Box Score SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Freshman midfielder Lauren Helwig's second goal of the season made the difference in UCSB's 1-0 win over San Diego on Sunday afternoon at Harder Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UCSB put three shots on target in the first half-hour of play, including two by freshman forward Leila Emmerson and one by freshman defender Shaye Douglas.
- In the 34th minute, senior defender Emma Vanderhyden played a ball out to Helwig in the left side of the penalty area, where she managed to slip it past San Diego goalkeeper Ellyn Casto into the right side of goal.
- The Toreros had more of the possession in the second half, but they weren't able to produce a goal thanks to the UCSB defense and junior goalkeeper Evann Smith holding strong.
NOTABLE
- Helwig's goal broke a 371-minute goal drought for the Gauchos. Prior to that, UCSB's last goal came in the 43rd minute of its 2-2 draw at Oregon.
QUOTABLE
- "Today, I feel like we didn't make the same kind of massive mistakes [that the team had made in its previous four games]. Pitching a shutout for the first time in a while is almost as important as getting a goal." – UCSB head coach Paul Stumpf on the Gauchos ending their goal drought and getting the win over San Diego.
UP NEXT
- Big West Conference play begins with a Thursday night home matchup against UC Riverside on Sept. 23. The game will be streamed and live stats will be available on UCSBGauchos.com.
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