Box Score Sept. 1, 2017

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MALIBU, Calif. " The Pepperdine women's soccer team posted its second shutout in a row and got two goals from freshman Devyn Gilfoy to beat Columbia 2-0 on Friday.

The Waves are coming off a 3-0 victory over Texas Tech last time out and have yet to allow a goal at home this season, giving Brielle Preece (Livermore, Calif./Granada HS) her second shutout. Pepperdine moves to 2-1-1 with the victory. Gilfoy's (Brentwood, Calif./Liberty HS) two goals gave her four total on the young season. Tara Morris (Newport Coast, Calif./Mater Dei HS) assisted on the first goal after getting her first start of the season, and Ashley Buck (Sandy, Utah/Juan Diego Catholic HS) notched her first assist of the year on the Waves' second goal, nearly missing a goal of her own when she put a ball off the post.

Pepperdine came close to a goal just before their score in the 85th minute, when Buck had her shot saved off the line by a Columbia defender.

GOALS

11' " Pepperdine, Devyn Gilfoy (third of the season), assisted by Tara Morris " Morris made a run up the left side of the field and fed it ahead to Gilfoy, who took a couple touches toward the center of the box and fired off a shot from just inside the penalty area that found the upper left corner.

85' " Pepperdine, Devyn Gilfoy (fourth of the season), assisted by Ashley Buck " Buck got free just inside the top of the box and fired off a shot that hit the left post, falling right to Gilfoy who poked home the rebound just inside the right post.

STATS

• Shots " PEPP 16-9
• Shots on Goal " PEPP 8-6
• Saves " Brielle Preece (PEPP) 6, Sophie Whitehouse (COL) 5
• Fouls " PEPP 3-2
• Corners " PEPP 6-3

QUOTABLE

"We had a really professional performance today," said Head Coach Tim Ward. "Columbia is a good and smart team, and they made it difficult for us to break them down, but as is the case a lot of the time, the first goal changes the game. Devyn scored a beauty for us and after we had the lead, the challenge was to be really clinical with our passes, because one bad ball can lead to a counter and get them back in the game. Thankfully we took care of things and were able to net the second goal late in the game."

"Brielle is such a great leader for us in goal," said Ward. "She's a great example of what it means to be a Wave. She sat behind an excellent keeper in Hannah Seabert for a few years and now that she's getting the chance, we are really proud of how she has stepped up to that role. Not only does she have the natural skill as an excellent keeper, but she brings an element of comfort and confidence for our team, and I think that showed in how we played today."

"Devyn is doing a great job for us," said Ward. "I told her the other day to keep her feet on the ground because after getting a couple goals as a freshman, that can be a challenge. She's done a great job of staying grounded, staying focused and doing what she came here to do, which is score goals. The exciting thing for her is that she has a long way to go and we're looking forward to what she can continue to do out there."

UP NEXT

The Waves stay home to face another Ivy League opponent as they take on Dartmouth on Sunday at 1 p.m. That game can be seen live on TheW.tv.