by Danny Eckardt
Staff Writer
The young and inexperienced University of La Verne women’s soccer team took to the field last Saturday against long-time Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) rival Cal Lutheran, in a battle that the Regals won by a single goal, 1-0.
“We had our opportunities especially in the first half and then we had a couple good opportunities at the end of the second half,” said head coach Wendy Zwissler.
The Leopards had a golden opportunity to score, but their possible goal was called back by the referees with five minutes ticking from the first-half clock.
The Regals’ lone goal came when sophomore Alia Khan scored her fourth goal of the season, five minutes after La Verne’s goal was called back.
Although ULV had eight shots on goal while Cal Lutheran had 13, the lack of offensive production can be attributed to the Leopards’ inability to move the ball into scoring range.
“We go from the goalie to the fullbacks, from the fullbacks to the halfbacks, but then we didn’t do a good job of making the runs in the front [with the forwards] to see the spaces [to pass to],” said Zwissler. “That’s the next link we are trying to get in more experience in practice.”
In their most recent game, Tuesday, ULV defeated SCIAC opponent Pomona-Pitzer at home by a score of 3-1.
The win evens the Leopards’ overall record at 4-4 and their SCIAC standing to 2-2. They play at Occidental tomorrow at 11 a.m.
