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Riverside has produced a 3-2-1 record so far in the 2008
Spring season. |
(Apr. 14, 2008) –
The UC Riverside women’s soccer team finished the first
part of their spring season with wins over Azusa Pacific and
Cal State San Bernardino played at Cal State Fullerton. The
two wins give the Highlanders a mark of 3-2-1 as the break
off for finals and spring break.
The spring began for UCR
on February 23rd in San Diego as they took part in the University
of San Diego’s spring tournament. Participants included
Pepperdine, Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine, USD, and the defending
national champion USC Trojans. Conditions were soggy, as the
Highlanders took on USD in the first match of the day. Despite
playing well, head coach Veronica O’Brien’s team
could not get a result and dropped the match 1-0.
The team returned to action
later in the day to take on Big West opponent CSUF. While
the weather let up, the Highlanders did not by putting three
goals on the defending conference champion to earn the victory
and move on to the tournament final against Pepperdine. The
teams played to a 1-1 draw in regulation before deciding the
winner on penalty kicks. Six rounds of free kicks were needed
before UCR finally finished off the Waves. Goalkeeper Brittany
Goetz made three spectacular saves in the round to help Riverside
win the event.
UCR returned to action
March 2nd as they played host to the Women’s Professional
Soccer League team, AJAX. The game marked the return of UCR
alumni Renee Scachetti to the newly completed Highlander stadium.
Both teams battled each other as well as the windy conditions.
UCR surrendered two goals, finishing with a strong flurry
of shots but could not get past the stingy AJAX defense and
dropped a 2-0 decision.
The Highlanders concluded
their first part of the spring season with a date against
Azusa Pacific and CSUSB on March 15. The Highlanders came
out strong in both games and produced identical 2-0 wins.
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