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Carli Driskill kicks the ball in a recent game.
Max Zuberbuhler
2
Lewis & Clark LCC (2-6-3, 2-3-2)
2
Willamette WIL (2-5-4, 1-4-3)
Lewis & Clark LCC
(2-6-3, 2-3-2)
2
Final
2
Willamette WIL
(2-5-4, 1-4-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lewis & Clark LCC 1 1 2
Willamette WIL 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Brian Hauge

Women’s Soccer Battles Back Twice to Draw at Willamette

Junior Grace Smith converted late penalty; first-year Riley Yip scored second career goal

SALEM, Ore. — Lewis & Clark College women's soccer fought through a physical Northwest Conference game on Saturday afternoon, earning a 2-2 draw against Willamette University at Sparks Field. The Pioneers overcame one-goal deficits in each half behind scores from first-year forward Riley Yip and junior midfielder Grace Smith.
 
THE BASICS
 
Lewis & Clark 2, Willamette 2
(Lewis & Clark 2-6-3, 2-3-2 NWC)
(Willamette 2-5-4, 1-4-3 NWC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Willamette created early pressure, forcing senior goalkeeper Delaney Jones into four first-half saves. The Bearcats broke through in the 16th minute when Claire Warthen sent a 25-yard shot into the upper-right corner to make it 1-0.
 
The Pioneers answered 14 minutes later. In the 30th minute, senior Carli Driskill threaded a through ball behind the Bearcat backline, and Yip finished from two yards out for her second career goal. The teams entered halftime tied 1-1.
 
The hosts regained the lead midway through the second half. Warthen capitalized on a defensive takeaway in the 55th minute, slotting a short shot from close range to put Willamette back in front.
 
Lewis & Clark answered again in the closing moments. With just under five minutes remaining, Smith calmly buried a penalty kick to the left side of the net after being fouled just inside the box. The conversion marked her first goal of the season and sealed the Pioneers' second conference draw of 2025.
 
The Pioneers finished with a slight 51-49 percent possession edge and generated six corner kicks while holding Willamette without one.
 
Jones recorded four saves, all in the first half, and the veteran defensive unit of seniors Abby Morrow, Elle Sparks, Sophie Rossier, and Gwen Daoust, along with sophomore Ava Lazzara, held firm down the stretch. Off the bench, sophomore Kailani Pascua registered an on-target shot in 32 minutes of play, while junior Mischa Vanek logged nearly an hour up top.
 
BY THE NUMBERS 
  • .667 – Jones has recorded at least a .667 save percentage in all four appearances and is 1-0-2 in her last three games in net.
  • 2 – Yip tallied her second career goal and first against a Northwest Conference opponent.
  • 3 – Smith's penalty kick equalizer was her third career goal and first career PK attempt.
  • 4 – Shots on target by the Pioneers, with Driskill joining Pascua, Smith, and Yip on the list.
  • 10 – Number of Pioneers who played at least 60 minutes; Jones, Driskill, Morrow, Lazzara, Smith, and Sparks each went the full 90.
  • 18 – Driskill recorded her eighth career assist and fourth of the season for her 18th career point, tying her for seventh in program history in career assists and 16th in career points. She leads the team in assists and is tied with Vanek for the team lead with six points this year.
WHO'S NEXT
 
Lewis & Clark returns home Sunday for a noon game against Linfield University at Griswold Stadium to wrap up the first half of Northwest Conference play and open a three-game homestand.
 
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