The Oxnard College women’s soccer team lost a tough one at home to Santa Barbara City College 2-0, continuing to struggle to find ways to score.
In the first half, the Condors were out-hustled by the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros moving the ball effectively and creating an up-tempo pace.
The Condors were out of sync on both sides of the ball, offensively and defensively, committing bad passes, one even resulting in a goal.
The second half was certainly a different story. The Condors came out strong defensively, keeping the Vaqueros out of the goalie’s area. The Condors’ goalies stopped a few of the Vaqueros’ shots on goals, only allowing one shot to hit the back of the net.
Though showing a strong defense in the second half, the Condors kept losing possession of the ball and failed to produce offensively.
“It’s our best game so far,” said first-year coach Dario Pot about his team’s performance. “We stuck to our plan and created [a] few opportunities.”
The Condors had opportunities throughout the game to score, but were unable to find the net.
Pot hopes to bounce back from the loss by having his team work on a specific area during practice.
“We are gonna work on finishing, finishing our goals,” said Pot.
Oxnard has lost its past three games. The Condors have a bye week before they take on Moorpark on the road next Friday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m.