Wondolowski returns to San Jose Earthquakes for 2010 season

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Wondolowski returns to San Jose Earthquakes for 2010 season

Chris Wondolowski goes up for a header while playing for the 'Cats.

Former Wildcat men's soccer great Chris Wondolowski will play for the San Jose Earthquakes in 2010.

2/4/2010 12:19:36 PM

SAN JOSE – Former Chico State men’s soccer star Chris Wondolowski is going to tie up his cleats in the South Bay yet again in 2010. The San Jose Earthquakes has signed Wondolowski to play for the upcoming Major League Soccer (MLS) season. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the club.

Wondolowski came to San Jose in June of last year as part of a trade with MLS’s Houston Dynamo. Wondolowski tallied three goals in 14 matches for the Earthquakes in 2009, giving him a career-high five for the season.

“We are happy to sign Chris to a new contract,” said John Doyle, the Earthquakes’ general manager of soccer operations, according to a story on the MLS Web site. “He gives us a lot of options because of his versatility and he is a good finisher.”

Wondolowski was originally drafted 41st overall by the Earthquakes in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft.

A native of Danville, Wondolowski played at Chico State from 2001-04. His 39 goals as a Wildcat ranks third all-time; his 101 total points are second on Chico State’s career points list.

He also accomplished one of only 18 hat tricks in Wildcat history, scoring three goals against San Francisco State in a 5-4 Chico State victory Oct. 20, 2001 at University Soccer Stadium.

Before his trade to the Earthquakes, Wondolowksi spent three-plus seasons with the Dynamo, winning two MLS Cups in 2006 and 2007.

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Caressa Williams

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For much of the season, redshirt freshman Caressa Williams has been sitting at the end of the Chico State women’s basketball team bench, seeing very little on-court action. But the former Paradise High School star continued to work hard on her game, and the extra effort has paid off in recent weeks with significantly more playing time. After a string of short but impressive relief roles, Williams delivered a breakout performance Saturday against Humboldt State, posting career highs in scoring and rebounding in the Wildcats’ 90-67 thumping of Humboldt State. Her strongest effort to date makes Williams the latest Wildcat of the Week.

Williams shot over 58 percent (7-of-12), averaging just under 10 points and five rebounds in Chico State’s two weekend contests. She began the weekend with a solid outing Friday against Sonoma State, contributing five points, two rebounds, one assist and two steals in 16 minutes of action. Saturday, though, she was a major part of the Wildcat reserves combining to score 51 in the team’s convincing 23-point win over Humboldt. Williams played 24 minutes, scoring 14 points and hauling in seven rebounds – both career highs – connecting on five of her seven field goal attempts. She also chipped in with an assist and a steal in addition to shining on the defensive end.

Williams’ productive weekend saw her season scoring average more than double, rising from 1.6 to 3.6 points per game. Overall, she is shooting 50 percent from the field and is averaging two rebounds a contest.

Chico State is back in action this weekend, hosting Cal Poly Pomona Friday and San Francisco State Saturday at Acker Gym. Both games are scheduled to tipoff at 5:30 p.m.

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Amir Carraway capped a strong weekend with team highs of 16 points and seven rebounds in the Wildcats’ huge win against Humboldt State Saturday night to earn Wildcat of the Week honors for the second time this season.

The sophomore from Vallejo made two game-sealing free throws with 21 seconds left to finish the night 6-of-7 from the free throw line and pulled down key rebounds on two of the Lumberjacks’ last three possessions. He also set the screen on Jay Flores’ dagger 3-pointer with 40 seconds left.

Carraway finished with 10 points and four rebounds despite playing just 18 minutes due to foul trouble during the Wildcats’ loss to Sonoma State the night before.

The 6-foot-5 forward leads the team in rebounding at 5.5 per game and ranks second in scoring at 10.6 points per game a season after averaging just 1.4 points and one rebound in only 5.4 minutes a night. He’s now led the team in scoring five times and rebounding six this season.

Carraway and the Wildcats, among four teams tied for second in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings, trail conference co-leaders Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Dominguez Hills by just one game. They’ll welcome Cal Poly Pomona to town Friday night and San Francisco State Saturday.

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