CLAREMONT, Ca. – The UC Santa Cruz women's soccer team fell 3-0 to No. 10 Pomona-Pitzer to end their Southern California road trip. With the loss, UCSC is now 2-3-1 on the season and will travel to the Midwest on Sept. 18 and Sept. 20 as they take on Loras College and the University of Wisconsin Platteville. The Banana Slugs and Sagehens fought through a scoreless first half before Pomona-Pitzer managed to strike three times in a 15 minute period to hand UCSC the 3-0 loss.

How It Happened
The Sagehens and Banana Slugs went back and forth in the first half with UCSC pressing through the midfield early in the contest. Pomona-Pitzer managed to take five shots in the first half while holding UCSC to just two shots in the opening 45 minutes but neither team was able to find the net, going into halftime 0-0.

The intensity picked up in the second half with both teams taking nine shots with Pomona-Pitzer connecting on three different chances. The Sagehens struck first in the 49th minute, scoring early out of the halftime break before doubling their lead to 2-0 in the 60th minute. The Sagehens struck once more in the 64th minute, putting the Banana Slugs behind 3-0 with just under 30 minutes left in the contest.

UC Santa Cruz took five shots in the final moments of the contest with Emilie Brack and Camille Aneet both putting shots on frame. Unfortunately, the Banana Slugs couldn't gain any traction as they fell to Pomona-Pitzer 3-0.