Thursday, August 18
Long Beach, Calif.
7 P.M. PT

Long Beach State University

0-0-1, 0-0-0

2
vs
2

Pacific

0-0-1, 0-0-0

1
2
F
Pacific
1
1
2
Long Beach St.
1
1
2
Team Post-Goal Celebration
Photo by: John Fajardo

Long Beach State Draws with Pacific, 2-2, in Season Opener

8/18/2022 10:11:00 PM | Women's Soccer

The Beach trailed twice, but goals from Maddy Perez and Lena Silano led to a season opening tie.

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State played Pacific to a draw in their season opening night on Thursday. Maddy Perez and Lena Silano were responsible for the two Beach goals overcoming early deficits in each half.
 
Pacific stormed out with some aggressive early possessions before scoring the first goal of the game in the 12th minute. After a bad clear on a corner kick, the Tigers regained possession at the top of the box before sending it into the near corner. A cross in toward the far post led to an Anaya Shelton header for the first score of the game.
 
However, the Beach would respond before the half. A Maddy Perez corner attempt would get sent right back to her by the Pacific defense where she launched it back in. Her shot went far post and over the keeper's head for the first Long Beach State goal of the 2022 campaign.


 
It is the second career goal for the reigning Big West Freshman of the Year.
 
Coming out of halftime, Pacific reclaimed the lead within three minutes. On their sixth corner of the game, the cross in found Laila Saravia for another header goal and a 2-1 lead.
 
The Beach would knot things up again in the 66th minute on Lena Silano's first goal of the season. A corner kick play would wind up in the possession of Summer Laskey to center a pass in for Felicia Jastré Högberg, but her shot went up and into the crossbar. The rebound would land in front of the senior captain though and a half-bicycle shot into the back of the net to even the score at two.


 
The match would end in a 2-2 draw to kick off the new season. It is the first draw in a season opener for the Beach since the 2017 season.
 
Long Beach State continues their homestand this weekend with a big matchup against No. 15/18 USC. Kickoff with the Trojans at George Allen Field will be at 7:00 p.m.
 
 

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Team Stats

PAC
LBSU
Goals
2
2
Shots
11
14
Shots on Goal
4
10
Saves
8
2
Corners
8
4
Fouls
6
8
Scoring Plays
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Anaya Shelton (1)

Assisted By: Hana Rosenblatt , Jenae Packard

GOAL by PAC Shelton, Anaya Assist by Rosenblatt, Hana and Packard, Jenae.

11:10

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Maddy Perez (1)

GOAL by LBSU Perez, Maddy.

37:06

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Laila Saravia (1)

Assisted By: Hana Rosenblatt

GOAL by PAC Saravia, Laila Assist by Rosenblatt, Hana.

47:34

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Lena Silano (1)

Assisted By: Felicia Jastre Hogberg , Summer Laskey

GOAL by LBSU Silano, Lena Assist by Jastre Hogberg, Felicia and Laskey, Summer.

65:10

Game Leaders

Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1

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