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Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Halldorsdottir's Brace Lifts CSUB 2-1 Over UNLV

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – California State University, Bakersfield women's soccer opened its 2022 slate in the win column Thursday afternoon at the Lobo Invitational. Behind a brace from junior Regielly Halldorsdottir, the Roadrunners earned the program's first win over UNLV – taking down the Rebels, 2-1.

Quotes From Vecchio
  • "It was a hard-fought game that opened up with a moment of brilliance by Lelly. Her free kick was first class."
  • "We got minutes from a lot of players, and we still have some very good players waiting for their chance to play. It is a good group, and we will need all 29 players on the roster."
  • "It is always nice to be the first one ever to do something, but we have a lot of work to do. This team has a lot of potential and we will be tested on Sunday against an NCAA caliber team."
 
First Half
  • A strike from Jette Zimmer's towards the bottom left of the net was saved by UNLV (22:00)
  • Both teams combined for five shot attempts in the first period
  • The match was tied 0-0 at halftime
 
Second Half
  • Regielly Halldorsdottir netted her first career goal seven minutes in of second half of action lifting CSUB over UNLV, 1-0, with a banger sent top right of the net off a free kick
  • Taylie Liddell tied the game, 1-1, off an assist from Heather Mitchell
  • Halldorsdottir put Bakersfield on top again 12 minutes before the end of regulation in what would hold as the game winner
  • Karen Flores had a foot on the game-winning goal tallying the assist
 
Notables
  • The win marks the first victory over UNLV in program history
  • Head coach Sebastian Vecchio earned his second season opener win
  • CSUB had the advantage in shots on target all match putting continuous pressure at the box
  • Transfer Hollee Hercik earned the win in goal playing a full 90 minutes against UNLV
  • Halldorsdottir recorded her first career multi-goal game
 
Scoring Summary  
By The Numbers
                             Goals    Assists    Shots    SOG    Corners    Saves
UNLV                      1         1            7           2        4              3
Bakersfield            2         1            7           5        4              1
 
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