A penalty kick by Alison Hensley and a goal by Tiffany Dimaculangan were all the Westmont Warriors (4-0-1) needed to defeat the Corban (Ore.) Warriors 2-0 on Monday afternoon at Thorrington Field.
Goalkeeper Lindsey Smith picked up her second shutout of the year, producing three saves in the effort.
“Give credit to Corban,” said Westmont head coach Kristi Kiely. “Coming off of two games, they were probably better out of the gate. Corban was organized and their defense was hard to penetrate.
“Then we started to find our rhythm, getting the go-ahead goals and lots of opportunities,” continued the coach. “We definitely looked like we had some long minutes just 48 hours before, but I am proud of the team to get the result.”
The Warriors first goal came in the 13rh minute after K.J. Hornibrook was taken down hard in the box to set up Hensley’s penalty kick.
Thirty-four seconds later, the Warriors scored again. Hornibrook charged toward the goal with a defender in tow. Corban goalkeeper Alexis Beattie came out to meet her and successfully blocked her kick. The ball rolled over to Christine Adams on the right side with Beattie on the ground and away from the goal. Adams sent it to the center of the field where Dimaculangan kicked it past a lone Corban defender for the score.
“K.J. was again phenomenal for us today,” noted Kiely. “She was determined to get to goal and created two opportunities for us.”
