Stanislaus men and women reach CCAA soccer final

The Cal State Stanislaus men’s soccer team has ridden Russ Klabough, the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s best goalkeeper, to the CCAA championship game.

Klabough, a first-team All-CCAA selection, denied three Cal State Dominguez Hills penalty kicks for a win in Friday’s semifinals. Stanislaus (15-3-2) will play for the league title Sunday at 3 p.m. against No. 2 seed and host Cal Poly Pomona.

It’s a rematch of the 2014 final in Turlock, won by Pomona on penalty kicks. Stanislaus won the conference title in 2012.

Scoreless tie – Modesto Junior College and Big 8 Conference-leading Santa Rosa played to a scoreless tie on Friday. The Pirates (11-7-1, 3-3-1) are in second place with one regular-season game left.

Women’s Soccer

Defense carries Warriors – Jordan Moineau’s goal in the 15th minute was the difference as Stanislaus blanked Chico State in the CCAA semifinals. Stanislaus (12-5-3), the No. 6 seed, will seek its third title since 2011 on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. against UC San Diego.

Friday’s shutout was the Warriors’ third straight. Goalkeeper Chelsea Lewandowski set a school career record with 28.5 shutouts after logging 9.5 this season.

“That was a tremendous effort in all phases of the game by our team. We felt confident coming into the match that we could beat Chico,” Stanislaus coach Gabriel Bolton said.

Winning streak – The MJC women (15-4, 9-3), sitting in second place in the Big 8, extended their winning streak to five with a 4-0 win over Sierra.

Skeleton

National team member – Modesto’s Kendall Wesenberg won two of four races in the selection process at Park City, Utah, to earn a spot on the USA national team. She and Annie O’Shea will represent the USA in the World Cup.

Basketball

Rebounds record – MJC freshman Akaysha Simpkins pulled down a school-record 29 rebounds, along with her 23 points and five blocked shots, during the Pirates’ 63-48 loss to Lassen at the 7th annual Mission College Saints Invitational. The Pirates (0-2), who opened the season at Mission with an 87-38 loss to East Los Angeles, return to action Thursday against Merritt at the Las Positas Tournament.

Claim Jumpers open 2-1 – Columbia College rang in its season with a 2-1 showing at Las Positas’ Tony Costello Tipoff Classic. Columbia closed with a 74-64 win over Las Positas after it fell 77-68 to Butte in the semifinals. In the first-round game, Columbia freshman guard Lewayne Grant followed in his own miss as time expired for a 74-73 win over Contra Costa. Grant finished with 18 points.

Cross Country

All-Region performance – Stanislaus’ Gina Wood ended her junior season with an All-Region finish at the NCAA Division II Championships at Monmouth, Ore. Wood, a transfer from American River, placed 14th overall with a 6,000-meter best time of 21 minutes and 41.2 seconds to earn an All-Region award. She is the first Warrior runner in two years to be so honored.

This story was originally published November 7, 2015 at 9:46 PM with the headline "Stanislaus men and women reach CCAA soccer final."