Box Score Ashland, Ore.- On Thursday, Arizona Christian and Southern Oregon played an even match with a shot differential of just one. But the Raiders capitalized on a eleven minute tough patch for the Firestorm as SOU scored all three of their goals in that time frame. The lone Firestorm goal came from Cami Mercado- career goal number 29- to move her into a tie atop the ACU Women's Soccer scoring list.
MATCH INFO
Score: Southern Oregon 3, Arizona Christian 1
Records: Arizona Christian 1-1, Southern Oregon 3-0
Location: Raider Stadium, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
STAT TRACKER
Mercado - goal
Ella Barron - assist
Tayler Wonderly - 4 saves
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Just 7:38 into the game, SOU found the back of the net
- Eight minutes and change later, the Raiders went up 2-0
- With 18:35 minutes gone in the first half, Ava Jonson scored her second goal of the day for SOU
- During that 11 minute span, ACU had their chances to counter as they let three shots fly including one off the crossbar
- At the half, SOU was up 9-8 in shots
- The Firestorm fired off three of the first four shots in the second half
- In the 64th minute, Mercado took a feed from Barron and buried her third goal of the season
- Mercado and Marisa Ortiz (2016-17) currently share the all-time scoring lead
- Final shot tally saw ACU behind just one (17-16) as the teams were tied with eight shots each in the last 45 minutes
THOUGHTS FROM COACH CORMIER
"Although today was a loss in the record book, the heart and commitment to compete 'for each other' that each player showed in the second half will help our team to find major success this season. Today was a game we will learn from and be stronger from as the season gets more challenging."
NEXT UP
The Firestorm will remain in Oregon as they travel to Klamath Falls to meet up with Oregon Tech bright and early (8:30 am) on Saturday morning.
