Pacific Women's Soccer Rallies for 2-1 Overtime Win Over Host Dixie State

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STOCKTON, Calif - The University of the Pacific women's soccer team picked up a 2-1 overtime win over host Dixie State on Friday night. The win raises the Tigers' record to 5-1-1 on the season – the five wins are the most for a Pacific squad since 2017, who ended the season with a 5-13-2 mark. The loss drops the Trailblazers to 3-4 on the season.

Co-Interim Head Coaches Danesha Adams and J.J. Wozniak on the win
"What a WIN for this team and program! The players showed so much character and resiliency tonight, on the road against a motivated opponent, to earn a huge comeback OT win. To have all the ball in the first half and to only allow 2 shots, giving up the goal to go down 1-0 could have been extremely deflating. Credit to Dixie St for taking their bright moment in the half but to see our players so determined to earn the result the rest of the game was impressive. We got a chance to regroup a bit at halftime and we were all on the same page that we were going to win tonight! That's such another positive step for this program, one of many so far, and they were rewarded with the amazing feeling of celebrating together a huge OT win! Now we turn our attention to Southern Utah and make sure we are ready to go again on Sunday."

First Half
• Dixie State only recorded two shots in the first half, including a goal by Jill Bennett in the 30^thminute for the early lead.
• Pacific had seven shots in the first 45 minutes with Trailblazers goalkeeper Kayla Gonzalez coming up with the save to keep the Tigers off the scoreboard.

Second Half
• The second half saw the Pacific attack continue to put pressure on the Dixie State defense.
• The Tigers got the equalizer in the 69^thminute on the first goal of the season by Aniela Jensen.
• Jensen is the seventh-different goal scorer for the Tigers on the 2021 season.
• Pacific had four chances at the game-winning goal in regulation with a pair of shots by Jenae Packard in the 78^thand 80^thminute, respectively. Jaida Nyby and Taylor Puckett had chances at the 81^stand 86^thminute.

Overtime
• The Trailblazers started the overtime with a pair of shots that were beyond the goal to keep the contest tied.
• The only shot of the extra period for the Tigers was enough when Hunter More found the back of the net on her third shot of the night in the 95^thminute.

Inside the Numbers
• Hunter More is the first Tiger since Alex Hussar in 2017 with multiple game-winning goals.
• Pacific outshot Dixie State by an 18-8 margin with Jenae Packard packing the attack with four shots. Abigail Wolf and Hunter More each had three shots in the win.
• In the win, Pacific tied a season-high with seven corner kicks.
• Reigning WCC Defensive Player of the Week Brenna Crump had two saves en route to her fourth win of the season.

Next Up
Next, the Tigers will travel to Cedar City, Utah to face Southern Utah on Sunday at noon. The Thunderbirds will enter the contest playing its first match in nine days with a 1-4 mark.

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Players Mentioned

#4 Jenae Packard: MF; 5' 6"; Senior

#21 Abigail Wolf: D; 5' 6"; Senior

#00 Brenna Crump: GK; 5' 5"; Junior

#12 Hunter More: MF; 5' 8"; Junior

#10 Jaida Nyby: MF; 5' 4"; Junior

#16 Taylor Puckett: MF; 5' 3"; Sophomore

#8 Aniela Jensen: MF; 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#4 Jenae Packard
: 5' 6"; Senior
: MF

#21 Abigail Wolf
: 5' 6"; Senior
: D

#00 Brenna Crump
: 5' 5"; Junior
: GK

#12 Hunter More
: 5' 8"; Junior
: MF

#10 Jaida Nyby
: 5' 4"; Junior
: MF

#16 Taylor Puckett
: 5' 3"; Sophomore
: MF

#8 Aniela Jensen
: 5' 4"; Freshman
: MF