LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Occidental played Chapman to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday in conference play. Occidental preserved the draw through a late stretch from 82:40 to 87:12 in which Chapman generated five attacking actions but did not score. The Tigers were outshot 15-9 but put four shots on goal and recorded five saves while keeping Chapman off the board.
Occidental kept Chapman off the board through a first half in which the visitors generated several early looks, with
Melanie Rodriguez making saves at 3:05 and 20:01. Earlier, Occidental played through a physical opening stretch that included three Occidental fouls in the first 8:33 and a Chapman yellow card at 10:17, while Chapman hit the woodwork and missed another attempt wide during that span.
The Tigers generated their best chances shortly after, as
Alessia Sacchi forced a save from Sienna Gomez at 11:49 and
Mia Steadman sent a shot left less than two minutes later. Chapman continued to press with additional attempts later in the half, but Occidental held firm and the first half ended scoreless.
Occidental kept Chapman off the board in the second half, with Rodriguez making three saves and an Occidental team save helping hold the match at 0-0 during Chapman's late push from 82:40 to 87:12.
Earlier, Occidental recorded seven second-half shots and two corners, including attempts by Sacchi and
Zakrie Smith before
Mia Merkelbach put a shot on frame in the 65th minute that Sienna Gomez saved.
Chapman generated four shots between 65:24 and 74:28, but Rodriguez stopped one effort and the other three missed the frame, while
Maile Fukushima added an Occidental shot during that stretch. Late in the half,
Samantha An and Smith each forced saves, Occidental earned an 85th-minute corner and Steadman sent a shot wide in the 87th minute. The 2nd half finished scoreless, leaving the match at 0-0.
Occidental Top Performers
Melanie Rodriguez
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- five saves
- shutout
- 90 minutes
Zakrie Smith
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- two shots
- one shot on goal
Alessia Sacchi
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- two shots
- one shot on goal
The two teams remain tied in the SCIAC with the draw as Occidental is 4-5-1 overall and 4-1-1 in conference play and Chapman is 4-4-2 overall and 4-1-1 in conference play. Oxy is back in action on Saturday, October 10th in a SCIAC clash with the CMS Athenas at Jack Kemp Stadium.
