Oregon State
UC Santa Barbara
Beavers Roll Past UC Santa Barbara 2-0
September 07, 2012 | Women's Soccer
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Led by freshman goal keeper Sammy Jo Prudhomme's five saves, the Oregon State women's soccer team defeated UC Santa Barbara Friday evening, 2-0 in the Golden State. Goals from Jenna Richardson and Haley Shaw proved to be the difference as the Beavers pushed their record to 5-1-0, while the Gauchos fell to 2-5-0.
The Beavers struck first when at the 9:26 mark Richardson put one past Gaucho goal keeper Makenna Henry for the early 1-0 OSU lead. The junior midfielder's shot was taken at the top center of the box and was her first goal of the year following her return from Japan playing for Team Canada at the U-20 World Cup. It was also the earliest Oregon State had scored in match during 2012 and the assist went to senior Megan Miller, who now has a team-leading four on the year.
Both teams would trade shots following the contest's first goal, with Oregon State firing another two and UCSB sending three Prudhomme's way as the Beavers went into the locker room with a 1-0 halftime lead.
That slim margin would be quickly extended early on in the second half, when in the 47th minute, Shaw took the rebound off a shot by teammate Olivia Lovell and sent it into the net for her first goal of the season and a commanding 2-0 Orange and Black lead.
Prudhomme ensured that lead would stand, stopping two more shots off of Santa Barbara strikers as the 'Beavs held on for the two-goal victory. The freshman goal keeper now has 18-saves in her first two collegiate starts in goal. Her 13 versus Cal State Fullerton were a season high for any Beaver goalie.
OSU has Saturday to rest and recoup before traveling to take on Cal Poly on Sunday. The match with the Mustangs will be the Beavers' fourth-straight against a Big West Conference opponent. Kick-off is set for 11a.m in San Luis Obispo.
POST MATCH QUOTES
OSU Head Coach Linus Rhode
On his team's performance...
"I'm very happy with how the team rebounded from our last game. We came out and we got the job done. I have to say they did a lot of good things tonight and it is definitely a game that we can build off of."
On the play of freshman goalie Sammy Jo Prudhomme...
"She was solid again and made some solid saves and she also took care of the routine saves as well. She is a solid presence and was outstanding tonight again."
On junior forward Jenna Richardson's first goal of the season...
"Jenna was good tonight and looking sharp. As always she is goal dangerous and is adapting to how we are trying to play here."
On the quick turnaround between Friday's match and Sunday's match...
"I think it's one of those things where we have to enjoy the moment and enjoy the win. Then tomorrow we have to get back at it and take care of business as usual and prepare for the game on Sunday because our goal is to come out of the weekend with two wins."
POST MATCH NOTES
--Linus Rhode won his 54th match as Oregon State women's soccer coach, tying him with Tom Rowney (1992-97), and putting him one away from earning sole possession of second place on the all-time program list.
--Freshman goalie Sammy Jo Prudhomme now has 18 saves in her last two matches… she stopped 13 shots in her first start against Cal State Fullerton.
--Senior midfielder Megan Miller now has four assists on the year, which is one more than she had in her entire career coming into the 2012 season
--OSU is now 3-3-0 against UC Santa Barbara all-time, with a 2-2-0 record in California.
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