ARCATA, Calif. - Cal Poly Humboldt women's soccer held UC Merced scoreless for more than 70 minutes before a second-half goal lifted the Bobcats to a 1-0 result Thursday afternoon at College Creek Field.
Humboldt generated the first scoring opportunity in the eighth minute when
Alia Prentiss placed an attempt on target, forcing a save from UC Merced goalkeeper Alicia Lepe.
The Lumberjacks nearly opened the scoring in the 25th minute as
Lucy Al-Chokhachy struck the left post.
Elisa Garcia,
Julia Martin and
Nicole Beauchemin also recorded attempts during the opening period as the teams entered halftime scoreless.
Ari Beddoes kept the match level early in the second half, recording saves in the 50th and 58th minutes. UC Merced was reduced to 10 players following a red card in the 70th minute, but the Bobcats broke through shortly afterward.
Jackie Tamayo scored the match's lone goal in the 72nd minute, converting following a UC Merced corner kick to give the visitors a 1-0 advantage.
Humboldt pressed for an equalizer late in the match.
Natalie Wenner put a shot on target in the 83rd minute before Al-Chokhachy forced another save in the 87th.
The Bobcats finished with a 10-9 advantage in shots and placed six attempts on goal compared with three for Humboldt. UC Merced also held a 6-2 edge in corner kicks.
Al-Chokhachy led the Lumberjacks with three shots and placed one on target. Prentiss and Wenner recorded Humboldt's other shots on goal. Beddoes finished with five saves across 90 minutes.
The result moved Humboldt to 6-5-4 overall and 4-3-2 in CCAA play.
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The Lumberjacks will travel to Fresno Pacific for a CCAA matchup Saturday, Oct. 17. Kickoff is scheduled for noon at Ramirez Field.
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