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FRESNO, Calif. -- The eighth-ranked Pacific Tigers return to title game of the Golden Coast Conference Women's Championships for the fourth consecutive year thanks to an 11-7 win over No. 18 Fresno State in the second semifinal for the 2019 tournament Saturday afternoon.

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GCC Player of the Year Kyra Christmas led all scorers with five goals and Clara Vulpisi had nine saves as the Tigers (16-8) held off the fourth-seed Bulldogs (13-15). The top-seed Tigers have won the last two tournament titles and will look for a third against third-seeded and 12th ranked LMU, a 10-5 winner in the first semifinal against San DIego State. The title game will be held at 2:30 pm.

Fresno State's Emily Diacono scored with 6:42 to play in the first half to tie the game at 3-3. The Tigers then responded with three straight goals to take a 6-3 lead on Truly Dorland's goal with 4:52 in the half. Trystyn Vuori would score on a five-meter penalty shot to cut the lead to 6-4 going into halftime.

The Tigers had another three-goal run in them including a pair from Christmas to take control, 9-4. The Bulldogs would make it interesting with a goal in the final second of the third quarter and then the first goal of the fourth to mke it 9-6. That would be as close as they would get the rest of the way.