Women's Soccer

Point Loma's Scoring Frenzy and Biola's No-Goal Defense Highlight WSOC Week

The Sea Lions scored 10 goals in two matches, led by Maddy Saruwatari's three scores. The Biola defense posted their fifth straight shutout, directed by defender Taylor Bradshaw.

Point Loma went on a scoring rampage in picking up a pair of conference wins, outscoring their opponents 10-3. Player of the Week Maddy Saruwatari played a key role in that with three total goals and an assist. Biola had two more shutouts in winning their two matches, led by defender Taylor Bradshaw.

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TEAM OF THE WEEK: Point Loma Sea Lions                                                                                                                                            
Point Loma is the Team the Week after scoring in bunches during two road wins over Jessup (7-1) and Dominican (3-2). The seven scores against the Warriors is a new Division II-era program record for Point Loma. In that match, seven different players scored for the Sea Lions who had 21 shots in the match including 12 on goal. On Saturday, in a rematch of the 2025 PacWest tournament title match, the Sea Lions edged Dominican on a pair of goals from Maddy Saruwatari. PLNU built a 2-0 lead on those pair of goals, only to see the Penguins battle back to tie. In the 85th minute, the visitors clinched with a tally by Nikki Ross for the 3-2 victory. Point Loma moved into second place with a 3-0-2 record (11 points) and they are 6-2-5 overall.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Point Loma’s Maddy Saruwatari, F, Soph., 5-3, Corona, Calif.                                           
Point Loma’s Maddy Saruwatari scored the first two goals of the match during a 3-2 PLNU win over Dominican on Saturday in San Rafael. The sophomore forward scored right out of the gate in the fifth minute and then again in the 69th to get her team a two-goal lead. In the 7-1 win over Jessup, Saruwatari was part of the goal onslaught and she also had an assist. Saruwatari, who was a Third Team All-PacWest selection as a freshman last year, now has seven goals and two assists (16 points) to lead the Sea Lions. The Corona native was also the 2025 PacWest Tournament Outstanding Player.

DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Biola’s Taylor Bradshaw, D, Soph., 5-5, Bakersfield, Calif.                                  
Biola’s Taylor Bradshaw is the Defender of the Week for the second time in three weeks after helping to lead the Eagles to a pair of shutouts against Dominican (2-0) and Jessup (1-0). It’s the fifth straight match that Biola has kept their opponent off the scoreboard. Bradshaw’s work helped keep the Eagles in first place with a 4-0-1 record (13 points) and they are 7-3-2 overall. “Taylor possesses a balance of grit and composer as she leads our defensive unit,” said her coach Brett Croft. “Taylor is a pillar of culture within our program, truly exemplifying what it means to be Christ centered and others focused. We are blessed to have Taylor apart of our program.”

PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: With three weeks left in the regular season the road to Hilo for the PacWest Conference Tournament is turning into a five-team race for four spots. The top four teams are all unbeaten in conference play. 1) Biola 4-0-1 (13 points), 2) Point Loma 3-0-2 (11 points), 3) Concordia 3-0-1 (10 points), T4) Hawaii Hilo 2-0-3 (9 points), T4) Vanguard 3-2 (9 points)…Concordia and Hawaii Hilo both won their lone matches last week with the Golden Eagles taking out Vanguard 4-0 while the Vulcans edged rival Chaminade, 1-0…Lydia Keller of Hilo posted her seventh shutout of the season against the Silverswords…Westmont’s Ellie Ludwig had four saves in her team’s shutout of Hawaii Pacific…Ella Martin had the game-winner in Biola’s 1-0 win against Jessup…Karina Da Silva scored her first career goal and it was the game winner in Hilo’s 1-0 win over Chaminade…Katelyn Welch had two assists in CUI’s win over Vanguard…Grace Nelson did the same for Point Loma (two assists) against Jessup.

WEST REGION RPI: Concordia earned a No. 3 slot in the first official NCAA West Region rankings, announced today by the NCAA office. Point Loma is No. 9, Biola is No. 11 and Hawaii Hilo is No. 13. To see the list, click here.

LOOKING AHEAD: There are a number of big matches on the slate this week as the countdown to the PacWest tournament is now at three weeks. On Monday, Westmont is at Chaminade and Wednesday sees Concordia travel to Dominican and Jessup host Vanguard. On Thursday, Hilo hosts Westmont. On Saturday the Vulcans are at Hawaii Pacific and the top two teams in the standings battle when Point Loma travels to Biola. To see the complete list of matches for the season, click here.