THOUSAND OAKS — It's never the way you want a soccer game to be decided, but a penalty kick in the first half was only thing keeping Oxy from points in a solid performance in a 1-0 loss at Cal Lutheran on Wednesday.

Cal Lu's Alex Wardle scored his fifth goal of the season on a penalty kick in the first half.

The Tigers dominated most of the possession and had plenty of opportunities. Oxy goalkeepers Theo Atkinson and Tristan Cooper rarely had to touch the ball in the match.

The Tigers had nine shots, three of them on goal, and six corners, but couldn't find the net. Christian Buchmann, Grayson Burdon and Thayer Fisher had the Tigers' best opportunities.

Oxy falls to 2-11 overall and 1-9 in SCIAC play. Cal Lu goes to 8-2-2 and 6-1-2.

Oxy has the weekend off and then returns to action at Whittier on Monday at 7 p.m.

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