LOS ANGELES – The University of San Francisco women's soccer team captured its first conference win of the season, defeating host Loyola Marymount 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at Sullivan Field. 
 
The Dons' defense put the clamps on Loyola Marymount (3-4-8, 1-2-1 WCC) in the opening half, outshooting the host Lions 3-0.  USF (8-5-1, 1-1-1 WCC) got just enough offense from a goal by Kalena Teufel in the 21^st minute.
 
Teufel took a pass from Miciah Madison who took the ball up the line and crossed it to Teufel for her third goal of the season.  It was assist number eight for Madison.
 
Nursing a 1-0 advantage, the Dons' defense did its job.  The Lions put the pressure on USF, outshooting the Dons 6-1 after the break.  The Lions also had a 5-1 advantage on corner kicks. 
 
Molly Eby (5-2-0) earned the shutout, her fourth of the season.

COACH'S QUOTE
"We came out strong today," said head coach Jim Millinder. "I don't think we came out strong enough in our last three games.  KK finished on a great chance and Miciah did a great job with the run down the line to set up that goal.  We knew LMU was going to come at us in the second half, but our kids battled, especially after a long overtime game on Friday against Pepperdine, a good result from us. We had some great individual performances, Catherine Hill was outstanding, Autumn was outstanding, Molly got the clean sheet, just a fantastic team performance. We are happy with the result.  Any time you get a win on the road in conference play is a good thing."

GAME NOTES

• The shutout by the Dons is their fifth of the season, most since the 2015 season.
• Teufel's third goal of the season gives the Dons 25 on the season.  They had 23 all of last season.
• Miciah Madison's eighth assist is tied for fourth all-time in a single season, with Shellie Silva (1993) and Annika Schmidt (2003). The single season all-time leader is Jannik Abel, who had 10 in 1994.

NEXT UP
The Dons return home next week and host Pacific.  The game is slated for a 1:00 p.m. start time.