Offense Stays Confident in Win
Box Score
SALEM, ORE.— Pacific women's soccer team continued to prove they are able to score goals on opponent's turf in a 3-0 victory over the Willamette Bearcats.
“We came up with a well deserved win,” said assistant coach Dane Christian. “We possessed the ball well and had a fantastic performance.”
Pacific (5-5-1) found the goal first in the 14th minute when Ashley Kanda (Sr., Kaneohe, Hawaii) converted a Bryanna DeLima (Jr., Hilo, Hawaii) pass from 10 yards out to give the Boxers a 1-0 lead.
The Boxers took the 1-0 advantage into halftime after outshooting Willamette (4-7-0) 9-2. Brittany Hartmann (So., Portland, Ore.) had one save to keep the Bearcats off the board.
Pacific added to their lead just six minutes into the second half. In the 51st minute , Kristen Dick (So., Auburn, Wash.) found the net from 20 yards out off a Mariah Schoniwitz (Fr., Mililani, Hawaii) pass to give Pacific the 2-0 lead. Willamette immediately struck back, but Hartmann made the save off the Sabine Wetzel header to keep the Bearcats from scoring.
With six minutes remaining in the match, Sarah Tuffey (So., Valencia, Calif.) netted Pacific's third goal off a Jaymie Komo (So., Kailua, Hawaii) assist to increase the Boxer lead. Pacific's defense prevented the Bearcats from getting a shot off in the last six minutes to give the Boxers the 3-0 win.
Hartmann made three saves to collect her second shutout of the season. Pacific outshot Willamette 16-8 in the match.
“We are turning into the team we should be,” states Christian. “We are becoming a dominant, competitive and confident team. The difference is we are believing in ourselves.”
Pacific returns to the field tomorrow at noon against Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash.
