Box Score SAN DIEGO, CA- CUH ended their mainland road trip today, falling to the Sea Lions of Point Loma Nazarene by a score of 6-1 in PacWest Conference action.
The Sea Lions got on the board in the 3
rd minute, but did not score again for the remainder of the first half and led CUH 1-0 at the break. PLNU managed 8 shots in the first half, while Chaminade managed 1.
Early on in the second half Point Loma Nazarene took control of the match. Starting with a goal in the 50
th minute and concluding with a goal by Heather Cady in the 59
th minute, PLNU went on a five-goal run to put the match away.
Chaminade did not quit, as a penalty kick goal by freshman
Twyla Hamasaki (Honolulu, HI/Iolani) in the 82
nd minute helped the Swords avoid the shutout.
Freshman goalkeeper
Lauren Ishii (Mililani, HI/Mililani) made 6 saves on the match for CUH.
The Swords were out-shot 21-5 on the match.
Coach Rowe discussed the loss: “Playing the conference's #1 team was tough for us. We had a decent first half, but the second half we fell apart. We need to be able to put a complete game together so that we can finish the season strong. We have some winnable games coming up.”
With the loss, the Swords fall to 0-11, 0-9 PWC. PLNU moves to 10-2-1, 8-1-1 PWC on the year. Chaminade is back in action at home against HPU on October 17
th. The match is set for 12:30 PM HT.
