SAN DIEGO — Freshman Cameryn Maddox and sophomore Sara Evans helped San Diego women's soccer (1-2-0, 0-0-0 WCC) open up its 2022 home slate in style on Thursday night, hammering home a pair of goals to lead the Toreros to a 2-1 victory over CSU Bakersfield (1-2-0, 0-0-0 Big West) at Torero Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Maddox got the scoring started in the 40th minute with a score to the low center section of the net via an assist from fellow freshman Ashley Wright, giving USD a 1-0 advantage that it carried into halftime.
• Evans doubled the San Diego lead at the 61:12 mark in the second half, finding the low left corner of the net with an assist from senior midfielder Eden Quiroz and Maddox to make it 2-0.
• The Roadrunners answered back with a goal of their own in the 65th minute to cut the deficit to 2-1 but would get no closer.

TORERO TIDBITS

• Maddox's first-half score marked her second consecutive game with a goal in just her third college contest.
• Wright's assist of Maddox was her first at the college level, as was Maddox's of Evans in the second half.
• Maddox and Evans each had a game-high four shots (two on goal), followed by senior forward Delaney Jannone with two (one on goal), Quiroz (one shot on goal), freshman midfielder Josefine Schlichting (one shot on goal), and junior midfielder Maronne Suzuki (one shot).
• Freshman goalkeeper Sophine Kevorkian played all 90 minutes and notched three saves in what marked her third college game.

UP NEXT
The Toreros will remain at home this weekend for a Sunday evening matchup with LSU. Kickoff at Torero Stadium is set for 6 p.m.