Box Score CLAREMONT, Ca. The No. 9 Pomona-Pitzer women's soccer team defeated Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) opponent Whittier College 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon at the Pomona-Pitzer Soccer Field.
Season Impact: With the win, the Sagehens improve to 7-0-1 on the year and open the season at 3-0 in the SCIAC.
The Sagehens had three different goal scorers in the game as senior Bria VarnBuhler, senior Lily Gane and first-year Hannah Mandell all found the back of the net in the win. Senior Isa Berardo turned out another shutout performance along with fellow teammate sophomore Lindsey Uteda. Berardo went 77 minutes inside of the cage with one save for the win while Uteda finished off the final 13 minutes.
Fresh off of their highest ranking in program history at No. 9, the Sagehens carried that momentum into today's game with another stellar performance at home. The Sagehen defense was locked in as they allowed just three total shots in the game with only one on target.
Whittier goalkeeper Vanessa Martinez was able to block away 12 saves for the Poets against the Sagehens' 23 shots but despite her efforts, the Sagehens managed to put three goals on the board for their fifth multi-goal game of the year.
Pomona-Pitzer got the scoring going in the 13th minute after a free kick by sophomore Emily Tomz landed inside the box and after a scramble, VarnBuhler was able to get a solid shot off past the keeper to give the Sagehens a 1-0 lead.
Pomona-Pitzer doubled up its lead just six minutes later after senior Brianna Lau played a hard diagonal through ball that cut through the Whittier back line and found the feet of Gane who settled and slotted a ball past the keeper to extend the lead to 2-0.
The final goal of the day also came in the first half after sophomore Brooke Bordonaro spotted a darting Mandell towards the box and played a swinging cross in that Mandell played first time with her head into the lower right corner of the goal to give the Sagehens a 3-0 lead.
After taking a 3-0 lead at the half, the Sagehens still managed to put up eight shots in the final 45 minutes with four on target as they were able to ride out their large lead and walk away with a 3-0 win at home.
Up Next: The Sagehens continue their homestand as they host SCIAC opponent Redlands on Saturday, September 28th at 11:00 a.m.
