SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women's soccer program (0-2, 0-0 WCC) dropped their home opener to Long Beach State (1-1, 0-0 Big West), in a 2-0 decision on Sunday afternoon at Torero Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• San Diego and Long Beach got off to a quiet start in the opening 10 minutes, before the Beach began to gain momentum.
• Toreros goalkeeper Ilise Medrano was sharp early on, making a pair of saves and keeping the game level through the first 20 minutes.
• However, Long Beach was finally able to break through with a 21st minute goal from Penny Smith to make it 1-0.
• The San Diego defense recovered and kept the Beach from registering any shots on goal the rest of the half.
• However, Long Beach extended the lead to 2-0 with a goal from Makayla Demelo in the 48th minute.
• The Toreros attempted a late rally and began to exert more pressure, forcing the Beach into two yellow cards in the last five minutes.
• The first yellow card delivered a free kick opportunity for Sara Evans on the edge of the box, but her attempt went wide.
• Long Beach would then make a mistake in the back line that was intercepted by Maquena O'Callaghan, who got the ball to Olivia Jandreski.
• Jandreski nearly cut the deficit in half, as her shot in the 87th minute nearly scraped the crossbar.
• Ultimately, the Beach would finish off a 2-0 win.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Margaret Rabbitt made her Torero debut in the loss, playing in 49 minutes.
• Evans played in her 50th collegiate game in the loss.

 
UP NEXT
The Toreros are back in action on Thursday, traveling north to UC Irvine for a 6 p.m., game. The match will be streamed on ESPN Plus.