University Southern California Trojans
June 21, 1999 | Women's Soccer
October 23, 1998
LOS ANGELES - The USC women's soccer team set school single-game records for shots (37) and corner kicks (16) and hammered Oregon State, 4-1, in a Pacific-10 Conference game at the Coliseum on Friday afternoon.
The Women of Troy improved to 9-6-1 overall and 3-2 in the Pac-10, while the Beavers fell to 5-8-1, 0-4.
Sophomore midfielder Isabelle Harvey had a goal and an assist for USC, which took a 4-0 lead before conceding a late goal.
USC's first goal came very early, as Harvey scored in the fourth minute, taking a cross from sophomore forward Megan Orach and one-timing it in. Harvey now has six goals in 1998.
The score went to 2-0 in the 21st minute when senior forward Courtney Barham took a pass from senior midfielder Karen Norgaard and hit a roller that bounced off the left post and in. Barham, USC's all-time leading goal scorer, has three goals in 1998 and 33 in her career.
Senior midfielder Sharla Chiang scored the first goal of her career in the 31st minute to make it 3-0. Immediately upon entering the game as a sub, she headed in Harvey's corner kick from the left side.
USC continued to pepper Oregon State sophomore goalkeeper Elizabeth Pease (who had a fine game with 12 saves) with shots in the second half, and made it 4-0 in the 61st minute when senior forward Carol Hatcher scored her first goal of the season. Her first shot attempt was stopped by Pease, but the ball went right back to Hatcher, who kicked it in.
After Oregon State attempted only one shot in the first 80 minutes, Beaver senior forward Lindy Brown got two shots off in the 81st minute, the second one for a goal. She took a pass from sophomore midfielder Ann Marie Fallow and her first shot was stopped by USC freshman goalkeeper Shaelyn Fernandes, but the rebound went back to Brown and she scored.
Oregon State finished with four shot attempts.
The former USC school records were 31 shots (five times) and 14 corner kicks (four times).
USC next hosts Oregon on Sunday (Oct. 25) at 1 p.m. at the Coliseum.
OSU 0-1---1
USC 3-1---4
Scoring: Harvey (Orach), USC, 4:00; Barham (Norgaard), USC, 21:00; Chiang (Harvey), USC, 31:00; Hatcher, USC, 61:00; Brown (Fallow), OSU, 81:00.
Shots: USC 37, OSU 4 Saves: USC 2, OSU 12 Offsides: USC 1, OSU 0
Fouls: USC 8, OSU 5 Corners: USC 16, OSU 1 Att: 211
