Box Score SANTA BARBARA,
Calif. – UC Santa Barbara entered Friday night's
match against the University of San Francisco (3-3-3) with two
goals in its first six outings, but during a 15 minute span of the
first half the Gauchos (2-4-1) scored three goals to overcome a 1-0
deficit en route to a 3-1 win at Meredith Field at Harder
Stadium.
Abigail Phillips gave USF a 1-0
lead just 3:14 into the match, pounding home a shot from the left
corner of the goal box off of an assist from Mackenzie
Krieser.
From that point on, it was all
UCSB.
Freshman Sara Feder started
the onslaught when she took a perfect through-ball from Lindsay
Gankema and drove up the middle of the field, getting behind
the defense. Feder faked USF goalkeeper Madalyn Schiffel one
direction and directed a shot inside the right side of the goal to
tie the game at 1-1. The goal, which came at the 19:21 mark,
was the first of Feder's career.
UCSB took a 2-1 lead at 24:59 when
another freshman, Angelisa
Cortez, received a pass from sophomore Indiana
Mead, and pounded a one-timer from just outside the right side
of the 18-yard box. It was the first goal of Cortez's
career.
The Gauchos kept the pressure on,
scoring their third goal in the 35th minute.
Sophomore Miranda
Cornejo made it 3-1 at the 34:14 mark when she blasted home a
shot from just outside the box off of a short pass from Lauren
Kennedy. The score was Cornejo's team-leading second goal
of the season.
Despite allowing three goals, the
Dons' Schiffel was outstanding between the pipes as she tried to
withstand UCSB's withering attack. Schiffel finished with
eight of her team's nine saves as the Gauchos posted season-highs
of 21 shots and 12 shots on goal.
Santa Barbara, which has a two-game
winning streak and is 2-1-1 in its last three games, returns to the
pitch on Sunday, Sept. 16. The Gauchos will take-on Weber
State at the Mather Sports Complex in Sacramento, Calif. They will
play at Pepperdine on Friday, Sept. 21 before returning home on
Sunday, Sept. 23 to host future Big West opponent San Diego State
in a 2:00 p.m. match.
Tickets for all Gaucho women's
games are available at the Harder Stadium Ticket Office beginning
one hour prior to kick-off. They can also be purchased at the
Ticket Office in Intercollegiate Athletics Building on campus or by
calling 805-893-UCSB. For additional information, click here.
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