CSUN Falls to California Baptist, 1-0

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN Girls’s Soccer got here out on the shedding finish of a 1-0 resolution to California Baptist on Sunday night at Matador Soccer Discipline. A fifteenth minute aim from CBU would maintain up within the contest. Sophomore Jordyn Canister had three of the Matadors’ 9 photographs on the night time whereas senior Riley Liebsack completed with 5 saves. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

CBU would submit the primary shot on aim to start out the match with Liebsack making save off the foot of Ava Westlung. From there, the Matadors pressed the Lancer protection, resulting in a missed shot from Cassidy Imperial-Pham together with a shot on aim from Keilani Claiborne. CSUN maintained possession for a lot of the early phases of the competition, however CBU would handle to strike first within the fifteenth minute of motion. With the ball performed at midfield, Ava Lopez secured the possession in a scrum earlier than sending a protracted ball by the center of the sector. The play pressured Liebsack off her line, resulting in Kaylee Hauck breaking from the pack and tapping within the ball into an empty web for a 1-0 lead. 

CSUN would spend the remainder of the night time in search of the equalizer, however the Lancers survived every scoring alternative. Late within the first half, CSUN earned a nook kick and would get a shot from Paige Califf, however the shot was off beam. Canister additionally had a take a look at the online within the forty second minute together with her shot saved by goalkeeper Rebecca Winton. 

After intermission, Ariana Lopez-Angel recorded the Matadors’ first shot of the second interval with a protracted shot that sailed huge whereas Canister missed as properly from the highest of the field. Lopez-Angel put a shot on body within the 71st minute as Winton made one other save for CBU. The ultimate quarter-hour featured a number of offensive assaults from both sides as Yasmin Azar was off beam for CSUN within the 79th minute whereas Liebsack a pair of well timed saves within the remaining phases of the competition together with a diving block going to her proper to negate a shot from Katrina Marsh. CBU would management the clock within the remaining minutes of motion although, benefiting from a pair of late CSUN fouls within the Matadors’ remaining third to safe the win. 

NOTES OF THE GAME

• CSUN slips to 1-2-1 total whereas CalifornIa Baptist improves to 2-2-0. 
• The Lancers outshot the Matadors 8-5 and held a 6-3 edge in photographs on aim. 
• CBU recorded 4 of the 5 nook kicks within the contest. 
• A complete of 25 fouls had been whistled with CBU issued 13 whereas six complete yellow playing cards got on the night time. The Matadors’ Cailey Jackson, Alex Valente, Lia Peterson and Siena Navara had been among the many group proven yellow playing cards. 
• Califf, Valente, Navarra and Sydnely Lipkin every performed the total 90 minutes for CSUN. 

UP NEXT
CSUN wraps up its homestand on Thursday, Aug. 28 with a matchup with Utah Tech. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. from Matador Soccer Discipline. 

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