Women's Soccer Settles for 1-1 Tie

MALIBU, Calif. Â Despite taking season highs of 23 shots and 13 corner kicks, the Pepperdine women’s soccer team had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Sacramento State on Friday afternoon at Tari Frahm Rokus Field.

Though the Waves (2-4-4) extended their unbeaten streak to five games, they were left wondering how this one got away after the Hornets (6-2-2) scored the game-tying goal in the 89th minute.

“This game had some pros and cons,” Pepperdine Coach Tim Ward said. “The positive was that we created some tremendous scoring opportunities. Unfortunately, the better team didn’t win, and anyone here today saw we had our chances to put them away. But goals change the game. Had we gone up 2-0 and 3-0, we wouldn’t have been in the position we were. Sacramento State fought back. You have to live and learn.”

The Waves got their goal shortly before halftime. Freshman forward Sage Coralli (Plano, Texas/John Paul II HS) sent a ball into the box, and Hornet goalkeeper Mandy Trojan came out to get it. She dove for the ball, but couldn’t quite hold on to it, and junior forward Amanda Rupp (Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS) was there to drive it into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead at 41:55. It was Rupp’s team-high-tying third goal of the season.

Pepperdine continued to attack over the remainder of the contest and finished with a 23-7 shot advantage, but the Hornets’ Trojan made seven of her nine saves after halftime, including a couple of stops on Pepperdine breakaways.

With the clock winding down in regulation, Sacramento State made one good chance count. Katie McCoy sent in a free kick from midfield, and it was headed on by Amanda Gray. The ball dropped to Sarah Howard right in front of the goal, and she scored her first goal of the season at 88:15.

Both teams had their chances to win in overtime, as the Hornets had a couple of near-miss headers, while Coralli hit a header inches wide right at the end of the first overtime, and Trojan stopped a point-blank shot by Rupp in the 106th minute.

“Results have to follow performance,” Ward said. “At this point we need to win games. We need to bounce back on Sunday.”

The Waves complete their seven-game non-conference homestand on Sunday (Oct. 7) against Hawaii at 1 p.m.

PEP (2-4-4)           1      0      0      0      =      1

CSUS (6-2-2)       0      1      0      0      =      1

Goals: Amanda Rupp (Sage Coralli), PEP, 41:55; Sarah Howard (Amanda Gray, Katie McCoy), SAC, 88:15.

Shots: PEP 23, SAC 7.        Corner Kicks: PEP 13, SAC 4.        Saves: PEP 3, SAC 9.        Fouls: PEP 20, SAC 25.

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