TUCSON, ARIZONA – Karlie Lema scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute as the Cal women’s soccer team finished a three-game road trip with a 1-0 victory over Arizona on a scorching hot afternoon at Mulcahy Soccer Stadium.
The Bears controlled much of the action and opportunities throughout the game as they held Arizona to only one shot on goal and zero corner kicks, however the game was scoreless late into the second half.
Keely Roy worked her way down the right side after collecting the ball in her own half. Roy made a nice move to get around two defenders and then chased the ball down the right, winning a duel with an Arizona defender. Roy continued to dribble, drawing defenders as she moved centrally and laying the ball off to Lema on the right. Lema fired the ball on her first touch, knocking the ball in at the near post from a sharp angle to score the game-winning goal.
The goal was Lema’s third of the season and followed a similar script to last year’s game vs. Arizona as Lema scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Bears won, 1-0, in Berkeley during the 2021 season.
The goal was a culmination of a hard-fought game in the heat of the Arizona desert after the game kicked off at noon.
The Bears also recorded their sixth shutout of the season as they held Arizona scoreless. Angelina Anderson made one save en route to earning her 24th career shutout, tied for second-most in school history with Cal Hall of Famer Maite Zabala.
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