Sunday, August 31
Eugene, OR
11:00 AM
University of Oregon
2-3-1, 0-0-0
0
vs
2
Grand Canyon
3-1-0, 0-0-0
1
2
F
Grand Canyon
2
0
2
Oregon
0
0
0
Photo by: Rob Moseley/GoDucks.com
Relentless Attack Ends in Frustration for Ducks
08/31/25 | Women's Soccer
The Oregon soccer team recorded 30 shots Sunday, including 19 in the second half, but fell 2-0 to Grand Canyon.
EUGENE, Ore. — An assault on the Grand Canyon net somehow didn't yield a goal for the Oregon soccer team Sunday, when the Ducks fell 2-0 at Papé Field.
The UO women (2-3-1) peppered the opposing end with 30 shots, including 19 in the second half. But two goals by the Antelopes in the opening 20 minutes of the matinee were the only scores on the day, however improbable.
"That's probably one of the most unlucky second halves I've seen in maybe my coaching tenure, to be honest," first-year UO coach Tracy Joyner said. "… I felt bad because I thought our second-half effort was unbelievable. We looked really, really good and generated a lot of chances. But I've said I feel like now in every postgame interview, it's really hard to score goals. And that couldn't be more of a clear example."
The sequence that perhaps best summed up the day for Oregon came with about seven minutes left in the match. Cloe Chase sent the ball into the Grand Canyon box, Lauren Kenny chipped it past the keeper and off the right post, with Cailin Bloom collecting the carom behind the fallen keeper only to blast a shot directly into the shin of a defender.
"I told them, I was like, the soccer gods are going to start being in your favor," Joyner said. "That's how it goes down is, you get really unlucky, and then some of the balls start dropping right to your feet instead of theirs. And that's just the nature of soccer. That's how it goes. So our time is coming, and we've just got to keep believing and keep pushing."
How It Happened: Grand Canyon struck early, when Hannah Smith collected a pass behind the UO defense less than five minutes into the match and made it 1-0.
At the 19:01 mark, Tatum Hofstetter lofted a shot from outside the top of the box that curled into the top corner of the UO goal for a 2-0 lead. Oregon dominated possession the rest of the way, but that start proved critical.
"As a coach, it's about playing 90 minutes solid, not 45," Joyner said. "It's a long game and a long season. So just the mentality and the resilience that we showed in the second half, we've got to make sure we extend that to the first-half performance as well."
Oregon's 11 first-half shots required four saves from Grand Canyon keeper Emma Knack. She had seven more in the second half, posting the third straight shutout for the Antelopes.
"Their goalkeeper was phenomenal," Joyner said. "I think she made some unbelievable saves for sure. But yeah, a couple there, there wasn't even a goalkeeper — she was on the ground. To me, there isn't something I can coach to fix that, it's kind of just unlucky."
The Ducks played Sunday without some key contributors in the early going this season. Miya Alamares, Elise Picard and Bryana Pizarro didn't play at all, and Taylor Bryan played just 26 minutes.
"This is a good weekend to have a single-game week and just get some players back on the field, get some big-minute players some rest, and just kind of a good time to get a mental reset," Joyner said. "But you know, vibes are good. I think everyone feels really good about the effort."
Notable: Oregon's 30 shots were the most by the UO women in six years, and tied for the fourth-highest single-game total in program history. .. Kenny (six), Carly Cormack (five) Chase (four) and Ella Osmussen (three) each set a career high in shots. … Freshman Selah Simms made her UO debut.
Up Next: The Ducks play at Seattle on Friday (7 p.m., ESPN+).
The UO women (2-3-1) peppered the opposing end with 30 shots, including 19 in the second half. But two goals by the Antelopes in the opening 20 minutes of the matinee were the only scores on the day, however improbable.
"That's probably one of the most unlucky second halves I've seen in maybe my coaching tenure, to be honest," first-year UO coach Tracy Joyner said. "… I felt bad because I thought our second-half effort was unbelievable. We looked really, really good and generated a lot of chances. But I've said I feel like now in every postgame interview, it's really hard to score goals. And that couldn't be more of a clear example."
The sequence that perhaps best summed up the day for Oregon came with about seven minutes left in the match. Cloe Chase sent the ball into the Grand Canyon box, Lauren Kenny chipped it past the keeper and off the right post, with Cailin Bloom collecting the carom behind the fallen keeper only to blast a shot directly into the shin of a defender.
"I told them, I was like, the soccer gods are going to start being in your favor," Joyner said. "That's how it goes down is, you get really unlucky, and then some of the balls start dropping right to your feet instead of theirs. And that's just the nature of soccer. That's how it goes. So our time is coming, and we've just got to keep believing and keep pushing."
How It Happened: Grand Canyon struck early, when Hannah Smith collected a pass behind the UO defense less than five minutes into the match and made it 1-0.
At the 19:01 mark, Tatum Hofstetter lofted a shot from outside the top of the box that curled into the top corner of the UO goal for a 2-0 lead. Oregon dominated possession the rest of the way, but that start proved critical.
"As a coach, it's about playing 90 minutes solid, not 45," Joyner said. "It's a long game and a long season. So just the mentality and the resilience that we showed in the second half, we've got to make sure we extend that to the first-half performance as well."
Oregon's 11 first-half shots required four saves from Grand Canyon keeper Emma Knack. She had seven more in the second half, posting the third straight shutout for the Antelopes.
"Their goalkeeper was phenomenal," Joyner said. "I think she made some unbelievable saves for sure. But yeah, a couple there, there wasn't even a goalkeeper — she was on the ground. To me, there isn't something I can coach to fix that, it's kind of just unlucky."
The Ducks played Sunday without some key contributors in the early going this season. Miya Alamares, Elise Picard and Bryana Pizarro didn't play at all, and Taylor Bryan played just 26 minutes.
"This is a good weekend to have a single-game week and just get some players back on the field, get some big-minute players some rest, and just kind of a good time to get a mental reset," Joyner said. "But you know, vibes are good. I think everyone feels really good about the effort."
Notable: Oregon's 30 shots were the most by the UO women in six years, and tied for the fourth-highest single-game total in program history. .. Kenny (six), Carly Cormack (five) Chase (four) and Ella Osmussen (three) each set a career high in shots. … Freshman Selah Simms made her UO debut.
Up Next: The Ducks play at Seattle on Friday (7 p.m., ESPN+).
Team Stats
GCU
ORE
Goals
2
0
Shots
9
30
Shots on Goal
5
12
Saves
11
3
Corners
2
7
Fouls
14
12
Scoring Plays
Hannah Smith (1)
Assisted By: Madison Hamm
GOAL by GCU Smith, Hannah Assist by Hamm, Madison.
04:46
Tatum Hofstetter (1)
GOAL by GCU Hofstetter, Tatum.
19:01
Game Leaders
Shots
6
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
mid
Shots
5
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
5
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
M
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
M/D
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
D
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