Tag archives: womens soccer

Westmont women’s soccer players returned home from a service trip to Kenya with memories extending far beyond soccer clinics and athletic drills. Through a partnership with Sports Outreach International, the team spent two weeks serving children and families in Nairobi and Kibera, building international relationships and engaging in community outreach. For head coach Lauren Matthias […]

Two goals in the second half gave Westmont women’s soccer a come-from-behind, 2-1 victory over the Eagles of Biola on Oct. 18 in front of a large Homecoming crowd at Thorrington Field.  “What a fun, fun game to come out with the win,” said Westmont’s head coach Lauren Matthias, “especially on Homecoming Weekend. We had […]

Sophomore midfielder Ellie Gilbert scored in the 86th minute to give Westmont women’s soccer (0-3) a 1-0 exhibition victory over Cal Lutheran on September 13 at Thorrington Field. The contest was considered a countable game for the Regals. Gilbert was fouled with less than five minutes remaining in the game, setting up a free kick […]

Westmont men’s soccer jumped out to an early lead and then battled back from a three-goal deficit but came up just short in a 4-3 loss to the crosstown Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara on Aug. 30 at Harder Stadium. This exhibition game was the 63rd edition of the Community Shield between the NCAA Division […]

Beyond the Baller – the women’s soccer brand with a mission to create opportunities for young female players to develop their skills, confidence, and leadership both on and off the field – is hosting its first-ever youth camp held in collaboration with Nike Soccer Camps at UCSB Rec Center Field from August 4-8.  The organization […]

Both the Westmont men’s and women’s soccer teams finished off their regular seasons with victories heading into PacWest Conference Tournament on Nov. 14 at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine. The women (9-7-2, 9-2 PacWest) have won four games in a row, defeating Dominican University of California 4-0 on Nov. 9 on Thorrington Field.  […]

Four Westmont athletics teams hit the road with hopes of bringing home national championships. No. 15 Westmont women’s soccer (14-0-3) battle No. 22 Lindsey Wilson College (KY) (7-4-4) on Thursday, November 17, at 9:30 am PST at Southeastern University in Florida for the first round of the NAIA National Championship. The winner advances to play […]

Westmont women’s soccer (12-0-3 overall, 7-0-1 GSAC), ranked No. 16 in the NAIA, host the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament Nov. 10-12 at Thorrington Field. The top-seeded Warriors, GSAC Regular Season Champions and undefeated in the regular season, will battle No. 5 seed The Master’s on Nov. 10 at 2 pm. The championship game is […]

This past weekend, the Santa Barbara Thunderbolts, the AYSO U12 girls’ soccer team, won the Western States Championship. The team includes fourth and fifth graders from Cold Spring School, Montecito Union, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel.   Seven months ago, 1,800 U12 girls’ soccer teams began their season in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and […]

For the third straight year, the Westmont women’s soccer team (10-1-5) will host an opening round of the NAIA National Championship Tournament on November 18 and 20 on Thorrington Field. The second-seeded Warriors will battle third-seeded Embry-Riddle (Arizona) on Thursday, November 18, at 1:30 pm. The top-seeded Southeastern (Florida) will play Marymount (California) on November […]

The No. 17 Westmont women’s soccer team hosts the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament beginning Thursday, November 11, with two semifinal games on Thorrington Field. Ottawa (Arizona) will play Hope International at 11 am and the Warriors, co-champions of the GSAC regular season, will battle The Master’s at 1:30 pm. The winners will face off […]

No. 4 Westmont men’s soccer, which has been unbeaten in its last six games, celebrates its seniors, including co-captains Edward “Lalo” Delgado and Tim Heiduk, prior to the match against Arizona Christian on Saturday, November 2, at noon on Thorrington Field. Other seniors include Christian Webb, Francisco “Panchito” Castro, Lucky Puengrod, Gabriel McEwen, and Sean […]