Women’s Soccer: Oregon State Battles #14 Stanford, But Falls, 2-0

Stanford (12-5-1, 5-1-1) won its fifth straight game.

File photo courtesy: OSU Athletics

PALO ALTO, Calif. - The Oregon State women’s soccer team went on the road and battled #14 Stanford to a standstill for an hour, but the Cardinal scored twice midway through the second half and posted a 2-0 Pacific-10 Conference victory at Maloney Field on Friday evening.

Friday was the first of four straight games against ranked teams for the Beavers (8-7-2, 1-5). They next play at #24 California on Sunday at 1:00 PM.

The statistics were pretty even after a scoreless first half, as OSU took three shots to Stanford’s five. But then the Cardinal clamped down defensively, as the Beavers were not credited with a second-half shot. Shari Summers scored Stanford’s first goal in the 61st minute and Kelley O’Hara added the second in the 74th minute. It was the seventh goal of the season for both players.

“It was a good college game,” OSU Coach Steve Fennah said. “I’m proud of the way we played tonight. We had our share of chances and had some opportunities to go ahead. Stanford is a very good team, obviously, and they scored two nice goals. It was a great game going back and forth, a lot of good play on both sides with both teams working hard.”

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