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Complete
Box Score
SEATTLE (Nov. 12) Meredith Teague and
Sarah Martinez scored second-half goals less than three minutes
apart as No. 2-ranked Seattle Pacific University won the NCAA
Division II Far West Region women's soccer championship game by
beating No. 13 UC San Diego 2-0 Saturday afternoon at Interbay
Stadium.
The undefeated Falcons (19-0-3) will host a
national quarterfinal game next Saturday (Nov. 19) afternoon. They
meet the winner of the Midwest final between No. 1 Metro State and
Regis to be played Sunday in Denver.
After UC San Diego (18-4-0) dictated play
during the first half, Seattle Pacific emerged from the locker
room as the aggressor and quickly capitalized on a Tritons error.
Five minutes into the period, Teague (Fr.,
Redmond, Wa./Bellevue Christian) lifted a high cross into the box
which bounced high off the turf. A backpedaling UCSD goalkeeper,
Mia Shirley, allowed the ball to go over her outstretched arms and
into the net. The goal, at 50:36, came on the second SPU shot of
the game.
While the visitors were still reeling from the
score, Martinez (So., Bothell, Wa./Cedar Park Christian) added
another. At 53:10, she took down a high ball at the top of the
box, touched it twice and fired right-footed into the left corner.
It was the 16th goal of the season for
Martinez, eight coming in the last seven games. She had the
overtime game-winner in Thursday's first-round win over Chico
State. Martinez cracked a 16-yard shot which Shirley went down to
push around the post in the 70th minute.
After being out-shot 10-1 in the first half,
SPU turned the tables and owned an 8-2 advantage in the second.
Jennifer Burns (Fr., Boise, Id.) made three saves for her seventh
anUC San Diego missed two early opportunities to take command. In
the 9th minute, Megan Dickey's 22-yard free kick caromed off the
left post. Burns then leaped to tip away another Dickey free kick
three minutes later.d the team's 12 shutout of the season.
In the second half, the only UCSD threat, a
hard ball across the crease by Alise Malley, was tackled away by
Carolyn Nason (Jr., Lafayette, Co.) from the feet of Dickey.
Scoring--1, SPU, M. Teague (Oakes) 50:36; 2,
SPU, Martinez (Lienhard) 53:10.
Shots-- UCSD 12, SPU 9.
Saves--CSDH (Shirley) 5, SPU (Burns) 3.
Corner kicks--UCSD 5, SPU 3.
Fouls--UCSD 8, SPU 6.
Offsides--UCSD 1, SPU 2.
Cautions--none. A--
465.
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