Cowgirl soccer falls to SDSU

by Wyoming Sports.org

SAN DIEGO -- Another tough second half proved to be costly for the Wyoming soccer team, as San Diego State scored three late goals for a 4-0 win Sunday.

The Cowgirls fell to 2-3 in Mountain West Conference play and 8-8-1 overall. With the win the Aztecs improved to 2-3 in the conference and 6-8-2 overall.

The scoring for SDSU started early when Jessica Gordon scored her fifth goal of the season and gave her team the 1-0 lead at the 17:45 mark. In the first half, Wyoming took only three shots while SDSU attempted five.

In the second half, the scored stayed tied until in the 75th minute until Aztec Jilian Riker scored from 15 yards out to add the second goal of the game for San Diego State. The next two goals came quickly from Ali Lokanc, at the 82:20 mark, and from Brooke Holliday at 85:06. Both goals were the second of the season for both players.

Senior Jamie Scarcliff made four saves and allowed three goals, while freshman keeper Ryann Torrero allowed one goal.

For the game Wyoming was out-shot 15-9, and 10-6 in the second half. Wyoming did take five more corner kicks than San Diego State in the match.

The Cowgirls will return home for a week of practice before taking on Utah in Salt Lake City on Oct. 26 at 1 p.m.