FRESNO, Calif. – It was the first game of the 2021 season for the Fresno Pacific women's soccer team, as they fell to Sonoma State. The Seawolves grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 33^rd minute, and never looked back, taking the match by a final of 4-0.

QUOTABLE
"We played a very good Sonoma State, who is one of the standards of far west women's soccer. We were good for a few minutes until their pressure forced errors in our build up. We made mistakes that are fixable and will work to continue to improve," - interim head coach Jaime Ramirez. 

SCORING

• (32:02) The Seawolves' Renee Ketner kicked off the scoring in Thursday's contest after slotting home a pass from Molly Murphy.
• (44:34) The visitors struck again right before the half with a goal from Andrea Lozano.
• (49:42) Sonoma State added to their lead once again right out of the halftime break with a goal from just inside the half field line from Krissy Keller. The goal was assisted by Molly Murphy.
• (54:07) Keller repaid Murphy's assist from the goal prior by setting her up for the Seawolves fourth.  

STATS FROM THE GAME

• Sonoma State outshot the Sunbirds 23-4, including nine shots on goal to FPU's three.
• Goalkeeper Brigitta Eggertsdottir played 64 minutes and recorded five saves.
• The Seawolves had nine corner kicks in the match, compared to three for the Sunbirds.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• For the first time in 656 days, FPU women's soccer hosted a game with fans in attendance at Ramirez Field.

UP NEXT

• The Blue & Orange will have a chance to bounce-back this Saturday when they travel to Stanislaus State for a 7 p.m. match. Following, the Sunbirds will return home for a three-game home stand from Sept. 9-16.

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