FOREST GROVE, Ore. –Lewis & Clark College women's soccer defeated Pacific University 1-0 on the road to earn their first Northwest Conference victory since a 1-0 victory over Whitman on October 15, 2022.
THE BASICS
Lewis & Clark 1, Pacific 0
(Lewis & Clark 2-3-0, NWC 1-0-0)
(Pacific 2-3-0, NWC 1-1-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Senior keeper
Sophia Young was dominant in the net for the Pioneers with five saves to earn her first win of the season and her 14
th career shutout. Young made two vital saves in the first half to keep the Boxers off the scoreboard. In the 18
th minute, she made a diving save to her right to save a free kick from Pacific's Julia Fechter. A little over eight minutes later, Young stopped Grace Hammermeister's shot just under the crossbar at 25:50. Pacific outshot Lewis & Clark 6-4 in the first half, with both teams making three shots on goal.
The Pioneers came out aggressive in the second half with four shots between 51:58 and 53:22. Sophmore
Megan Yanagi, grad student
Chloe Helenihi, and freshman
Grace Smith all had shots on goal during that stretch.
Joining in on the second-half offensive attack, sophomore
Carson Warfield and senior
Celeste Schreifels combined for the next five pioneer shots. Schreifels was at the top of the box in the 63
rd minute when Pacific blocked her shot.
Smith tried to put Lewis & Clark on the board at 73:44, but Pacific keeper Isabella De La Cruz saved the ball up top.
Less than a minute later, Schreifels slid on the turf and found sophomore
Carli Driskill, who made a one-touch finish for the game-winner and her first collegiate goal at 74:27.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Six Pioneers finished with at least one shot on goal. The team finished with a season-best 11 SOG, seven in the second half.
- Young took sole possession of second place for career shutouts in program history after today's win.
- Schreifels moves into a three-way tie for fourth in program history today with her 10th career assist.
- Driskill is the sixth Pioneer to score a goal this season and the second player to score the game-winner this season on her first collegiate goal.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark hosts their first NWC game on Saturday at noon when Linfield comes to Griswold Stadium.