SBCC dominated play for the first 30 minutes of Tuesday’s nonconference women’s soccer match with Santa Monica and the Corsairs held the upper hand for much of the second half but in the end, neither was able to find the net in a 0-0 tie.
Sophomore defender Alyson Johnson headed a ball off the line in the 42nd minute and had a chip shot float just over the crossbar in the 67th. Goalie Meghan Maiwald posted her fourth shutout in five games for the Vaqueros (3-1-1) and the 17th of her career.
SBCC is 16-2-6 at La Playa Stadium over the last three years.
“The defense played well, we’ve only allowed one goal all year,” noted Santa Barbara coach John Sisterson. “We’re finding it a bit tough to score goals sometimes.”
Maiwald, who was born deaf, elected to play for the Vaqueros this year instead of competing with the U.S. women’s team at the Deaf Olympics in China.
“Meghan is an amazing girl,” said Sisterson. “She would have had a gold medal if she had played in the Deaf Olympics (the USA beat Germany on Monday for the gold).”
The Vaqueros will play three games in three days this weekend in Northern California, starting Friday at Foothill. They’ll be at West Valley on Saturday and Cabrillo on Sunday.
