Thursday, August 19
Los Angeles, Calif.
3:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
1-0-0, 0-0-0
2
at
0
USC
0-1-0, 0-0-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| USC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Devyn Gilfoy celebrates after a goal
Photo by: Roger Horne
Women's Soccer Shuts Out #14 USC
8/19/2021 7:29:00 PM | Women's Soccer
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Redshirt senior forward Devyn Gilfoy found the back of the net in the 39th minute and junior midfielder Carlee Giammona tacked on a security goal for the Pepperdine women's soccer team to complete the season opening win, 2-0, against #14 USC on Thursday afternoon.
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Zoe Clevely (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS) earned her first shutout of the 2021 season collecting seven saves.
The Waves (1-0-0) and Trojans (0-1-0) went back and forth, but the momentum for the Waves was too strong. Pepperdine outshot USC by a close margin of 16-15. In the springs the Waves went 0-4 against ranked teams and they are off to a great start heading into the season.
GOALS
Pepperdine 40': Gilfoy (Brentwood, Calif./Liberty HS) made her way through two USC defenders, got the ball back from one of the defenders, the keeper came out of the box, and Gilfoy shook her way through and rocketed one in. It was Gilfoy's 10th career goal and her first one since 2019.
Pepperdine 84': Closing in toward the end of the game, it was back and forth between the Waves and Trojans. Gilfoy made a beauty of a pass across the top of the box to Giammona (Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde HS/Alabama) who touched around a defender and blasted her first goal as a Wave to the far right post.
STATS
Shots: Pepperdine 16, USC 15
Shots on goal: Pepperdine 8, USC 9
Saves: Zoe Clevely (Pepperdine) 7, Anna Smith (USC) 6
Corner Kicks: Pepperdine 3, USC 3
Fouls: Pepperdine 6, USC 11
Offside: Pepperdine 2, USC 2
QUOTEABLE
Pepperdine Coach Tim Ward said: "First of all, I have a ton of respect for Keidane (USC Women's Head Soccer Coach) and his whole staff, that's why we play them. We try to play them every year because they're one of the best teams in the country. To be honest, I thought we were a little disjointed, a little unorganized and we rode our luck, they could have had a goal, for sure. As the half went on we started talking to the girls on the sideline about what we were seeing and our substitutes went in and changed the game in the first half and got the momentum going in the right direction. I'm really proud of the girls, the unity is unquestionable and the execution application of what we were asking them to do was really good."
Gilfoy said: "It's awesome to have fans. Seeing some familiar faces out there, some fresh faces, just being able to hear the crowd cheer you on ups the anticipation for everyone. On top of that, we're playing on a beautiful pitch and beautiful weather. I don't think we reached our full potential last season and I don't think we are at our full potential this season, so I'm excited to see how we can build off of this win and just progress throughout the season."
NEXT
Pepperdine visits San Diego State University on Sunday (August 22) at 7 p.m.
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Zoe Clevely (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS) earned her first shutout of the 2021 season collecting seven saves.
The Waves (1-0-0) and Trojans (0-1-0) went back and forth, but the momentum for the Waves was too strong. Pepperdine outshot USC by a close margin of 16-15. In the springs the Waves went 0-4 against ranked teams and they are off to a great start heading into the season.
GOALS
Pepperdine 40': Gilfoy (Brentwood, Calif./Liberty HS) made her way through two USC defenders, got the ball back from one of the defenders, the keeper came out of the box, and Gilfoy shook her way through and rocketed one in. It was Gilfoy's 10th career goal and her first one since 2019.
Pepperdine 84': Closing in toward the end of the game, it was back and forth between the Waves and Trojans. Gilfoy made a beauty of a pass across the top of the box to Giammona (Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde HS/Alabama) who touched around a defender and blasted her first goal as a Wave to the far right post.
STATS
Shots: Pepperdine 16, USC 15
Shots on goal: Pepperdine 8, USC 9
Saves: Zoe Clevely (Pepperdine) 7, Anna Smith (USC) 6
Corner Kicks: Pepperdine 3, USC 3
Fouls: Pepperdine 6, USC 11
Offside: Pepperdine 2, USC 2
QUOTEABLE
Pepperdine Coach Tim Ward said: "First of all, I have a ton of respect for Keidane (USC Women's Head Soccer Coach) and his whole staff, that's why we play them. We try to play them every year because they're one of the best teams in the country. To be honest, I thought we were a little disjointed, a little unorganized and we rode our luck, they could have had a goal, for sure. As the half went on we started talking to the girls on the sideline about what we were seeing and our substitutes went in and changed the game in the first half and got the momentum going in the right direction. I'm really proud of the girls, the unity is unquestionable and the execution application of what we were asking them to do was really good."
Gilfoy said: "It's awesome to have fans. Seeing some familiar faces out there, some fresh faces, just being able to hear the crowd cheer you on ups the anticipation for everyone. On top of that, we're playing on a beautiful pitch and beautiful weather. I don't think we reached our full potential last season and I don't think we are at our full potential this season, so I'm excited to see how we can build off of this win and just progress throughout the season."
NEXT
Pepperdine visits San Diego State University on Sunday (August 22) at 7 p.m.
VIDEO | @HeadCoachWard on today's big win! ⚽️#WavesUp pic.twitter.com/81tvQ9dlfF
— Pepperdine Soccer (@WavesSoccer) August 20, 2021
VIDEO | ⚽️
— Pepperdine Soccer (@WavesSoccer) August 20, 2021
Want to know what Devyn was thinking on her goal? We asked her postgame:#WavesUp pic.twitter.com/ki6JU3Bh7t
Devyn Gilfoy pass to @giammona_carlee makes for a beautiful Waves goal!😎#WavesUp pic.twitter.com/RTNuMsuHGO
— Pepperdine Soccer (@WavesSoccer) August 19, 2021
Let's see that goal again!!! ⚽️😎#WavesUp pic.twitter.com/8ee4Ir6vAk
— Pepperdine Soccer (@WavesSoccer) August 19, 2021
Team Stats
PEP
USC
Goals
2
0
Shots
16
15
Shots on Goal
8
9
Saves
7
6
Corners
3
3
Fouls
6
11
Scoring Plays
Devyn Gilfoy (1)
clearance blocked, beats keeper and finish to low left
39:09
Carlee Giammona (1)
Assisted By: Devyn Gilfoy
Touch around defender and finish to far right post
83:32
Game Leaders
fwd
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
