The University of Arizona soccer team earned a 3-0 road victory against UC Irvine on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 1 p.m. in Irvine, California. The Wildcats are now 4-1-1 on the season and are heading home with a victory.
Arizona set the tone early on against Irvine. Nicole Dallin helped start off this game with her high intensity speed. Dallin got her first shot off only six minutes after kickoff.
The Wildcats continued to play well offensively in the first half, out shooting UC Irvine 5-2. Gianna Christiansen got the first goal on the board for Arizona, putting them in the lead during the 35th minute.
UC Irvine continued to attack the goal but their intensity didn’t take goalie Olivia Ramey down. UC Irvine’s Emilie Castagna and Chifumi Sasaki took free kicks, which were saved by Ramey. Ramey had three saves throughout the whole match.
Arizona remained dominant on offense and defense throughout the rest of the game, securing two more goals, one by Christansen and one by freshman Rose Calkins.
The Wildcats will be traveling back home to play New Mexico State on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. at Murphey Field at Mulcahy Soccer Stadium.
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