The Sacramento State women’s soccer team received good and bad news this weekend.

The good news: they avoided setting the record for consecutive losses. The bad news: Lisa Wrightsman, the second all-time scorer in program history is hanging up her jersey.

The Hornets (2-13-1) split the final two games of their Big Sky Conference schedule, losing 3-0 at Idaho State on Friday, and winning 2-0 at home against Weber State on Sunday.

The win saved the Hornets from setting a program record for consecutive losses, freezing the number at nine, but tying the high set in the 1994-95 season.

On Sunday, a crowd of 460 greeted Lisa Wrightsman as she stepped onto Hornet field for the final time.

“We need to find someone who has speed because losing (Wrightsman’s) speed is going to hurt,” Hornet head coach Karen Hanks said.

Less than four minutes into the match, Wrightsman rocketed towards the Wildcats’ goal. She passed the ball to Natalia Romo, who drew goalkeeper Melanie Stratford out of the net. Romo then sent a cross in front of the goal mouth to Wrightsman, who blasted in her fourth goal of the season.

“It got knocked back and forth. They got lucky to get on the far side and put it in,” Stratford said.

In the 62nd minute, Wrightsman charged the Wildcats’ goal on a breakaway. Trailing two Wildcat defenders, she skillfully ditched her opponents and pushed forward, firing off a close range shot. Stratford dove to deflect the ball, which ricocheted off the goal post and back into the net, sealing Weber State’s fate and eliminating them from the Big Sky Tournament.

Hornet goalkeeper Amy Seely posted the team’s first shutout of the season with five saves. Stratford had a slight edge with seven saves.

“I haven’t done it this season,” Seely said of the shutout. “It felt great because I got to play with (Wrightsman) on the home field. It’s a great facility (Sac State) has kept for us compared to last year. It was a great feeling to win.”

The Hornets’ outshot the Wildcats, 16-11.

Wrightsman led both sides in shots with seven, three of which were on target.

Linda Sanchez followed with four shots, two of which were on goal. For Wrightsman, the goals were her first since playing against Northern Arizona University on Oct. 4.

“I came out here today and it was my senior game,” Wrightsman said. All I wanted to do was have a good time. I kept taking shots, and as they were going in, I kept taking more. It was a really good way to end (my career at Hornet Field).”

In Wrightman’s opinion, the end of her soccer career at Sac State is only the beginning of a better and brighter future for the team.

“It’s a brand new program,” Wrightsman said. “It’ll be different, but it will almost be better. In previous seasons they’ve always looked to get the ball to me. I think now they’ll work more as a team on going forward instead of looking for one person to hit it to. I think it’ll be good for them.”

In the game Friday against Idaho State, the Hornets suffered a 3-0 mauling from the Bengals, who handed Sac State one of the worst losses of the season.

“We just didn’t show up,” Hanks said. “We didn’t challenge. We just weren’t there. Maybe it was frustration.

“The three games prior to that we battled real hard and should have won a couple of them. It gets frustrating, because the win-loss column doesn’t dictate how you’re playing.”

The Hornets were outshot 12-5.

Hornet goalkeeper Amy Seely posted five saves. The Bengals’ Shannon Boylehad a single save.

The Hornets will travel to play San Jose State on Sunday for the last game of the regular season.

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