FRESNO, Calif. - The Point Loma women's soccer team defeated Fresno Pacific, 5-0, on Friday, Oct. 25, to extend its PacWest road-winning streak to 10 games.

Julia Glaser gave PLNU the lead with a goal in the 13th minute off an assist on a corner kick from Abbi Swanson. Rachel Carrell tacked on goals in the 36th and 39th minutes to give the Sea Lions a comfortable 3-0 lead at the half. The first also came off a corner kick, and the second was on a great pass from Ashlee Watkins. Makenna Herrero extended Point Loma's lead in the 62nd minute with her second goal of the season, and Taylor Jackson capped off the scoring in the 81st minute with her first career goal.

Emma Hinson and Kirsten Kircher combined on the Sea Lions' third shutout of the season.
 
Team Records
Point Loma (8-4-1, 5-0-1 PacWest), Fresno Pacific (1-9-2, 1-3-2 PacWest)
 
PacWest Implications
The win helps PLNU keep pace with Biola (4-0-0 PacWest) atop the PacWest standings. The Sea Lions currently have the most points in the conference (13); however, Biola will have the chance to retake the lead when they play tomorrow at Hawaii Hilo. PLNU will face Biola in PacWest play on Nov. 13 in La Mirada. The loss keeps Fresno Pacific at five points and tied for sixth place in the PacWest standings.

Words from Coach Kiely
On the opportunity to play everyone: "We are thankful to get everyone into the game, get them minutes and get them looks. We are happy that we could get them opportunities to do well or make mistakes and learn from them. It was a good match in that regard."
 
On getting the wide margin of victory: "We talked about connecting passes and winning a few tackles early to set the tone. It was nice for the efforts of good defending and good ball movement to be rewarded by finishing early. I love all the contributions from so many different people. I thought we did a very good job in that regard. I enjoyed a lot of different performances tonight."
 
On completing the clean sheet: "Our backs have had a lot of work to do this fall, so we were glad to get a shutout. I thought both keepers did well to help with the save. Both had great distribution, and the backline took care of business."
 
On upcoming home matches: "We will have four matches in nine days, so that is not easy. We are talking about the matches one at a time, so we appreciate this win on a long drive home. We will then start preparing to host Chaminade on Monday. The matches are nice because they are at home, but we want to take care of them one game at a time."
 
Scoring Summary
12:39 - PLNU GOAL: Julia Glaser (Abbi Swanson) [PLNU 1, FPU 0]
35:18 - PLNU GOAL: Rachel Carrell (Fernanda Osorio) [PLNU 2, FPU 0]
38:29 - PLNU GOAL: Rachel Carrell (Ashlee Watkins) [PLNU 3, FPU 0]
61:18 - PLNU GOAL: Makenna Herrero (TEAM) [PLNU 4, FPU 0]
80:19 - PLNU GOAL: Taylor Jackson (Abbey Teagle) [PLNU 5, FPU 0]
 
News and Notes
> Glaser has now scored in each of the last four matches (five goals)
> Last season PLNU also defeated FPU 5-0 in the Sea Lions' highest-scoring match under coach Kiely
> The last road loss for Point Loma in PacWest play came at Biola on Oct. 28, 2017
> Carrell is the first Sea Lion, other than Glaser, to record a multi-goal game since Abbey Teagle posted a hat-trick on Nov. 2, 2018
 
Next
The Point Loma women's soccer team will return home next week to host three matches. They will play Chaminade on Monday, Oct. 28, Hawaii Hilo on Thursday, Oct. 31, before closing out their 2019 home slate with Hawaii Pacific on Saturday, Nov. 2. The match against HPU will be senior day for the Sea Lions.