TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona women's soccer team defeated Oregon State on Sunday afternoon in Corvallis, Ore. by a score of 3-0. Hannah Stevens scored two goals for the Wildcats, and Jaden DeGracie-Bailey got her 24th assist of the season. Gabi Stoian got the other tally for the Wildcats. The Wildcats are now 7-8-1 (2-5-1 Pac-12) on the season.
"The team showed great character to bounce back and get the win," said head coach Tony Amato. "We started the match well and that set the tone for 90 minutes. This was a long road trip and to score three and concede none shows the effort all the players put in today."
Key Plays
4' – Arizona started off the scoring early with a goal from No. 24 Hannah Stevens, her fourth of the season to put the Wildcats up 1-0.
55' – Stoian knocked in her fifth goal of the season, taking a shot that rang off the left post and went into the back of the net.
72' – Stevens got her second goal of the match and fifth of the season by knocking in a header from Jaden DeGracie-Bailey's flip-throw. This is DeGracie-Bailey's fifth assist on the year, putting her at 24 for her career.
Minute-by-minute Recap
4' – Arizona started off the scoring early with a goal from No. 24 Hannah Stevens, her fourth of the season to put the Wildcats up 1-0.
10' – Gabi Stoian took a corner kick for the Wildcats which resulted in another corner, but the Beaver defense was able to keep the ball out of the net.
20' – Defenseman Brandi Park took a shot at the net, but it went wide.
35' – Arizona was awarded its fifth foul of the match.
39' – Lainey Burdett earned her first save of the game off a shot from OSU's Nicole Nickerson.
42' – OSU got a flurry of shots off, but Burdett was able to keep out all three to maintain her clean sheet.
47' – Stoian got her first shot of the game, but it goes wide of the cage.
53' – Arizona got their first corner of the second half which was taken by Stoian. OSU was able to draw a foul to break down the effort.
55' – Stoian knocked in her fifth goal of the season, taking a shot that rang off the left post and went into the back of the net.
60' – Charlotte Brascia was awarded a yellow card for a foul.
67' – Laura Pimienta got a shot off, but it was blocked by the OSU defense.
72' – Stevens got her second goal of the match and fifth of the season by knocking in a header from Jaden DeGracie-Bailey's flip-throw. This is DeGracie-Bailey's fifth assist on the year, putting her at 24 for her career.
Arizona is back in action on Thursday, Oct. 27th in Tucson, Ariz. to take on No. 3 Stanford at 7:00 p.m. MST.
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