Spartans drop match to Gauchos in a nail-biterSpartans drop match to Gauchos in a nail-biter

Spartans drop match to Gauchos in a nail-biter

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The San José State women's soccer team (0-2-0) was led by freshman Sophia Daily, who took five shots in a 1-0 loss to UC Santa Barbara (2-0-0).

In her 52 minutes of play, Daily took all five of her shots in the second half, including one on target.

The first half of the match saw just one shot from the Spartans and two from the Gauchos, with neither side able to find the back of the net.

Fry recorded her first save in the 32nd minute, stopping an attacker who attempted to chip the ball into the net.

SJSU then outshot UCSB 10-5 in the second half.

The second half began with Indigo Sims taking a shot that forced the keeper to make a diving save to her left just 20 seconds in.

Fry recorded her second save in the 51st minute, reaching up to punch the ball away and prevent it from reaching the back of the net.

UCSB scored the match's lone goal in the 87th minute.

The Spartans then recorded their final shot in the final second of the match, which was ultimately blocked.

UP NEXT: The Spartans will continue on the road and travel to San Luis Obispo, Calif. and face Cal Poly on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 1:00 p.m. The Spartans' next home match will be on Thursday, Aug. 27 at 7:00 p.m. and will be featured on MW+. You can subscribe here to MW+.

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