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Women’s Soccer Dominates at Home

September 5, 2017 by Arthur Puu

Photos by Arthur Puu

After starting off the season 0-1-1 on the road against Texas A&M and Virginia Tech in San Diego, the Pepperdine Women’s Soccer team returned to Malibu seeking their first win of the season.

In the first game of the three-game homestand against Texas Tech, the Waves came out with a blistering offense and a shutdown defense to capture the team’s first win of the season, 3-0.

Continuing their homestand the following week, Pepperdine secured its second consecutive shutout win against Columbia, 2-0 on Friday afternoon. Despite battling a temperature of 90 degrees, the Waves offense stayed hot by outshooting the Lions 16-9 — including an 8-6 advantage on shots on goal. Junior Brielle Preece was a stalwart on defense, posting six saves in the match.

Sophomore Tara Morris found freshman Devyn Gilfoy early, who chipped a shot in the box off the assist in the 11th minute to give Pepperdine an early 1-0 lead. The Waves continued to outshoot the Lions, but came up empty until the 85th minute, when Gilfoy found the net again off the assist from sophomore Ashley Buck.

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Goals (vs. Columbia)

11′ – PEPP – Devyn Gilfoy (assist by Tara Morris)

85′ – PEPP – Devyn Gilfoy (assist by Ashley Buck)

In the final game of the homestand Sunday, Pepperdine made it three straight shutouts, defeating Dartmouth, 3-0. Freshmen Brie Welch and Calista Reyes both scored the first goals of their collegiate careers as Pepperdine dominated with 19 shots compared to 5 for Dartmouth.

Senior Bri Visalli got the scoring going for the Waves in the 12th minute, burying a penalty shot after drawing a foul in the box. The Waves got two more goals later in the game, as Welch knocked in a goal off an assist by junior Katy Byrne in the 44th minute and Reyes sank a shot off a feed by junior Christina Settles in the 74th minute to clinch the victory.

Goals (vs. Dartmouth)

12′ – PEPP – Bri Visalli (penalty kick)

44′ – PEPP – Brie Welch (assist by Katy Byrne)

74′ – PEPP – Calista Reyes (assist by Christina Settles)

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Quotables:

On first career goal, three straight wins: “It’s unbelievable,” Reyes said. “We played well on offense and defense this homestand and it gave us a lot of confidence to come out and compete, especially with a four-game road trip coming up.”

On back-to-back-to-back shutouts: “Got to give credit to the amazing defense the team has played the past few games,” Head Coach Tim Ward said. “Brielle [Preece] has done an phenomenal job protecting the goal, communicating on defense and leading this team in so many different ways.”

On upcoming four-game road trip: “We’re just getting better and better,” Ward said. “Amazing job by all the girls who stepped up this weekend and I know the momentum will carry on as we hit the road for the next four games.”

.@WavesSoccer @PepperdineWaves: Our stat. of the day. pic.twitter.com/phl9e8687B

— Pepperdine Graphic (@PeppGraphic) September 5, 2017

Up Next

Pepperdine will play the next four games on the road starting on Friday, Sep. 8 at DePaul (1 p.m. PST) before traveling to Northwestern on Sunday, Sep. 10 (11 a.m. PST).

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Arthur Puu, Athletics, Bri Visalli, Brielle Preece, Devyn Gilfoy, pepperdine, sports, Tim Ward, women's soccer

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