference.
The Jaguars are 2-4-3, 1-1-2.
Palomar drops decision to
Jets, face Jags
SAN
DIEGO
(9-30-09) --
Palomar got good play from midfielder Alex Parra (left), Johanna Gonzalez on defense and
Stephanie Gonzalez on offense on Wednesday against Miramar.
But the Comets fell to 0-8 (0-4 in the
Pacific Coast Athletic Conference), dropping a 3-0 decision at Hourglass Field.
The Jets are 5-2-1, 4-1.
Palomar will try to get back on
track on Friday when the Comets host former Palomar coach Cem
Tont and his Southwestern side at Minkoff Field at 1 p.m.
Vallier's 14 saves can't 'save' PC
vs. Griffs
SAN
MARCOS
(9-25-09) -- Goalkeeper Chelsea
Vallier (left)
continued her strong play, but the Comets' goal
drought continued in a Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
game at Minkoff Field.
Vallier recorded 14 saves, giving
her 49 saves for her last three games.
Friday's loss came after a similar
1-0 Pacific Coast Athletic Conference defeat at Imperial Vallehy
on Wednesday.