Nov. 17, 2006

Box Score

OLATHE, Kan. - Making its first ever appearance at the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship, Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) needed a half of play to work out first-time jitters before settling in and advancing to the quarterfinals after a 2-0 win over Saint Xavier University (Ill.) Friday afternoon at the College Boulevard Activity Center in Olathe, Kan.

After playing a scoreless first half, Point Loma Nazarene scored its first goal in the 48^th minute when Amanda Rowan found the back of the net off a rebound of a Caitlan Footit shot to take a 1-0 lead. The Sea Lions put the game out of reach ten minutes later when Footit scored a goal of her own off a Christine Grover assist to increase the lead to 2-0.

Saint Xavier University, the Region VII champion, ends its season with a record if 19-4-0, while Point Loma Nazarene moves on with a record of 15-5-0.

The Sea Lions advance to Saturday's 3 p.m. quarterfinal where they will take on the second-seeded Blue Raiders of Lindsey Wilson College.

Goals by Period:

                      1^st          2^nd               Final

SXU              0            0                  0

PLNU           0            2                  2

Scoring Summary:

Period            Time           Team           Player                    Assist

2                      47:37              PLNU     Rowand                 Footit     
2                      57:42              PLNU     Footit                      Grover

Cautions/Ejections:

YC-PLNU #20 (34:21); YC-SXU #22 (57:50).