STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pacific women's soccer team (5-2-10, 0-2-4) dropped just its second game of the season to Pepperdine (8-3-4, 2-2-2) by a final of 3-0.
Freshman
Anaya Shelton led the team in shots with three. Senior
Jaida Nyby added two shots. The Tigers put four shots on goal as a team. Seniors
Abigail Wolf and
Camryn Scully were the only two players to play the full 90 minutes. Senior
Brenna Crump had five saves in the first half. Senior
Weronika Baranowska played the second half in goal for the Tigers.
Pacific had a great opportunity to strike early. Shelton broke through the defensive line and fired a shot off the post. Shelton gathered the rebound and was able to fire off two more shots, one deflected by the keeper and one blocked by a Pepperdine defender.
Pepperdine scored in the 17th minute off a Pacific misplay to take a quick lead. The Waves followed it up in the 26th minute with a strike into the net to stretch the lead to two. The Pacific defense recovered quickly, preventing Pepperdine from adding more to its first-half total.
Both teams made defensive adjustments at halftime, locking down the attacks to just seven total shots in the second half. The Tigers put two shots on goal in the second half but could not find the net. Pepperdine scored its third goal of the game in the 82nd minute.
The Tigers are back in action next Saturday, Oct. 29, traveling to take on Portland.
