FRESNO, Calif.  – The Fresno Pacific women's soccer team picked up a key victory on Saturday evening, defeating California Baptist 1-0 in PacWest Conference play. The loss is the first for the Lancers in PacWest matches this season, while the Sunbirds improve to 5-2-0 in league action.  
 
QUOTABLE:
"We knew we had a tough opponent ahead of us tonight, they have had an excellent season. It was about making sure our team focused on our game and not who played. We don't want to get wrapped up in the opponent. At halftime, I told them we need to force the game into the other half of the field and we did a good job of that." – head coach Rob Podeyn

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Fresno Pacific 1, California Baptist 0
Records: Fresno Pacific (5-6-1, 5-2-0 PacWest), California Baptist (8-4-0, 6-1-0 PacWest)
Location: Ramirez Field | Fresno, Calif.
Series: CBU leads 13-4-1
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The two teams went back and forth in the first half, but defense prevailed as the teams went into the intermission with a 0-0 tie.
• Fresno Pacific broke through with a score in the 85th minute, and the Sunbirds were able to hang on for the victoy.   

SCORING:
• (84:52) Anissia Gonzalez took a free kick from just outside the top of the box, going right at the CBU keeper. The goalie dove to her left, but Gonzalez' shot connected in the lower right corner for the lone score of the game.

STATS OF THE GAME:
• The Lancers outshot their hosts 21-14, but the Sunbirds got better looks, putting more shots on frame (7-5).
• CBU took six of the game's seven corner kicks.
• FPU's Summer Hammond recorded five saves in her third clean sheet of the season, while CBU counterpart Sara Escobedo picked up six saves.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• Hammond has now passed Audrey Hadden and Catherine Michaelis on the program's all-time list and is in sole possession of third place with eight career shutouts.
•  The Sunbirds have won three straight and are now tied with Dixie State for third in the PacWest standings.

UP NEXT:
• Fresno Pacific returns to action on Thursday, when they host Academy of Art in another PacWest showdown. Opening whistle from Ramirez Field is slated for 5:00 p.m.