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The University of Redlands women’s soccer team paid
tribute to its four seniors in the grandest way possible, winning
the 2008 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
(SCIAC) Championship with a 1-0 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Colleges.
Prior to the start of the match, the team recognized senior forward
Erica Jahn (Davis, CA), senior midfielder Steffany Becker (Las
Vegas, NV), senior midfielder Becky Willis (Escondido, CA) and
senior midfielder Lauren Matta (Holyoke, MA) for their years of
service to the Bulldog women’s soccer team.
Two seniors combined to generate the match’s lone goal as
Willis scored in the 23rd minute off of a long pass by Jahn. That
score was enough to lift Redlands to its fourth-ever SCIAC title
and its second in three years.
Junior goalkeeper Tenley Rawlings (Salt Lake City, UT) kept a clean
sheet between the pipes, stopping all four shots on frame.
The Bulldogs held the shot advantage 18-11 and outchanced the
Athenas on corner kicks as well (3-2).
Coming into the match, the team needed at least a tie to claim the
title outright. A loss would have resulted in a shared title with
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
Head Coach Suzette Soboti, who is now in her 11th year at the helm
of the squad, has coached all four SCIAC-champion Bulldog
teams.
Redlands (13-4-1, 9-3 SCIAC) hosts the semifinal games of the SCIAC
Postseason Tournament on Wednesday, and the maroon and gray will
play against the No. 4 seed, the University of La Verne, in
the second of two games. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. at
Farquhar Field. The winner of the SCIAC Postseason Tournament
receives the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs.