San Francisco, Calif. -- On a cool night in the Bay Area, the University of San Francisco women's soccer team (6-8-2, 2-5) fell to No. 13 Pepperdine (14-2-1, 5-1-1) 4-1 Saturday night at Negoesco Stadium. 
 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• The Dons were challenged defensively by the Waves in the first half as Pepperdine took 11 shots, Dons' goalkeeper Molly Eby had four saves in the half.
• The Waves scored their first goal on  a penalty kick from Trinity Watson at the 31-minute mark. 
• USF got on the board courtesy of Samantha Curwood-Wagner's goal on an assist for Jamesen Ward at the 67-minute mark.
• Pepperdine had three more goals against the Dons in the second half to finish with the 4-1 victory.

 

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Samantha Curwood-Wagner had her third goal of the season. She's now tied with Marissa Vasquez and Sydney Cooper for most goals this season. 
• With her assist tonight, Jamesen Ward now has four on the season to lead the Dons.
• Molly Eby has added 6 more saves to her record this season. Eby now has a total of 82 saves this season.

CATCHING UP WITH COACH MILLINDER:
"A tough game tonight against a very good Pepperdine team. I thought are shape was pretty good in the first half. We didn't generate enough offense in the first half and in the second we generated a little more and created some chances. Sam Curwood did a great job tonight and hit her goal well. We will have to better when we travel to Gonzaga Wednesday."

UP NEXT:
The Dons travel to Spokane, Wash to take on Gonzaga on Nov. 3. The match is set to begin at 7:00pm. Live streaming and live statistics of the match will be available via the team's schedule page.
 

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