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Breaking even
Lady Brahmas tie Moorpark Raiders at the soccer pit Friday
Calvin Algot / Roundup
Things seemed pretty grim for the Lady Brahmas Friday as they faced the Lady Raiders of Moorpark College in a game that ended tied, 3-3.
Nearing the end of the first half, Moorpark had the lead by two points until forward Michelle Oakes scored the first goal for Pierce in the 35th minute.
“We all kept fighting,” Oakes said, “and coming back after two goals is really hard.”
In the 42nd minute of the first half, Oakes leveled the score at 2-2 after being fouled and scoring her penalty kick.
Betty Ramirez, goalkeeper and one of four team captains, dove and just barely saved the ball. Ramirez did not get up and the crowd sat quietly.
The field stood still for a moment, but she got up and brushed it off. She hurt her wrist and would be substituted the second half.
“I think there would’ve been a big difference if I didn’t let those two goals in,” Ramirez said concerning the two goals the Raiders had made.
Those two goals Ramirez missed were the first two she has missed this entire preseason.
The game raged on until the first half came to an end under the oppressive heat of the sun, which hit a high of 106 degrees.
Oakes started off the second
half with her third consecutive goal in the 9th minute, taking the lead, 3-2.
“I didn’t score those on my own,” Oakes said. “I definitely had a lot of help from my teammates.”
Number thirteen of Moorpark’s Raiders tied the game in the 18th minute.
The remaining half hour of the second half seemed exhausting as both teams fought for the victory, but the score stood at 3-3 as the referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.
“We get down 2-0, very discouraging, but we found a way to come back and found a way to take the lead, but then we made a mistake and then they tied, “said head coach Adolfo Perez. “You always want to win but I think the game deserved to be a tie.”
The Lady Brahmas currently stand with four wins, one tie and one loss.
“We picked a very difficult preseason in order to prepare for the season,” Perez said.
Of the six teams the Lady Brahmas played this preaseason, four of them were championship teams from last year, according to Perez.
The Western State All-Conference starts Tuesday with a home game against College of the Canyons’ Cougars.
