LOS ANGELES – JJ Hoover saved a second half penalty and the Lions ladies’s soccer group held on for a 1-0 win over Grand Canyon on Sunday afternoon at Sullivan Subject.
The Lions had a glut of possibilities however might solely discover the objective by means of a forty fifth minute penalty transformed by Kylie Dobbs. Callan Harrington made her Lions debut within the first half and was the recipient of the penalty after making a darting run into the penalty space and drawing a foul. Dobbs stepped as much as the spot twice, the primary try was drawn again resulting from encroachment, and transformed to open the scoring proper earlier than the horn. It was Dobbs’ fifth objective of the season.
The second half bought off to an inauspicious begin with Grand Canyon being awarded a penalty. Hoover learn the kick and was already leaning to her left when the shot was taken, saving the penalty with two robust palms and pushing the ball out to the protection. Hoover got here up massive for the Lions, notching six saves whereas additionally punching away and amassing quite a few harmful crosses and thru balls from the Grand Canyon offense.
Hoover now has three profession shutouts at LMU and two this season.
Megan Rucker continued to be a harmful offensive weapon down the left wing as she drove at defenders in addition to delivered three inviting balls throughout the face of objective that didn’t discover a Lion foot. Caitlyn McCulloch was spectacular once more in midfield.
Reward is deserved for the gamers that went a full 90 minutes within the warmth on Sunday: Olivia Winter, Maci Land, Helen Schaefer, Rucker, Genevieve Watkins, Emma Gustad Myklebust and Hoover.
The Lions head on the street for an prolonged street journey and won’t be again to Sullivan Subject till October. They’ll head to Cal State Bakersfield on September 12 earlier than returning to Orange County to face Cal State Fullerton on September 19. Each of these matchups will probably be streamed dwell on ESPN+.
