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(Oct. 7, 2007) – UCR
fell to 1-1 in Big West Conference play and 7-5 overall as
they were defeated by UC Santa Barbara (5-5-2, 2-0-0) 4-0,
in their second road match of the weekend.
After a hard fought 2-1
victory in double-overtime on Friday night, at Cal Poly, the
Highlanders didn’t have enough to keep up with the surging
Gauchos in the second half.
UCSB’s freshman Jacqui
Simon scored her second goal of the season in the 27th minute
on an assist from Brooke Salyer. Going into the half UCR was
only a play away from tying the match, despite being out shot
10-1 in the opening period.
That game-tying play almost
came to fruition in the opening minute of the second-half
when the Highlanders’ leading scorer Tessa Lennala fired
a shot that beat the keeper, only to ricochet off the left
post.
That, however was the last
time UCR would come close to evening the score as Kailyn Kugler
score her first of two goals at 53:45. Kugler netted her second
goal at 65:41. Assists were credited to Michelle Russell and
Katrina Wright on the first of Kugler’s goals and to
Jessie Edmonds on the second.
Unfortunately for the Highlanders
Russell scored a goal only 15 seconds later at 65:56 on a
rebound, for the 4-0 final.
UCR will host their first
Big West match this Friday, Oct. 12 as they take on Pacific.
The first of three consecutive home conference matches is
set to begin at 3:00 pm.
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