Soccer
ties OSU at home
By Ryan Ritchie
On-line Forty-Niner
The
Long Beach State women’s soccer team narrowly
avoided their fifth consecutive loss of
the season Friday, tying Oregon State, 1-1,
at George Allen Field.
The 49ers (0-4-1) tied the game with six
minutes to play with a goal from senior
forward Sarah Gamet after junior forward
Abie Curry’s shot was deflected by Beavers’
goalie Jo Fletcher.
The Beach controlled almost the entire game
and kept the ball on the OSU side of the
field for the majority of the match. The
score was tied 0-0 at halftime but the Beavers
(2-1-1) changed that when Stacey Mescher
scored at the 52:05 mark, giving OSU a 1-0
lead.
LBSU kept the pressure on but did not have
much luck on the offensive end until Gamet
scored her first goal of her career. The
final few minutes were intense, but neither
team scored.
The two overtime periods were played much
like regulation, with the exception of OSU
seemingly turning up the offensive pressure
a bit. Ball possession was a bit more balanced
than regulation and every shot drew a gasp
from the crowd, but neither team could find
the back of the net.
Gamet said her goal was important to her
team’s struggling offense.
“We are a team that can’t really finish
much,” Gamet said.
Opportunities for goals have been there,
Gamet said, but they still have had difficulties
scoring, but she thinks this will change.
“We’re getting the ball in the air instead
of relying on the forwards,” Gamet said.
The 49ers’ strategy is to win the ball in
the air, something they have been practicing,
sophomore forward Kristin Travis, said.
“If we win the ball first, then we can have
a better chance of controlling the game,”
Travis said.
“We were much more physical today,” Gamet
said, “and we won more head-balls.”
Friday’s performance made LBSU head coach
Peter Reynaud happy and hopes the tie is
something the team can build on for the
rest of the season.
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