Freshman midfielder Michelle Cardenas (pictured) scored a pair of first-half goals to help lead the Long Beach City College women's soccer team to a 5-0 South Coast Conference win over visiting El Camino College Compton Center on Friday at LBCC.

The win improved Long Beach to 10-5-1 overall and 6-3-1 in the SCC while Compton dropped to 6-10-1 and 1-9-0 in conference play.

Long Beach controlled the ball for most of the game and overwhelmed the Tartars with continuous shots. LBCC closed the contest outshooting Compton by a 23-0 margin.

Cardenas posted goals in the 14th and 22nd minutes to stake the Vikings to a 2-0 lead. Freshman Priscilla Cortez and Liliana Montano added first-half goals to put LBCC up 4-0 at halftime. Sophomore Cristina Landavazo got in on the action with a goal in the 63rd minute to close out the scoring for the Vikings.

Freshmen goalkeepers Ashley Buckner and Jeanette DeAnda combined for the shutout in for LBCC, the Vikings' fifth of the season. 

For Compton, Erika Trejo totaled seven saves in 64 minutes and Ana Rodriguez had four saves over the final 26 minutes of the contest. 

Long Beach returns to action on Tuesday (Nov 1) when they travel to face rival Cerritos College in a 3:15 pm conference game.

Photo: Michelle Cardenas slides to knock away the ball from a Compton forward. (Photo by Chris Ruiz)