HAYWARD, Calif. - Four different Sea Lions scored as the Point Loma women's soccer team went on the road to pick up a 4-1 win in the PacWest Conference opener for both teams. (Oct. 3)
 
The Sea Lions' offense struck first in the 19th minute on an Abbi Swanson goal off an assist from Makenna Herrero. One minute later, Fernanda Osorio posted her first goal of the season to lift PLNU to the 2-0 lead, and the score remained there through halftime.
 
Holy Names would get one goal back on a penalty kick in the 62nd minute. The Sea Lions answered with two goals one minute apart to extend their lead to 4-1. The first of the goals was an inverse of the match's opening goal as Swanson assisted Herrero for the score in the 75th minute. Abbey Teagle added an insurance goal one minute later on an assist by Osorio to finish off the match.
 
Point Loma outshot HNU 15-2 in the match, including 9-2 in shots on goal. PLNU also created other scoring chances with five corner kicks, compared to zero for the Hawks.
 
Team Records
Point Loma (4-4-0, 1-0-0 PacWest), Holy Names (0-7-1, 0-1-0 PacWest)

Words from Coach Kiely
On opening PacWest play with a win: "Conference play is always critical. I was proud of these women for getting a win on the road, and start conference off well. We have been a little back and forth this year, so it felt good to be back in form."
 
On the four goals and active team play: "We are down a few folks, and right now it is 'the next person ready,' and we had a number of people ready today. All of the goals were very good. It was great to have a variety of players scoring and contributing in so many ways. This game felt very collective, and it is really fun when the stat line can reflect that."
 
On HNU's penalty kick: "It was a fair call, and they put it away. We need to do better and deny those opportunities."
 
On upcoming match against Dominican: "It is going to be a very tough game. Hopefully we can get a few players back that we have been missing, and that will really help our depth. It is also about taking some of the momentum from today with the collective group contributing, and moving that on into Saturday."
 
Scoring Summary
18:30 - PLNU GOAL: Abbi Swanson (Makenna Herrero) [PLNU 1, HNU 0]
19:59 - PLNU GOAL: Fernanda Osorio (unassisted) [PLNU 2, HNU 0]
61:37 - HNU GOAL: Isabell Robinson (penalty kick) [PLNU 2, HNU 1]
74:16 - PLNU GOAL: Makenna Herrero (Abbi Swanson) [PLNU 3, HNU 1]
75:32 - PLNU GOAL: Abbey Teagle (Fernanda Osorio) [PLNU 4, HNU 1]
 
News and Notes
> These were the first goals of the season for all four Sea Lions
> The four goals were a season-high, and the most since putting up five against FPU last season
> PLNU is 11-0-1 in PacWest play under coach Kiely's leadership
> Point Loma is 8-0-0 all-time against Holy Names
 
Next
The Point Loma women's soccer team will conclude its road trip to the Bay Area with a match against Dominican on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Noon.