NEWS RELEASE
May 4, 2006

FIRST PLACE ROOKS HOST SONOMA SOL
Chico Looks to Extend Unbeaten Streak 

The Chico Rooks will battle the Sonoma County Sol in a crucial match that will count as a National Premier Soccer League regular season game and a US Open Cup qualifying match.   The Rooks, the only team in the Northern Conference of the Western Division of the NPSL without a loss, are currently in first place with a 3 – 0 – 2 record.  Sonoma trails the top seeded Rooks by 2 points with a 3 - 2 – 0 record.

Last week Chico tallied a win and a draw on the road.  On Saturday night in Salinas the Rooks battled the Samba to a 2 – 2 tie in a hard fought physical match.  Sunday afternoon Chico crushed the Redwood City Ruckus by a score of 6 – 1 in Hayward.

“We played really well last weekend,” said Rooks head coach David Stahl, “we were unlucky not to win both games.”  In the second half of the Salinas match, the Samba keeper made several spectacular saves to deny Chico the victory.  “He kept them in the match,” said Stahl, “those were world class saves.”

Sonoma fell to the Sacramento Knights 3 –1 at home last week.  After starting the NPSL season with three wins, the Sol dropped their last two matches.  Friday night’s game will be the first meeting between the two Northern California rivals in 2006.  Last year the Rooks recorded one victory against three losses with the Sol.

Kick off is slated for 7:30 at the soccer stadium on the Chico State campus.  Admission is $6.00 for adults and 3:00 for youths.  Children under 5 years of age are admitted free of charge.

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