On Sunday, Gonzaga University women’s soccer\u00a0hosted the Fresno State Bulldogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Zags (6-6-2, 1-2-0) defeated the Bulldogs (1-12-2, 0-4-0) in a wipeout 6-0 score.\u00a0<\/p>\n
GU started off the game with a quick attack into the Bulldogs’ territory, striking a cross that turned into a shot but missed wide right in the fifth minute .\u00a0<\/p>\n
This ultimately was the theme for the first 35 minutes of the half. GU had many\u00a0empty crosses inside that were defended by Fresno State. Goalkeeper Sydney Head made a save after a quick shot by the Bulldogs in the 25th minute.<\/p>\n
GU capitalized on a yellow card by\u00a0Fresno State,\u00a0which led to a corner kick and eventually the first goal of the game\u00a0. Assisted by Sofia Fox and Shila Rasoul, Brooke Metcalfe struck the ball past the goalkeeper who had the ball bounce off of her just moments before.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t long before the next goal came, shot by Samantha\u00a0Snorsky which was deflected by the goalkeeper and onto Anna Rydin\u2019s foot for the goal, three minutes after the last goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, that wouldn\u2019t be enough for the Zags, as right after kickoff Sienna Jenson got possession and passed a through-ball to Metcalfe for her second goal in 5 minutes, and GU\u2019s\u2019 third of the half.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just kind of shows how hard we\u2019ve been working the last few games, and we were finally able to put it in the back of the net today,\u201d Metcalfe said. \u201cI think being at home especially means a lot to represent this field and this team and I think we can use this momentum to hopefully go and get some more wins in the Pac-12.\u201d <\/p>\n
GU carried the momentum into the second half and quickly found themselves on the attack. Rasoul found her second goal with\u00a0a header after a pass from Summer Chen, making it 4-0.<\/p>\n
Their next goal would come in 86th minute from a quick pass by Piper Davidson to Emily Todd to make it 5-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Less than a minute later, Davidson tallied a goal on her own and scored a shot from just outside the box to make it 6-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest thing was just trusting our game, after coming off some tough games, the emphasis was just trust our game, trust the process, crash the box, get in there, and make it happen,\u201d said Head Coach Katie Benz. \u201cIt was really nice to put the pieces together.”<\/p>\n
Benz explained how important it was to have their first Pac-12\u00a0win, and for it to happen on this occasion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, just moving forward with the energy that we\u2019re feeling right now, and trusting that we are capable of that on more occasions than we\u2019ve shown,\u201d Benz said.\u00a0<\/p>\n