PASADENA, CA — The University of La Verne women's soccer team dominated on the road, winning 4-0 at Caltech on Saturday.
The Leopards are playing their best soccer of the season and have won three of their last four games and four of their last six. Four different Leopards scored in the win.
Megan Sewell scored her third goal of the season 14 minutes into the game. The Leopards set up for one of their six corner kicks of the half, and Sewell gathered the loose ball in front of the net for the easy go-ahead shot.
Forty minutes into the half,
Kailey Kolesar scored her first goal of the season off an assist by
Layla Lopez. Lopez set up from the top of the box and fed the ball to Kolesar, who attacked from the right side and beat the keeper with her right foot.
The Leopards got off nine shots on goal in the half compared to the Beavers' one.
La Verne kept rolling in the second half with two more goals. Ten minutes into the half,
Bridget Ward her first goal of the year off a pass from Reynn Zerbel. Zerbel set up for a free kick in front of the Leopards' bench and sent a perfect feed into the box for Ward.
Sofia Chiovare added her first goal this year seven minutes later when
Kristen Smick darted a perfect pass into the box from near the sideline..
The Leopards played physically in the second half, with seven fouls called against them to the Beavers' two.
The La Verne defense kept the pressure off its keepers, limiting Caltech to just three shots on goal.
Sophia Penaflor recorded two saves in the first half, and
Katy Blue stepped in with one save in the second half.
The Leopards move to 4-7-1 overall and 3-4 in the SCIAC. La Verne remains within striking distance of the final spot in the SCIAC Tournament. They face off against No. 8 Pomona-Pitzer on Wednesday, October 14, at 7 p.m.
