FOREST GROVE, Ore. — A second period goal by the visiting Whitworth Pirates proved all the scoring in Pacific's 1-0 home loss to Whitworth on Sunday at Ledbetter Field at Hanson Stadium.
The Boxers (0-6-2, 0-3-1 NWC) and Pirates (5-3-0, 4-0-0 NWC) held one another scoreless over the opening 45 minutes, with the two sides combining for just one shot on goal during the opening period.
The scoreless draw went by the wayside in the 52nd minute when Whitworth's Shirley Chandler sent a low cross toward the front of the goalmouth from the right wing, Leah Corra was the recipient of Chandler's cross and tapped in her third goal of the season.
Pacific's starting goalkeeper, freshman
Kali Barber (Centennial, Colo.), recorded one save during the first half of the match. Freshman
Saya Brown (Bothell, Wash.) relieved Barber in the second half and recorded two saves in the loss.
THE MATCH WAS OVER WHEN... Chandler pushed down the right flank and cut inward to the 18-yard box before firing in a low and driven pass to Corra in-front of the goal, where she converted the game winner in the 52nd minute.
STAT OF THE GAME... Junior midfielder
Adina Goodwin (Tualatin, Ore.) continued to rack up minutes this season, playing the full match for the sixth time this season. Goodwin has played 740 of this seasons 760 available minutes.
Ammel Sawan (Beaverton, Ore.) went the distance for the sixth-straight match this season. Sawan has played 680 of 760 available minutes this season.
NEXT UP... The Boxers wrap-up a three-game homestand on September 30, when Willamette visits Ledbetter Field at Hanson Stadium for a noon kickoff.
HAT TRICK, QUICK FACTS...
1... Sophomore
Courtney Olsen (Gresham, Ore.) and junior
Emily Thompson (Orange County, Calif.) both recorded a shot on goal during Sunday's match.
2... Senior
Kayla Mizo (Kailua, Hawaii), junior
Kira Negrete (Lakewood, Calif.) and freshman
Ammel Sawan (Beaverton, Ore.) joined Goodwin as Pacific's only players to go a full 90 minutes against Whitworth.
3... Sawan has gone the distance in six-straight matches, stretching back to the Boxers home meeting with the College of Idaho.
