The Pacific University women's soccer engaged in a tightly contested matchup against Chapman on Sunday morning for its 2019 season opener in a 2-0 loss.

The Boxers (0-1) allowed a pair of first half goals to the Panthers, who played the final 79:38 minutes of the match with 10 players.

Chapman (2-0) got on the scoreboard in the 10^th minute as Riley Pidgeon successfully landed a corner kick into the goal. After the Panthers' goal, a Chapman player was issued a red card forcing the visitors from Orange, California to play down a player for the rest of the match.
 
Pacific sought the equalizer for the remainder of the half. The Boxers' attack mounted some offensive opportunities in the first 45 minutes, including a pair of free kicks by freshman Maliah Jobe and senior Courtney Olsen, respectively.
 
Later in the half, in the 43^rd minute, the Panthers added their final goal when Lily Annen got a shot to the back of the net on a rebound after a free kick by teammate Rory Biles.
 
In the 68^th minute, Pacific nearly ended the shutout bid for the Panthers' Kelsey Bland as a shot by Lydia King came up short. Bland finished the game with three saves for her second-straight shutout. Her Pacific counterpart Saya Brown made eight saves, facing 14 shots in the loss.
 
Next, Pacific will host Cal Tech on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. as part of a soccer doubleheader at Ledbetter Field on Hanson Stadium. The men will host Oregon Tech at 4:30 p.m., prior to the contest.