WASHINGTON – The No. 23 Georgetown University women's soccer team fell to the No. 20 Pepperdine Waves 2-1 on Thursday afternoon. With the setback, Georgetown slides to 3-1-1 on the year while the Waves improve to 4-2-1.
 
Head Coach Dave Nolan
"That was a tough one for us, I don't think we deserved to lose the game, but we certainly didn't do enough to win it. We knew it was going to come down to possibly a mistake or a set piece and they got a great delivery on a corner and powered through it giving them that late advantage. Our set pieces never threatened them as much as we should have, but they are a good team. They beat No. 3 UCLA last week and they are a good soccer playing team. Their midfield was especially good today, and they were able to play in and around us a little too easy for my liking. I know the kids are disappointed, but we don't have time to feel sorry for ourselves as we have another big game on Sunday. It will be a great chance for us to go and get a rebound result. We knew this stretch of four games was going to be hard, but these guys did a really good job of pressing us and they broke our routine. We were never able to really solve it and we moved people around and kind of changed some things, but we never really managed to break through the pressure of their first five players to give us a chance. Credit to them, they came on the road and got a good result. Now we have to regroup and get ready for another big match against Penn State on Sunday."
 
About the Match

• The first 15 minutes of the match were even between the two sides. GU was able to create some early chances but was unable to beat the Pepperdine keeper.
• In the 30th minute, a giveaway inside the Hoya box led to an unassisted goal by Pepperdine, giving the Waves an early 1-0 advantage.
• With under two minutes left in the first half, Esme Brayshaw received a ball from Claire Manning on the edge of the box and was able to slide it past the Pepperdine keeper evening the score at 1-1 heading into the half.
• The first 20 minutes of the second half was back and forth. Neither side was able to generate any great chances as the score remained deadlocked.
• With under 15 minutes left in the second half, the Waves were able to convert on a corner taking back the lead at 2-1.
• GU was unable to mount a late comeback dropping its first contest of the season 2-1.

 
Notable Stats

• Brayshaw scored her second goal of the season in the first half.
• Manning recorded her third assist in the past two games.
• GU had ten different players record a shot in the game.
• Cara Martin made one save.
• Anna Karpenko made two saves.

 
WHAT LIES AHEAD
The Blue & Gray will return to action on Sunday, September 8 as GU is set to face No. 8/5 Penn State. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. at Shaw Field. A link to the live stream and live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com.