CHICO, Calif. — The San Francisco State women's soccer team picked up its first win of the season on Saturday with a win over Regis at University Soccer Stadium on the Chico State campus.

San Francisco State (1-1-0) was outshot 14-10 and 8-5 on goal by Regis (0-1-1). The Gators put the pressure on early though and outshot the Rangers in the first half 6-5, which resulted in an early lead that held up over the full 90 minutes.

First Half

Ana Williams gave the Golden Gators the early advantage thanks to her goal in the 29th minute. Kylie Schneider won a loose ball and dribbled from the midline down the left side towards the left post, then dished off to Williams, who tapped the ball in at the far post for the team's first goal of the season, as well as Williams' first career goal. Williams also tallied two of the Golden Gators' five shots on goal.
 

Second Half

Just over a minute into the second half, Summer Langsam fired a shot on goal but had it saved. The Rangers countered with three quick shots over the next six minutes but the San Francisco State defense was there with a pair of blocks. Tami Kwong had a shot blocked at the other end in the 56th minute. San Francisco State preserved the shutout in the final minutes with a Nicki Rucki save in the 82nd minute, a team save in the 88th minute, and another Rucki save a minute later. Rucki saved all seven balls that came her way and and picked up the shutout.

Quotables

Head Coach Tracy Hamm: " We had a great response to Friday's result. We knew coming into the game that we needed to raise our level of intensity and play our style. We were able to come out and put a few nice sequences together that resulted in a great assist and goal. It was truly a team victory — Sunday matchups are always a mental and physical battle and we showed that we can finish out a tough game against quality opponent."

Up Next

The Golden Gators host their first home match of the season on Saturday, September 8 at 1 p.m. at Cox Stadium. Live video and stats will be available at sfstategators.com. In-game updates will be available on Twitter at @sfstate_wsoc.