After starting out lackadaisical against East Los Angeles College, the women’s soccer team picked up the its pace in the second half and thanks to the Lancer’s goalie Angie Ulmer and held on for a 1-1 tie.
ELAC was pushing early on in the gaming constantly on the attack, scoring the first goal in the 30th minute.
“We were a little sluggish in the first half,” head coach Reggie Rivas said.
Rivas felt the team had plenty of opportunities to take the win.
“We had a lot of chances, it just didn’t fall in the back of the net,” Rivas said.
“I think we played really well,” Ulmer added. “The first half we were a little off [but] coming back with the tie is not that bad.”
Ulmer said the one goal she ceded resulted from a miscommunication between her and the defender.
“We’ve got to work on communication,” Ulmer said.
The goal seemed to be a motivator, however. The Lancers picked up steam afterwards, particularly in the second half when they scored their first goal.
“We made some adjustments in the second half and talked about playing quicker. We played a lot better in the second half,” Rivas said.
The goal was attributed to forward Helena Macintosh, who scored on a long shot in the 58th minute, chipping it over the goalie.
“I just turned and I knew I had the shot,” Macintosh said.
In the second half the Lancers had plenty of opportunities to score the winning goal but failed to do so with ELAC playing vigorously on defense.
“They were always on our back,” said Macintosh about the ELAC defense.
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