After playing to a 1-1 double overtime tie with #17 California Baptist on Saturday at Russ Carr Field, the Warriors learned today that they will face #2 Azusa Pacific on Wednesday in the first round of the NAIA Region II Playoffs. Despite finishing third place the Golden State Athletic Conference, the Warriors were seeded at number eight in the post-season tournament due to their a system for ranking soccer teams now as Longo.

On Saturday, Westmont (9-6-2, 6-2-2) scored first against California Baptist (12-4-1, 7-2-1) when senior Heather Brown headed in a cross from junior Taylor Callan in the eighteenth minute. Brown’s goal came on the first on nine corner kick opportunities for the Warriors.

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The Golden State Athletic Conference has named Taylor Callan the Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week in recognition of her contributions to Westmont’s two wins last week. Callan, who hails from Portland, Oregon, scored two goals against Biola and one against San Diego Christian.

“Taylor has done a great job in the center of the pitch as a quarterback for our team,” said head coach Rebecca Mouw. “She gets our team forward as a unit and gets everybody involved. Taylor has been the glue that combines our offense and our defense together.”

Against Biola, Callan scored Westmont’s first two goals within an eight minute span to lead the Warriors to 3-1 victory. Her first goal came in the nineteenth minute of play off an assists from freshman Kayla Barkett. After receiving a pass from Barkett, Callan drove a ball from 35 yards out which knuckled down, skipped off the ground and passed through the keepers’ legs. In the twenty-seventh minute, Callan was attempting a corner kick into a stiff breeze. Aided by the wind, Callan’s kick curved directly into the net for an unassisted goal.

Freshman midfielder Brooke Johnson picked a very good time for her first collegiate goal - 19 seconds into overtime against San Diego Christian (4-8-1, 1-7-0). The golden goal gave #24 Westmont it’s sixth conference win and keeps the squad in a tie with #9 Concordia for second place in the Golden State Athletic Conference. California Baptist also won on Saturday, defeating The Master’s by a score of 4-1.

“It was a very sweet header,” said head coach Rebecca Mouw. “Candace Marques sent the ball from the right sideline to about the penalty spot and Brooke headed it in. Candace had a superb game tonight both offensively and defensively. She has stepped up her leadership abilities as a communicator which is remarkable for a freshman.”

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Junior Midfielder Taylor Callan scored twice to lead Westmont Women’s Soccer to a 3-1 win over Biola (3-9-2, 1-5-1) on a blustery Tuesday afternoon at Russ Carr Field. With the win, Westmont moves into a tie with Concordia for second place in the Golden State Athletic Conference. Both teams have records of 5-2-1 in conference play and have collected 16 points in the conference standings (three points for a win and one for a tie).

“The wind was going all sorts of directions today,” said head coach Rebecca Mouw. “The ball can do anything on a day like today. With the sun and the wind it created opportune chances for shooters. I was proud of the team for coming with the mentality of taking shots and giving ourselves a chance to get something on frame. Taylor did that and it created something for us.”

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Despite a 30-12 shot advantage by the Warriors, Westmont Women’s Soccer and #10 Concordia (11-2-1, 5-1-1) played to a double-overtime scoreless tie on Saturday at Russ Carr Field. Nine different Warriors took shots at the Eagles’ net and 14 of the shots were on goal, but two Eagle keepers combined for 14 saves to keep Westmont (7-5-1, 4-2-1) from scoring.

Westmont freshman goalkeeper Roxanne Love recorded five saves in game to produce her second overtime shutout of the week. On Tuesday, Love shut out Fresno Pacific in Westmont 1-0 win in Fresno.

“I was proud of our team’s effort today,” said head coach Rebecca Mouw. “Defensively, we were sound in our communication and we picked up their runners off the ball. I was very proud of them because that was something we were concerned about coming into this game.

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Brianna Russo scored just 19 seconds into the overtime period to give Westmont Women’s Soccer (7-5, 4-2) a 1-0 victory at Fresno Pacific on Wednesday evening. With the victory, Westmont improves to 7-5 overall and 4-2 in the Golden State Athletic Conference.

With four GSAC games remaining, the Warriors find themselves tied with California Baptist (9-3, 4-1) for third place with 12 points in the conference standings (three points for a win and one for a tie). #2 Azusa Pacific (9-1-1, 5-0) and #10 Concordia (11-2, 5-1) sit atop the conference with 15 points). #18 Vanguard (7-3-3, 2-2-2) sits in fifth place with eight points.

Two freshmen produced the Warriors’ goals on Saturday at Russ Carr Field as Westmont Women’s Soccer defeated #4 Point Loma Nazarene 2-1 in double overtime. Kayla Barkett scored just before halftime to put the Warriors up 1-0 and Candace Marques recorded a golden goal in the 106th minute to give the Warriors the victory.

“This is a big confidence booster for the team,” said head coach Rebecca Mouw. “We were able to convert our chances and able to hold down a tough offensive team. It was a very even game and our players battled.”

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On a warm day in Azusa, Westmont Women’s Soccer (5-5, 2-2) fell to the #2 Cougars of Azusa Pacific (7-1-1, 3-0) in a physical Golden State Athletic Conference game on Tuesday by a score of 0-3.

“Azusa Pacific is a good and athletic team,” acknowledged head coach Rebecca Mouw. “We had our opportunities, but did not finish.”

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