Davis, Calif. — UC Davis women's soccer outshot the host Pilots, but ultimately fell to Portland, 1-0 on Thursday night.
A rain-filled affair at Merlo Field, paired with the a plethora of college football games on the night slate didn't stop the Portland faithful from showing up. In front of 731 fans, the Aggies were able to showcase their aggressive style of play, outshooting the Pilots, 10-9.
Even with this many chances for UC Davis, the Aggies were unable to find their stride in the wet conditions, only registering one shot on goal out of their ten attempts. Leading the UC Davis front tonight was
Risa Yamada with two shots, and
Sam Tristan who also had two shots, and the lone shot on goal.
In goal for UC Davis,
Caeley Goldstein would finish the game with four saves. Despite her effort to keep the Pilots off the scoreboard for most of the game, Portland secured the ever-important game-winning goal in the 49th minute with Violet Rademacher playing the role of hero.
With the deficit, UC Davis was in full-throttle during the final minutes of the game, earning all of their three corner opportunities of the game in the last 15 minutes.
Unable to get an equalizer, the Aggies will head back home to Davis looking to get revenge against a fellow WCC team.
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Traveling back to Davis,
Tracy Hamm's squad will get a chance to avenge their loss when they face LMU within the friendly confines of Aggie Soccer Field, on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 12:00 p.m. PT.
