LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Sept. 16, 2009) –
The Occidental College women's soccer team hit the road for
the first time in 2009 and returned home from the University of La
Verne with their first Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference win of the season, a 1-0 victory.
A hard fought battle, the Tigers defeated the
Leopards on a goal that came in the 29th minute. Senior
Elise Devereux, whose goal arose from the best
shot of her collegiate career, nailed a bullet from 25 yards out.
Junior Jesi Sasaki set up the goal with a pass to
Devereux . The ball sped into the top corner, hit the top corner
sanction, and rebounded back into play. Many of those in attendance
took several moments to realize a goal had been scored.
The Tiger defense and goalkeeper,
Robin Feldman, did an excellent job today keeping
the Leopards to zero goals for Occidental's second shutout in
as many games.
For their next game, the Tigers will meet the
University of Redlands (2-3, 1-0 SCIAC) on the Lower Soccer Field
of Occidental College on Saturday September 19th at
11:00 am.
