University of Oregon
Arizona State
Soccer Battles to 3-2 Loss at Arizona State
10/31/03 | Women's Soccer
TEMPE, Ariz. - In the first game of the Ducks' critical final road trip of the season, the University of Oregon women's soccer team (8-9-0, 2-4-0) traded goals with NCAA veteran Arizona State before the Sun Devils scored a game-winner late to pull out a 3-2 win.
"We played 89 minutes of good soccer collectively, but unfortunately some individual defensive mistakes cost us the game," Oregon head coach Bill Steffen said. "I liked how our players kept a high concentration and effort level when they were down in a stressful, challenging environment. Unfortunately we gave them too many chances to capitalize." ASU parlayed an early surge of offensive momentum into an early score at 7:33 on a left-right goal by Elizabth Bogus from 12 yards out. Afterwards, the Ducks composed themselves for the remainder of the game with ball possession even between the two squads. On the first of her two goals for the Ducks, freshman forward Andrea Valadez evened matters when she poked in a shot from the left edge of the keeper box at 37:49. The play came off a long throw-in from the right side by sophomore Katie Abrahamson, that was flicked out across the goal by sophomore Nicole Garbin. In the second half, the Sun Devils answered early on a shot legged in off the thigh by Brittany Cooper at 47:40 from 8 yards center, with the assist going to Bogus. Less than 10 minutes later at 47:40, the Ducks fought back again on a beautiful 16-yard right top shelf shot by Valadez that was played from across the left side of the field by sophomore Carlie Ashcraft to Valadez, who launched her shot from inside of the right side of the box. However, Arizona State claimed the deciding goal 20 minutes later at 77:13 on a 11-yard shot by Manya Makoski from center that went to the right corner of the net. The play was set up on a 20-yard boot from Katie Mahoney from the right side of the field immediately after an Oregon foul. The Ducks narrowly missed tying matters less than two minutes later when sophomore forward Mele French one-timed a hard low liner from the left edge into the left goalpost, with an ASU defender quickly booting the ball back towards midfield. "Mele created a great opportunity - we were just unlucky it didn't go in," Steffen said. "Andrea deserves credit, too, she stepped up when we needed someone, and I was very proud of her goals on two tough shots. Now we have to come back and work just as hard on Sunday because Arizona is a good team, too." Valadez's two goals raised her season total to a team-leading six - a tally that also ranks her fifth all-time on the Ducks' single-season tally, and the second-most ever by a Duck freshman behind Erin Anderson's nine goals in the 1996 inaugural season. In goal, sophomore goalkeeper Domenique Lainez came up with one official save, but intercepted another five passes throughout the game that were within 12 yards of the goal on clear scoring opportunities. Friday's loss put a damper on a 2-0 victory for the Ducks last Sunday over California that gave Oregon a record-tying eighth win on the season. Oregon still has three more opportunities to break the record, while a third Pac-10 win would tie its all-time conference-season best for wins. Overall Friday, UO led in shots on goal (5-4), and ASU held advantages in shots (16-14), shots (7-4), saves (3-1) and fouls (8-6). Individually for the Sun Devils (9-4-3, 3-2-1 on the season), Manya Makoski led in shots (4) and shots on goal (2). Goalkeeper Kim Bingham wrapped up three saves in 90:00 of work. Looking ahead to the Ducks' final road game of the season, Oregon plays at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz., on Sun., Nov. 2 at 1 pm. BOXSCORE: Arizona State 3, Oregon 2 at Sun Devil Field, Tempe, Ariz., Fri., Oct. 31. Scoring: ASU - Elizabeth Bogus at 7:33 (Patrice Feulner); UO - Andrea Valadez at 37:49 (-). ASU - Brittany Cooper at 47:40 (Bogus); UO - Valadez at 56:18 (Ashcraft); ASU - Manya Makoski at 77:13 (Katie Mahoney, Patrice Feulner). Shots: ASU -16 (Makoski 4), UO - 14 (Valadez 5). Shots on Goal: UO - 5 (Valadez 3), ASU - 5 (Makoski 2). Saves: ASU - 3 (Kim Bingham 3); UO - 1 (Domenique Lainez 1). Fouls: ASU - 8, UO - 6. Offsides: ASU 1, UO 0. A: 426. Conditions: clear, slight breeze, 70. -
