Sunday, October 8
Stockton, CA
UC Riverside
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Pacific
Highlanders Drop 2-1 Decision To Pacific In Double Overtime
10/8/2006 3:58:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Pacific 2, UC Riverside 1 (2OT) - Box Score
Stockton, CA—Senior goalkeeper Tawny Poggio broke the Big West Conference's record for career saves but overtime continued its vendetta against UC Riverside as Pacific scored in the second extra period for a 2-1 victory Sunday afternoon in a Big West Conference match at Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium in Stockton, CA. The Highlanders remain winless in conference play, dropping their fourth consecutive match to fall to 7-6-0, 0-3-0 while the Tigers improve to 9-3-1, 1-2-0.
For the fourth time in six all-time meetings, including all three meetings in Stockton, the Highlanders and Tigers found themselves playing bonus soccer. Pacific freshman Lydia Jackson provided the game-winner with her first career goal at 104:22. Carmen Padilla crossed from the right to Jackson, whose header beat Poggio to give the Tigers their first win of Big West play.
The loss put a damper on Poggio's record-setting day. The senior from Santa Ana, CA, made nine saves to become the Big West Conference's all-time saves leader. After tying the record with her 366th career save at 80:12, Poggio stopped back-to-back shots seven minutes later to move her past former Pacific goalie Megan Pickering (1999-2002) for the number one spot. She now sits on 371 career saves.
After a scoreless first half, senior forward Amber Plumlee (La Habra, CA) gave UCR the perfect start to the second half, scoring at the 46:08 mark. Sophomore forward Tessa Lennala (Temecula, CA) recorded the assist on the play as her initial shot was saved by Jaime Souza, only for Plumlee to follow up. It was Plumlee's second goal of the season and 10th of her career, moving her into a tie for fourth on UCR's all-time list.
Just 39 seconds later, at 46:50, Mandi Van Dorn pulled Pacific level. She took a pass from Kelsey Nagel and chipped Poggio for her sixth goal of the season.
Both teams had opportunities in the first overtime period. Lennala barely blazed a shot over the cross bar just before Pacific's Bunny Dixon sent her shot wide after penetrating the Highlander defense. Just before the intermission, Poggio pulled off a clutch save after UCR gifted the ball to Van Dorn.
The physical game featured a combined 40 fouls and Pacific outshot UCR 23-11. Souza finished with five saves.
In 2004 and 2005, UCR played 12 matches that required overtime, pulling out ties on 10 occasions. This season, however, the Highlanders are 1-3-0 in extra time.
After four consecutive losses, UCR Head Coach Veronica O'Brien has to wait another five days for her next shot at 100 career victories.
Stockton, CA—Senior goalkeeper Tawny Poggio broke the Big West Conference's record for career saves but overtime continued its vendetta against UC Riverside as Pacific scored in the second extra period for a 2-1 victory Sunday afternoon in a Big West Conference match at Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium in Stockton, CA. The Highlanders remain winless in conference play, dropping their fourth consecutive match to fall to 7-6-0, 0-3-0 while the Tigers improve to 9-3-1, 1-2-0.
For the fourth time in six all-time meetings, including all three meetings in Stockton, the Highlanders and Tigers found themselves playing bonus soccer. Pacific freshman Lydia Jackson provided the game-winner with her first career goal at 104:22. Carmen Padilla crossed from the right to Jackson, whose header beat Poggio to give the Tigers their first win of Big West play.
The loss put a damper on Poggio's record-setting day. The senior from Santa Ana, CA, made nine saves to become the Big West Conference's all-time saves leader. After tying the record with her 366th career save at 80:12, Poggio stopped back-to-back shots seven minutes later to move her past former Pacific goalie Megan Pickering (1999-2002) for the number one spot. She now sits on 371 career saves.
After a scoreless first half, senior forward Amber Plumlee (La Habra, CA) gave UCR the perfect start to the second half, scoring at the 46:08 mark. Sophomore forward Tessa Lennala (Temecula, CA) recorded the assist on the play as her initial shot was saved by Jaime Souza, only for Plumlee to follow up. It was Plumlee's second goal of the season and 10th of her career, moving her into a tie for fourth on UCR's all-time list.
Just 39 seconds later, at 46:50, Mandi Van Dorn pulled Pacific level. She took a pass from Kelsey Nagel and chipped Poggio for her sixth goal of the season.
Both teams had opportunities in the first overtime period. Lennala barely blazed a shot over the cross bar just before Pacific's Bunny Dixon sent her shot wide after penetrating the Highlander defense. Just before the intermission, Poggio pulled off a clutch save after UCR gifted the ball to Van Dorn.
The physical game featured a combined 40 fouls and Pacific outshot UCR 23-11. Souza finished with five saves.
In 2004 and 2005, UCR played 12 matches that required overtime, pulling out ties on 10 occasions. This season, however, the Highlanders are 1-3-0 in extra time.
After four consecutive losses, UCR Head Coach Veronica O'Brien has to wait another five days for her next shot at 100 career victories.
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