Marthe Engelstad

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• November 10, 2022

On Oct. 22, after a loss at Embry-Riddle, Westcliff women’s soccer head coach Jack Gidney  said. “We strongly believe we will see them again in California."  Gidney and his coaching staff were right.  Saturday night in Riverside, the Warriors and Eagles will do battle for the California Pacific Conference championship.  The Westcliff women’s soccer team earned its way into the final with a stunning comeback win over Saint Katherine Thursday at La Sierra. 

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• October 25, 2022

It’s been a difficult week for the Westcliff women’s soccer team. Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Benedictine Mesa at the Great Park was the Warriors’ third contest in six days — with a seven-hour bus ride mixed in. It was unseasonably hot, their legs were tired, they tapped deep into the reserves. None of it mattered.

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• October 14, 2022

This is the team head coach Jack Gidney envisioned from the start. Tactically sound, collaborative and explosive, the Westcliff women’s soccer team is firing on all cylinders down the stretch. Thursday night at Soka, Westcliff racked up yet another clean sheet, and added six more goals. In its past five Cal Pac contests, all wins, Westcliff has turned in four shutouts and has outscored its opponents, 25-1. The 6-0 drubbing Thursday night was highlighted by stellar performances all around, perhaps none more impressive than Sierra Rangel’s.

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• October 07, 2022

For those unfamiliar with the northern part of the state, Angwin, the location of Pacific Uninon College, doesn’t really resemble the California you and I know.  It’s more like southern Oregon, lush evergreens forests and thick, long Bermuda grass — the type of turf that can easily frustrate a soccer player used to quicker playing surfaces. Such was the case for the Westcliff women’s soccer team Thursday in Angwin — but, no matter — the Warriors were able to find their footing and put away the Pioneers, 3-0. 

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• October 02, 2022

It was a heck of an afternoon at Championship Stadium Sunday, where the Westcliff women’s soccer team followed up the men’s clean sheet of Simpson with an impressive 3-1 win of its own.

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• September 22, 2022

The Westcliff women’s soccer team struggled in the box once again Thursday afternoon at the Great Park, where the Firebirds of USK pulled out the win, 2-0.

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• September 17, 2022

The Westcliff women’s soccer team picked up their first Cal Pac win on their first attempt Friday at Lomas Lomas Park, where the Warriors came from behind to knock off UC Merced, 3-2.

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• September 12, 2022

It wasn’t the Warriors most important contest — a final tune-up before Cal Pac play starts Friday — but it was an opportunity to match up against a nationally-ranked opponent and see where Westcliff stood. Considering the Warriors didn’t play their best match, and were missing a number of key contributors, it was a successful outing. Westcliff started the match with a number of golden opportunities, one of which they connected on, then battled tooth-and-nail from there to hang on for a 1-1 tie with No. 8 Westmont Monday at the Great Park.

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• August 25, 2022

Well, that was a heck of a start. The Westcliff women’s soccer team got its season off in style Thursday afternoon at the Great Park, where they were the visitors to host Hope International. The Warriors ended up making a little history as their 1-0 win over the Royals was the first victory in program history over an opponent that had received votes in the NAIA national women’s soccer poll.