Saturday, September 28
Los Angeles, Calif.
1:00 PM
USC
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Stanford
Photo by: Josh Dunst/USC Athletics
No. 3 USC Suffers First Loss, Falling to No. 2 Stanford 3-2
September 28, 2019 | Women's Soccer, Features
LOS ANGELES – The No. 3 USC women's soccer team fell at home to No. 2 Stanford, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon in the team's Pac-12 opener.
It was the first loss of the year for the Trojans, who fall to 7-1-1 overall and 0-1-0 Pac-12. Stanford improves to 8-1-0 overall and 1-0-0 in conference action.
The game saw a flurry of action early as all five goals came in the first half and four of the five were scored in a 12-minute stretch. Stanford broke a 2-2 tie in the 42nd minute, with Catarina Macario scoring what would end up being the game-winner.
Macario assisted Madison Haley in the 15th minute as Stanford started the scoring, but USC came back with a pair of quick goals, getting a strike from Tara McKeown in the 21st minute and then a go-ahead goal from Penelope Hocking two minutes later. Macario would score her first of two goals in the 27th minute to even things up before netting the winner just before the half.
The defenses settled in during the second half, but USC could never manufacture the chances it needs to even things back up.
GOALS
15' – STAN: Madison Haley (assisted by Catarina Macario) – Macario sent in a long free kick from the right side and Haley headed it in near the far post.
21' – USC: Tara McKeown (assisted by Penelope Hocking) – Hocking collected a loose ball in the middle of the field and slid a pass forward to McKeown who shot it off the keeper on one touch.
23' – USC: Penelope Hocking (assisted by Natalie Ward) – Ward sent in a cross from the sideline that was collected by Hocking in the area and shot into the upper right corner of the goal.
27' – STAN: Catarina Macario (assisted by Jojo Harber) – Macario received the pass around 40 yards out, dribbled near the top of the area and fired a shot inside the left post.
41' – STAN: Catarina Macario (assisted by Kiara Pickett) – Pickett found Macario running into the area and Macario shot a low bouncing ball past a diving Smith and in off the far left post.
UP NEXT
The Trojans continue Pac-12 play on the road next week, heading to Arizona State on Thursday and then Arizona on Sunday.
It was the first loss of the year for the Trojans, who fall to 7-1-1 overall and 0-1-0 Pac-12. Stanford improves to 8-1-0 overall and 1-0-0 in conference action.
The game saw a flurry of action early as all five goals came in the first half and four of the five were scored in a 12-minute stretch. Stanford broke a 2-2 tie in the 42nd minute, with Catarina Macario scoring what would end up being the game-winner.
Macario assisted Madison Haley in the 15th minute as Stanford started the scoring, but USC came back with a pair of quick goals, getting a strike from Tara McKeown in the 21st minute and then a go-ahead goal from Penelope Hocking two minutes later. Macario would score her first of two goals in the 27th minute to even things up before netting the winner just before the half.
The defenses settled in during the second half, but USC could never manufacture the chances it needs to even things back up.
GOALS
15' – STAN: Madison Haley (assisted by Catarina Macario) – Macario sent in a long free kick from the right side and Haley headed it in near the far post.
21' – USC: Tara McKeown (assisted by Penelope Hocking) – Hocking collected a loose ball in the middle of the field and slid a pass forward to McKeown who shot it off the keeper on one touch.
23' – USC: Penelope Hocking (assisted by Natalie Ward) – Ward sent in a cross from the sideline that was collected by Hocking in the area and shot into the upper right corner of the goal.
27' – STAN: Catarina Macario (assisted by Jojo Harber) – Macario received the pass around 40 yards out, dribbled near the top of the area and fired a shot inside the left post.
41' – STAN: Catarina Macario (assisted by Kiara Pickett) – Pickett found Macario running into the area and Macario shot a low bouncing ball past a diving Smith and in off the far left post.
UP NEXT
The Trojans continue Pac-12 play on the road next week, heading to Arizona State on Thursday and then Arizona on Sunday.
Hear from Head Coach @Kmcdane after today's battle with Stanford.#FightOn | #FocUSed pic.twitter.com/lIRwWUbeI1
— USC Women's Soccer (@USC_WSoccer) September 28, 2019
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