Domination was the name of the game last weekend when the Oregon Club Sports women’s soccer team beat Lane Community College at home, 4-0.
The referees failed to show up for the match, which led to a very physical game. The emotions were raised even more, given the fact that Oregon had lost to LCC the last time the two teams faced each other during Homecoming weekend.
The game started with each team having only nine players, but was played with the standard 10-on-10 once the rest of the LCC team showed up.
Oregon started things off fast with a goal by Jenn La Bonte in the first couple of minutes of the game. The Ducks scored again at the 10-minute mark on a kick by Tricia Ejima, which was followed two minutes later by a goal from Rachel Muneyyirci that barely found the top corner of the net from long distance.
The Duck women took a 3-0 lead into the half. LCC made a solid attempt for a comeback in the second half, but was held off by a tough Oregon defense.
The Oregon offense took some pressure off when, after making the LCC goalie work, it eventually scored 15 minutes into the half on a cornerkick from La Bonte that was headed in by Muneyyirci.
Oregon was left cherishing its solid 4-0 victory but knows its still has plenty of room for improvement.
“It was an off day, but we pulled it off,” La Bonte said.
Not having referees really hurt the teams in the second half
when calls became more hotly contested and the game grew even more physical.
“It was a good game skill-wise, we moved the ball very well, but it was frustrating without refs,” said Erin O’Leary, a player and coach for the team.

Ultimate closes out

fall season in Santa Cruz
In other Club Sports action, the men’s ultimate team traveled to a tournament in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Though the tournament was mainly played in as an opportunity to gain experience, one of the two Oregon teams there did make it to the quarterfinals before being eliminated by Stanford.
The men split up into two teams with both having somewhat equal skills.
“This was a good experience for everyone,” team coordinator Matt Guy said.
It was the last tournament of the fall for Oregon, which will spend the winter gearing up for its spring season.