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Lewis & Clark College

Sophia Young Whittier
Claudia Loeber
0
Lewis & Clark LCWSOC (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
1
Winner Whittier WHT (1-0-0, 0-0-0)
Lewis & Clark LCWSOC
(0-1-0, 0-0-0)
0
Final
1
Whittier WHT
(1-0-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
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Team 1 2 F
Lewis & Clark LCWSOC 0 0 0
Whittier WHT 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Seth Orensky

Women's Soccer Falls 1-0 To Whittier In Season Opener

Junior Sophia Young tied her career-high with eight saves in the loss

WHITTIER, Calif.—Despite eight saves from junior goalie Sophia Young, women's soccer fell 1-0 to host Whittier College in their 2022 season opener on Thursday night at Donald E. Graham Soccer Field. 
 
THE BASICS
 Whittier College 1, Lewis & Clark College 0
(Lewis & Clark 0-1)
(Whittier 1-0) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Whittier sophomore forward Layla Traylor broke the scoreless deadlock in the 80th minute to lift the Poets past the Pioneers in both team's 2022 openers. 
 
Young was fantastic from the get-go. The junior keeper made seven saves in the first half alone, including six within the opening 25 minutes. She got some help from her defense late in the half, when the Pioneers were credited with a team save in the 36th minute. 
 
After being outshot 10-3 (8-1 on shots on goal) in the opening half, Lewis & Clark turned the tide in the second half and outshot the hosts 6-2 and limited Whittier to just two shots on target. 
 
Unfortunately for Lewis & Clark, the Poets first shot of the second half would prove to be the game-winning goal. A long ball from inside the Whittier half found Traylor in behind the Pioneers back line and the sophomore sent her shot just past a diving Young for a 1-0 lead at 79:33. 
 
The Pioneers managed just one shot in the final 10 minutes, with senior Alexa Myers' effort going just high. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Whittier finished the game with a 12-9 edge in shots and 10-5 lead in shots on goal. The two teams each earned two corner kicks. 
  • Young tied her career-high for saves with eight stops. She also made eight saves as a freshman against Linfield on March 28, 2021. 
  • Brecklyn Beighle was credited with a team-high two shots. 
  • Carli Driskill, Cheyanne Johnston-Heinz, Abby Morrow, Kate Meinhard and Carson Warfield all made their collegiate debuts off the bench. 
  • The Pioneers fell to 1-2 all-time against Whittier. The last meeting between the two teams was in 2016 with the Poets earning a 1-0 victory. 
WHO'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will be back in action on Saturday in La Verne, California, when they travel to take on La Verne at 9 a.m. Both of the Pioneers games this weekend have been moved up to be 9 a.m. starts due to high temperatures in the forecast. 
 
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