THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2010) – In today's match,
the Occidental College Tigers traveled to Cal Lutheran University
to battle for the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference Title. Both teams entered the game with 9-1-1
records, creating a championship atmosphere for the spectators and
athletes. The game displayed heightened defensive presence by both
teams, with Cal Lutheran claiming victory on a solo goal in the
first half.
The Tigers displayed great defensive plays by Season
Falkler-Rodriguez, Andrea Loh and
Maddy
Rasch as well as Tigers' goal keeper Robin
Feldman, who recorded seven saves throughout the
game. It was not until there was less than eight minutes
remaining in the first half, that a scramble for a loose ball, off
of a rebound, would result with the score changing in favor of Cal
Lutheran. The Regals were able to gain possession of the loose ball
in the penalty box and kick it past two defenders to find the back
of the net.
The second half started off with the same intensity and a
heightened level of energy throughout the stands, as Tiger forwards
Elissa
Minamishin and Bree Geary
worked to create scoring opportunities, in hopes of evening up the
score. Those opportunities were met with a tough defensive
presence by the Regals, preventing the Tigers from answering with a
goal of their own.
Occidental (11-3-2, 9-2-1 SCIAC) finish second in the league,
earning a No. 2 seeing in the 2010 SCIAC Post Season Tournament.
The tournament champion will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA
Tournament.
The Black and Orange return to Patterson Field on Wednesday,
Nov. 3, as they host the semi-final round of the SCIAC tournament
against No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday will serve as the rubber game of the season with the
Athenas. In the first meeting of the year Oxy was victorious, 2-1
at CMS before the Maroon and Gold returned the favor at Occidental,
earning a 2-1 win two weeks ago.
SCIAC Champion, and No. 1 seed, CLU will host the University of
Redlands on Wednesday. The winning teams will face off Saturday in
the championship game.
