STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pacific women's soccer program put together a spirited effort on Senior Day with senior
Kaya Rosa notching the game-winning goal in the second half to secure a 1-0 victory over Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday afternoon from Knoles Field.
With a celebratory mood all day across the pitch thanks to Senior Day festivities, the Tigers (1-7) muscled out their first victory of the 2026 campaign with an aggressive, offensive-minded approach in defeating the Roadrunners (1-6).
Rosa was able to capitalize on a loose rebound off a shot by sophomore
Kayla Pham in the 55th minute to give Pacific a 1-0 lead to start a momentous second half. For Rosa, it marked her second goal in as many matches after scoring the lone goal in the effort with Cal Poly and her team-leading third goal of the season.
Rosa, who was honored in a post-game ceremony alongside seniors
Whitney Garn,
Drew Novaes,
Shay Clark and
Zoe Shepherd, collected a game-high four shot attempts and three on target.
Pacific managed to out-shoot its opponent on the afternoon by a 19-9 margin, which is most shot attempts the Tigers have recorded in a match this year.
Diving deeper into the numbers, 12 different Tigers attempted at least one shot through the 90-minute affair and seven registered each of their attempts on target. Of note, Rosa, freshman
Brooklyn Cornish, freshman
Julie Valdez and sophomore
Janelli Villagran had two or more shot attempts on the CSUB keeper.
On the other side of the field, freshman
Ava Wells earned her first career clean sheet, stopping three Roadrunner shots. Wells becomes the first freshman goalkeeper to earn a clean sheet since
Lis Van Herwijnen from last year.
Pacific controlled the pace the majority of the match, owning the shot disparity and the corner kick edge, 8-6.
The Tigers will continue to carry the momentum into next match, which will take place in Sin City against UNLV on Thursday at 7 p.m. from Peter Johann Memorial Field.
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