The Millikan Rams are the runner-ups in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Quartz Hills Renata Video (11) and Millikans AJ Aquino (15) battle for the ball in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Quartz Hills Alyssa Gonzalez (7) kicks the ball away from Millikans Karly Gallo (10) in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Millikans Sarah Thaut (17) tries to fend off Quartz Hills Alexia Lear (8) in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Quartz Hills celebrates as they beat Millikan 1-0 in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Millikans Alexandra Rios (7) looks to get the ball past Quartz Hills Alyssa Gonzalez (7) in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Millikans Ava Parkhill (21) tries to keep the ball from Quartz Hills Abigail Nunez (17) in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Millikans Adeline Murphy (8) collides with Quartz Hills goalie Lelani Glover (99) as she tries to score for the Rams in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Quartz Hills Alyssa Gonzalez (7) tries to keep the ball from Millikans Adelyn Murphy (8) in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
MIllikans Ellie Carungcong (20) and Quartz Hills Samantha Gray (9) battle for the ball in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Quartz Hills Renata Videz (11) and Millikans CaoimheTighe (14) battle for the ball in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Quartz Hills Renata Videz (11) and Millikans Ellie Carungcong (20) battle for the ball in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Millikans Jayla Cortes (23) looks to get the ball around Quartz Hills Kaliah Cumberbatch (10) in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Millikans Caoimhe Tighe (14) tries to keep the ball from Quartz Hills Alyssa Gonzalez (7) in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Millikans Adeline Murphy (8) kicks the ball away from Quartz Hills Alexis Arvizu (3) and Samantha Gray (9) in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
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The Millikan Rams are the runner-ups in the CIF State Division III SoCal regional finals in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
LONG BEACH – The Millikan girls soccer team saw its season end Saturday with a loss to Quartz Hill 1-0 in the CIF Southern California Division III Regional final at DeHaven Stadium.
Rams coach Tino Nunez told his team to remember its historic season after the pain of the loss subsides.
“This really hurts,” Nunez said. “But you guys made history. You are always going to have this. Whenever we get a chance to reflect on this year and this moment, you’ll see how much you actually accomplished.”
After defeating Ayala twice in less than a week and Tulare Western 7-0, the Rams did not have enough gas in the tank for a fourth win in just over seven days.
Millikan keeper Samantha Ortiz stopped three of the four shots she faced Saturday.
Millikan (21-5-1) put six shots on Quartz Hill’s Leilani Glover, who stopped all of them.
With the win, Quartz Hill secured the regional title and earn a chance to play in the CIF State Division III championship game in Sacramento.
Quartz Hill (23-3-2) scored almost immediately against Millikan.
In the game’s first minute, the Royals moved the ball to the top right corner of the 18-yard-box where Amelia Rosales tapped a pass back to Alexia Lear. Lear struck the ball past the outstretched arms of Ortiz and into the side netting of the Millikan goal.
Nunez attributed the early goal to fatigue and a lack of focus after a grueling week.
“We had a slow start the last game as well,” Nunez said “I think it’s just one of those ‘here we go again’ (situations). You try to liven it up in the warmup, but it just seemed slow and quiet. Last game we dodged a couple; this time they put one away early and you’re trying to get yourself out of it.
“A little of it could be fatigue, a little of it could be just not mentally focused right away.”
Millikan’s best chance of the first half came off the foot of Caoimhe Tighe, who stole the ball from a Quartz Hill defender a few yards from goal, but could not volley the ball on net from close range.
Another Millikan opportunity came in the 28th minute when the Rams swarmed a loose ball in the Quartz Hill 18-yard-box, but a Millikan player collided with Glover causing the play to be blown dead.
Millikan nearly tied the score in the 53rd minute when Jayla Cortes found Alexandra Rios, who stopped on a dime in front of the Quartz Hill goal to shake a defender, but could not beat Glover for the game-tying goal.
The Rams played with desperation in the game’s final 15 minutes, launching three of their six shots in that time.