BERKELEY – The San Diego women's soccer program (0-4-3, 0-0-0 WCC) couldn't get the job done on Sunday afternoon as they fell to the California Golden Bears (6-1-1, 0-0-0 ACC) by a 3-0 final score at Edwards Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The early portion of the match featured aggressive offensive play from the Golden Bears as they registered a total of six shots in the first five minutes of play, but didn't find the back of the net.
- San Diego was able to earn the game's first corner kick of the day in the 13th minute for USD's first quality scoring chance.
- Putting together a strong afternoon in goal, Ilise Medrano picked up her first save of the match in the 30th minute to keep the match scoreless.
- The first 45 minutes wrapped up with Lauren Tanner entering the match for the final three minutes of the half as it was a scoreless first half in Berkeley.
- California came out of the break strong and were able to take the lead nine minutes into the second half on a goal from Alexis Wright to make it 1-0 Golden Bears.
- In the 65th minute, the Toreros made a trio of subs as Lexi Zandonella-Arasa, Natalie Yoo and Jenn Hashimoto all entered the match.
- The Golden Bears scored their second goal of the afternoon in the 70th minute as Karlie Lema found the back of the net.
- California would go on to tack on an additional goal at the 80-minute mark to earn the 3-0 victory on their home pitch.
TORERO TIDBITS
- Medrano matched her season-high with a total of six saves while facing 21 total shots against the Golden Bears.
- Kate Sealy led the way for her team tonight by playing in 85 minutes of game action against California.
UP NEXT
San Diego will be off their feet for the next week before continuing their road trip next Sunday against UC Riverside on Sept. 15 for a 7:00 p.m first kick. Links to both live streaming and live statistics can be found on the team's website.
To stay up to date with Toreros women's soccer, follow the team on Instagram & Twitter by searching "USDwsoccer".
