No. 7 Women's Soccer Defeats WSU, 2-1, in Pac-10 Opener

WSOC10/6/2000 12:00 PM | By: Cal Athletics

No. 7 Women's Soccer Defeats WSU, 2-1, in Pac-10 Opener

Oct. 6, 2000

Box Score

PULLMAN, Wash. - The No. 7 California women's soccer team opened the 2000 Pac-10 season with a 2-1 victory over Washington State Friday at the Cougar Soccer Field. The Golden Bears continue to have their second-best start in program history, as they improve to 11-0-1, 1-0 Pac-10, while the Cougars dropped to 8-3 and 0-1 in league play.

"In the first half, we were a little flat," said Cal coach Kevin Boyd. "We were up 1-0, but we weren't putting everything together. Two things we needed were better possession out of our central midfield and better communication. In the second half, we settled down and played like we normally do. At that point, we took control of the game. There were at least two or three other chances we should have scored on in the second half."

All-America candidate Laura Schott continued to provide the offensive spark for Cal. The sophomore forward put the Bears up 1-0 with a goal in the 11th minute when she collected a ball midfielder Kim Stocklmeier flicked on to her over the defense and slotted the ball past WSU goalkeeper Sara Leibowitz.

Cal held a 1-0 advantage until WSU tied the game on a goal by forward Deka DeWitt against the run of play at 54:17.

Schott put the Bears up for good at 2-1 at 72:18 when she found the back of the net from about 15 yards after receiving a pass from sophomore midfielder Brittany Kirk. Schott leads Cal with 33 points (16G, 1A), surpassing her team-leading 30 points as a freshman with eight regular season games remaining.

After being outshot 10-9 in the first half, Cal held a commanding 14-2 edge in the second period.

Cal has a critical test at No. 9 Washington Sunday at noon at Husky Soccer Field in Seattle. The Huskies, who enter the weekend at 9-1, face Stanford at home Friday evening.

Women's Soccer Result at Cougar Soccer Field 

California		1	1	- 2
Washington State	0	1	- 1


Scoring Summary
California		Schott (Stocklmeier	10:31
Washington State	DeWitt (Wirtz)		54:17
California		Schott (Kirk)		72:18


Shots: Cal 23 (Schott 7), WSU 12 (Rodrick 5).
Saves: Cal 2 (Zabala 2), WSU 8 (Leibowitz 8).
CK: Cal 7, WSU 3.
Fouls:  Cal 14, WSU 10.
Offsides: None.
Yellow Cards: None.
Red Cards:  Cal none. WSU Assistant Coach (80:37).
Records: Cal 11-0-1, 1-0 Pac-10, WSU 8-3, 0-1 Pac-10.
Attendance: 275.
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