Women's Soccer

Cougars Move Into the Driver's Seat with Win over Point Loma

Azusa Pacific goes on the road and scores twice in the first seven minutes for a 2-1 win. Both of those goals came off the foot of Zoey Kuhn, while Vanguard GK Josselyn Navarrete didn't allow a goal in two matches and had 11 saves for Defender of the Week.

Azusa Pacific won a gigantic road encounter at Point Loma, handing the defending PacWest champs their first conference loss. Zoey Kuhn struck twice in the first seven minutes for both of the Cougar goals in the 2-1 victory. Fresno Pacific knocked off Concordia to share Team of the Week. Vanguard keeper Josselyne Navarrete didn’t give up a goal in two matches and had 12 saves for Defender of the Week honors.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Azusa Pacific’s Zoey Kuhn, F, Sr., 5-5, Newbury Park, Calif.            
Azusa Pacific’s Zoey Kuhn scored twice in the first seven minutes of APU’s Game of the Week encounter at Point Loma during a 2-1 Cougar victory. Kuhn stole balls to lead to both goals, first at 2:55 and then again at 6:16 to give her a team a lead that they wouldn’t relinquish. It was just the third and fourth goals of the season for the second-year Cougar, although she has now scored all of those goals in her last four matches. She had three shots total against the Sea Lions in 55 total minutes of action.

DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Vanguard’s Josselyne Navarrete, GK, Soph., 5-7, Orange, Calif.
Vanguard’s Josselyn Navarrete had a perfect week in the goal, not allowing a score against Westmont or Biola. She had the shutout with six saves during a 2-0 win over Westmont, and added another five saves in a 0-0 deadlock with Biola. She faced 14 total shots in those two matches in gaining her second and third shutouts of the season, and her third in a row. This was just her fifth and sixth matches of the season, as her first start wasn’t until Oct. 11. This is second-year member Vanguard’s first women’s soccer player of the week award.

TEAM(S) OF THE WEEK: Azusa Pacific Cougars and Fresno Pacific Sunbirds                        
Azusa Pacific is the Team of the Week after going on the road to plant a 2-1 verdict on Point Loma, the defending conference champion. The Cougars used two quick goals from Zoey Kuhn (see above), and after the Sea Lions answered in the 11th minute, APU’s defense stood tight the rest of the way. It was a massively important win for the Cougars, clinching a conference tournament spot and boosting their position at the top of the standings with 21 points (7-1). It was also APU’s first win over Point Loma since 2019. Fresnp Pacific shared the honor with a huge 1-0 victory over second place Concordia. Bailey Roberson scored the only goal of the match against the Golden Eagles, and she also tallied a score during a 3-1 non-conference win over UC Santa Cruz. FPU improved to 2-2-4 with the CUI win to stay in the tournament race. 

TIGHT TITLE CHASE: With the final week of the regular season looming, it’s wild that only Azusa Pacific has clinched a tournament spot. Eight teams are still alive to keep their season running beyond this weekend. Ultimately, the top four squads will make their way to San Diego for the PacWest tournament on Nov. 13-15. Here is where we currently sit with one week remaining.
Team, conference record, points, matches left this season (E for mathematically eliminated from tournament qualification)...
*Azusa Pacific, 7-1 (21), 2 left
*Concordia 5-2-3 (18), 0 left
*Dominican 4-1-3 (15), 2 left
*Point Loma 4-1-3 (15), 2 left
*Hawaii Hilo 4-1-3 (15), 2 left
*Westmont 5-4 (15), 1 left
*Fresno Pacific 2-2-4 (10), 2 left
*Vanguard 3-4-1 (10), 1 left
*Chaminade 1-4-4 (7), 1 left, E
*Biola 0-3-6 (6), 1 left, E
*Hawaii Pacific 1-5-3 (6), 1 left, E
*Menlo 0-3-5 (5), 2 left, E
*Jessup 0-5-3 (3), 2 left, E

PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: Concordia is the only team sitting, waiting and watching the final week of the regular season, finished at 5-2-3 (18 points) and currently in second place. Bella Barrett had two scores for the Golden Eagles during their 2-0 triumph over Biola. GK Riley Urquiza had the shutout with seven saves…Dominican won its lone match last week, 1-0 over Hawaii Pacific, to stay alive with 15 points in a 4-way tie for third…Hawai`i Hilo was idle last week…Westmont keeper Ellie Ludwig had a busy week at home with 16 total saves during a 2-0 loss to Vanguard and a 1-0 setback versus Point Loma…Jessup’s Celeste Fernandez had seven saves during a 0-0 tie with Chaminade.

LOOKING AHEAD: It’s the final week of the PacWest schedule, with five matches each on Thursday and Saturday. Almost all of them could have postseason implications.
Thursday—Dominican at Vanguard, Jessup at Point Loma, Chaminade at Hawaii Hilo, Fresno Pacific at Biola, Menlo at Azusa Pacific.
Saturday—Menlo at Vanguard, Dominican at Westmont, Fresno Pacific at Point Loma, Hawaii Hilo at Hawaii Pacific, Jessup at Azusa Pacific.
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