The surging
Boise
State
soccer team scored two goals in the
second half to down
Hawai’i
2-1 yesterday in
Boise
and clinched a berth in next week’s Western Athletic Conference
Tournament.
Brandy Hickcox booted home a penalty
kick in the 67th minute to tie the Wahine and nine minutes later
Kaylea Perenon converted the game-winner to give
Boise
State
the win.
Boise State hosts the WAC Tournament next Thursday through Sunday.
Boise
State
now has topped the .500 mark in each
of the last six seasons under Coach Steve Lewis.
Hawai’i
got on the board 13 minutes into the
game when Mari Punzal sent a high shot from 35 yards that found the nets just
under the cross bar.
Boise
State
keeper Liz Ruiz would shut the Wahine
down the rest of the way, however.
In
Boise
State
’s first scoring drive, Cheyenne
Jones beat the defense and fired a perfect pass to Shannon Saxton on the left
side of the
box
18
yards from the net.
Saxton’s shot was blocked and ricocheted to Jones.
Jones shot but was blocked by Wahine keeper Kanani Taaca.
The rebound went back out to Jones who fired another shot.
This one was blocked by Punzal but she used her hands illegally.
Hickcox stepped up for the penalty kick and nailed a low shot to the
right side that Taaca could not respond to and the game was tied.
In the 76th minute, the
Broncos had a free kick following a
Hawai’i
foul.
Freshman Maureen Fitzgerald sent a high arching kick to the far right
side of the 18-yard box. Chelsea
Robinson retrieved it and advanced the ball just in front of the
Hawai’i
goal where Perenon launched it into
the back of the net.
Ruiz had five saves in the second
half to put
Boise
State
in position to win.
Boise
State
clinches sixth-straight season at .500
or better (
9-6-4
) and are in the WAC Tournament for the
fifth year in a row.
Hawai’i
falls to
6-11-1
on the year and 2-5 in the WAC.
The Broncos’ winning ways will be
put to a test when league leader
San Jose
State
(
10-4-3
overall) invades
Boise
Sunday afternoon at
1:05
. The
Spartans have won 13 games in a row.
Final Game Summary (Final)
Hawai’i (6-11-1, WAC 2-5-0) at Boise State (9-6-4, WAC 4-3-0)
10/30/09 at Boise, Idaho
Attendance: 324
Weather: low 50s, overcast
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
-------------------------------
Hawai’i............. 1 0 - 1
Boise State......... 0 2 - 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 12:25 UH Punzal, Mari (2) (Shapka, Kristyn) - shot from distance
30 yards, over keeper
2. 66:50 BSU Hickcox, Brandy (2) Penalty kick
3. 75:48 BSU Perenon, Kaylea (3) (Robinson, Chelsea;Fitzgerald, Maureen) - scored off cross from 5yds,
low to left
Shots: Hawai’i 15, Boise State 14
Shots on Goal: Hawai’i 7, Boise State 7
Saves: Hawai’i 5 (Taaca, Kanani 5), Boise State 6 (Ruiz, Liz 6)
