McMINNVILLE. Ore.—Host Linfield University scored two second-half goals, to defeat Lewis & Clark College women's soccer 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at the Linfield Soccer Field.
THE BASICS
Linfield 2, Lewis & Clark 0
(Lewis & Clark 2-4-2, Northwest Conference 2-3)
(Linfield 3-3-1, NWC 1-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Fia Swanson and Lize Rendon each scored their first goals of the season, to lead the Wildcats to a conference victory.
Lewis & Clark first year goalie
Lucia Barrón Núñez recorded four saves on six shots. Barrón Núñez notched three of her four saves in the first half to keep the game scoreless.
Senior
Grace Smith led the Lewis & Clark offense. Smith posted a team-high two shots and their lone shot on target. She finished the game as one of four Lewis & Clark players to play the full 90 minutes.
Senior
Rowan Levandoski, junior
Maggie Faye, sophomore
Riley Yip and first year
Olivia Melanson all added one shot apiece.
Swanson opened the scoring in the 60
th minute. The Wildcats sent a corner kick to the center of the box that was headed on to the back post. Swanson's initial shot hit the crossbar and deflected off several Lewis & Clark players who were trying to clear the ball out of the goalmouth. The ball eventually came back to Swanson who sent a low shot into the back of the net from inside the six-yard box.
The hosts doubled their lead with 5:44 to play. Lewis & Clark lost possession of the ball in their own goal box and Rendon calmly slotted it home with her left foot for a 2-0 lead.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Linfield held a 12-8 advantage in shots and 8-1 lead in shots on goal.
- Barrón Núñez leads the conference with 36 saves this season. She also sits second in the NWC with 4.50 saves per game.
- Junior Ava Lazzara, sophomore Claire Anderson, Smith and Barrón Núñez all played the full 90 minutes.
- First year Dayja Fellers tied her season-high with 28 minutes played.
WHO'S NEXT
After a four-game road trip, the River Otters will host Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday, October 3rd at 12:00 pm.
