By ED GONZALEZ Special to the Daily Press
SANTA MONICA — Nicole Angrisani scored the game-winning goal in the final seconds as 17th-ranked Santa Monica College defeated 11th-ranked Glendale College, 2-1, on one of the strangest endings in Corsair women’s soccer history.
With the score tied 1-1 in the 90th minute, Santa Monica’s Lydia Ladden sent a high floating desperation shot at the Glendale goal from midfield. Vaqueros goalkeeper Reyes Grimes misjudged the shot as the ball bounced off the crossbar and onto the foot of a trailing Angrisani, who put it in the back of the net for her first goal of the season.
“When (Ladden) kicked the ball, I thought it was going to drop in behind (Grimes) for the goal,” said Angrisani “I just (wanted to) be there for the rebound, and sure enough it hit the crossbar, and I was right there.”
While Corsair head coach Aaron Benditson felt that his team placed themselves in a position to win, he was still surprised how it ended.
“In my 27 years of life on this earth, I have never seen anything like it,” he gushed. “(Angrisani) was at the right place at the right time.”
Santa Monica College’s next home game will be Tuesday, Nov. 7, against the Bakersfield College Renegades at John Adams Middle School. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 31, 2006. Read the original PDF.