WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Lewis & Clark College women's soccer faced a tough Whitman College defense on Sunday afternoon as they dropped a 6-0 Northwest Conference road game.
THE BASICS
Whitman 6, Lewis & Clark 0
(Lewis & Clark 3-5-2, 1-4-1 NWC)
(Whitman 6-3-1, 3-2-1 NWC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Juniors
Delaney Jones and
Anna Ingadottir combined for seven of Lewis & Clark's saves against Whitman. Jones stopped five Blues' attempts in the first half, including two in the opening 15 minutes to keep the Pioneers in the game early.
Whitman's Ella Johnson opened the scoring at 21:38, assisted by Ellie Cortes-Muniz. Kiki Glorioso doubled the Blues' lead at 35:30, with Molly Beaulieu providing the assist.
Junior
Carli Driskill provided the Pioneers their best scoring chance in the first half as she booted the ball from the top of the box to the lower near post, but Whitman's Lindsey Pasena-Littlesky was there for the stop.
Jones recorded two more saves before the half to prevent the Blues from extending their lead.
In the second half, Whitman scored four goals in 15 minutes to take control of the game. Ingadottir, playing in her first game back from injury, recorded saves in the 65
th and 81
st minutes.
Senior
Abby Hayes and first-year
Sophia Gill had the best scoring chances in the second half. Whitman's second-half keeper, Seaneee Still, stopped Hayes's attempt from the top of the box in the 60th minute and Gill's kick in the 88th minute.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Junior Kate Meinhard, sophomore Mischa Vanek and first-year Kailani Pascua all had shots for the Pioneers.
- The Lewis & Clark defense blocked four of Whitman's 20 shots in the game.
- Driskill has recorded at least one shot in each NWC game she has played this season.
- The Pioneers held a 4-1 advantage on corner kicks against the Blues.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark returns to Griswold Stadium on Saturday for a 2:45 p.m. kickoff against Pacific University.
