CLAREMONT, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2009) – For 87 minutes and 50
seconds the women's soccer teams from Occidental College and
No. 18 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps were scoreless. At that time,
however, the Athenas used a penalty kick to their advantage,
handing Oxy a bitter 1-0 loss in Southern California
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on a gorgeous day on the
road.
CMS took 20 shots and Oxy goalie Robin Feldman
made nine saves, including a couple of spectacular blocks late in
the game as the Athenas attempted to score on a series of corner
kicks, to no avail. There was a scrum in front of the cage around
the 85th minute in which CMS took at least three shots
on the same play, of which the Oxy defense defended their goal, not
allowing a score. Moments later the PK by Laura Hagen found its way
past Feldman, who played all 90 minutes.
The Tigers' Liz Martin took a team-high
three shots in the game. Corinne Winkler,
Lei Song, Jesi Sasaki, Marci Kang, Whitney Roline
and Alex Nicholson also had opportunities today.
The black and orange earned three corner kicks in the game.
Defensively Season Falkler-Rodriguez,
Nicole Findlay and Kang all worked together to
keep the Athenas out of Tiger territory.
On Wednesday, Oct. 7 Occidental (4-4, 2-3 SCIAC) will host
Whittier College at 4:00 p.m. on the Lower Soccer Field. The Poets
play at UC Santa Cruz on Sunday, but enter the game 0-4-1 in SCIAC
play.
