Sacramento State’s women’s soccer team finished its regular season with a 1-1 tie Sunday in a non-conference match against the San Jose State University Spartans at Hornet Field.

On Thursday, the Hornets were on the losing end of a heartbreaking 2-1 home defeat against Oregon State University. Both non-conference contests were rescheduled because of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Junior forward Lisa Wrightsman provided the Hornet offense Sunday with her ninth goal of the season.

Sacramento State came into the match missing starting sophomore goaltender Amy Seely, who suffered a strained finger, giving the start to backup junior goalie Julie Accinelli.

In the 18th minute of the match, Accinelli went down with a shoulder injury that had been bothering her for most of the season. This forced head coach Sandra Asimos to go with third-string goaltender, sophomore Karalee Niramatsu.

Niramatsu, who is normally a midfielder, had not started at goalie since her high school days at Mililani High in Mililani, Hawaii.”I was really nervous in the first half, but I calmed down in the second,” Niramatsu said.

Niramatsu was helped by a strong Hornet defense in the first half, as neither she nor Accinelli were forced to save any Spartan shots. While the Hornet defense hit all cylinders in the first half, the Sac State offense was struggling to put pressure on the San Jose State goal.

The Hornets only put three shots on the net in the first half. The half ended with both teams scoreless.The second half was a different story, as both teams’ offensive attacks came out with renewed energy.

San Jose State capitalized first in the 58th minute when senior forward Kristina Jacob jumped on a loose ball lying in front of the Hornets’ goal and slid it past the goal line, giving the Spartans a 1-0 lead.

Sac State came right back after the Spartan goal with a barrage of shot attempts. Sophomore midfielder Katie Declercq sent a booming shot just wide of the goal. Wrightsman followed in the 62nd minute by sailing another shot wide of the goal. It was not until the 79th minute that Sac State tied the score. Wrightsman took a cross from senior forward Lori Kerswell, and slid the ball past junior goalie Trisha Forni.

“I had missed a few opportunities earlier, so the goal felt real good,” Wrightsman said.

With her nine goals on the year, Wrightsman moved into second place in career goals at Sacramento State. With the score tied at one at the end of regulation, the match was sent into a 15-minute overtime. Wrightsman produced the lone offensive threat in the extra frame with a one-on-one chance that resulted in a weak shot to Forni. Forni finished with a game high 11 saves, while Niramatsu finished with three.

Against Oregon State, the Hornets drew first blood in the third minute, as Wrightsman capitalized on a pass from teammate Naomi Ennis. The Beavers, however, were quick to respond, knotting the score just five minutes later on a Lindsey Beem score.And in the 77th minute, Oregon State snuck away with the win when Emily Hughes’ goal from the left side blew past Seely.Sac State finished its regular season with an overall record of 5-10-2.

The Hornets’ 3-3 record in Big Sky Conference play is good enough for the fourth and final seed in the league playoffs. The Hornets will take on No. 1 seeded Weber State University in the first round of the playoffs Thursday.

“We have to focus on (Weber State), and give it our best on Thursday,” said coach Asimos after Sunday’s game.

Sunday’s game was the last home game for seniors Summer Douglas, Dana Dydasco, Ennis, Brittany Hijlkema, Kristin Hoffman, Mattea Stranger and Kerswell. The seniors were honored prior to the game.

The Hornets lost 5-0 last season in the first round of the Big Sky playoffs to the University of Montana.