Four Score in 4-2 Win Over Pacific
(8/24/2018) Women’s Soccer vs Pacific
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico Lobos got four goals from four different players, two in each half, and were never really threatened in picked up a 4-2 win over Pacific. The win was UNM’s first of the season and pushes the squad to 1-1 while Pacific dropped to 0-3-0 on the year.
The Lobos now go for a sweep of their homestand as the team hosts Idaho State on Sunday at 1 pm at the UNM Soccer Complex.
UNM got on the board at the 34:18 mark of the first half when Jessie Hix crashed the box on a Jill Olguin corner kick and headed it home for a 1-0 lead. Just 4:32 later UNM got another header to make it 2-0.
Jessica Nelson took a throw-in, did her patented flip throw which sailed towards the near post. Gwen Maly parked herself and flicked it past Pacific’s keeper Regan Heslop for a two goal advantage.
In the second half UNM made it 3-0 on a play that started innocently enough. Freshmen keeper Malia Vanisi, playing in her first career game, punted a ball deep down the middle of the field, where it was flicked on by Jenna Killman to Alesia Garcia, who one-timed it just inside the back post over Heslop for a world-class goal.
Here are the goals from tonight’s 4-2 win over Pacific. Reminder back at home on Sunday vs. Idaho State at 1 p.m. #GoLobos pic.twitter.com/9Y2M13XGIK
— Lobo Women’s Soccer (@UNMLoboWSoccer) August 25, 2018
Kendall Bietsch got Pacifc on the board at 3-1 with 17:52 left, but UNM had an answer. Lelani Baker weaved her way through the box to the middle and then pulled a shot back against the grain for a 4-1 lead with 4:51 to go.
Pacific took advantage of a handball in he box by UNM with just 1:23 to go, converting a penalty kick with Bietsch doing the honors to make it 4-2, accounting for the final score.
UNM outshot Pacific 15-12 including 7-4 on net. Vanisi had two saves, along with an assist, in her first career match.
NOTES: Hix’s goal was her 11th career tally … UNM’s last match against Pacific was also a high scoring affair as UNM won 5-2 in 2016.