Alex Conley scored the game-winner with 8:55 left in the second OT to sent the Golden Eagles to the championship match on Sunday against San Francisco State.
For Cal State Stanislaus, the host institution of the tournament, it again had to overcome adversely and battled from behind to tie the score 1-1 in the second half. Conference most valuable offensive player Karenee Demery scored her 19th goal of the season at 61:51 to even the score. Demery got a cross from Alisa Barlow and fend off defenders and scored from 13 yards out.
Cal State L.A. got an early 1-0 lead in the first half when Ann Marie Tangorra netted the goal at 14:31 on a shot 23 yards out.
Cal State Stanislaus suffered a big blow in the first half when starting goalkeeper Millie Brown went down after nine minutes of play when she reactivated a knee injury on a punt. Freshman goalkeeper Marriah Kessler played extremely well and picked up five saves in 92 minutes-plus of play.
The Warriors had numerous scoring chances throughout, creating great offensive drives and scoring opportunities despite being out-shot 19-10.
Cal State L.A.'s Gabriella Batmani had two saves in goal.
The Warriors, now 12-6-1, will wait until Monday to find out their fate for the NCAA postseason.
In other tournament action on the women's side, San Francisco State defeated UC San Diego in dramatic fashion as well. After the teams tied 1-1 after two overtime periods, teh Gators out-kick the Tritons 4-3 in penalty kicks to advance to Sunday's championship match.
Cal State Dominguez Hills and Sonoma State will square off in the men's finals on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. after winning on Friday. CSUDH beat Chico State 3-0 and Sonoma State edged Cal State San Bernardino 1-0.
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