It took three home matches for the Bakersfield College women’s soccer team to score at home, but against West Hills College on Sept. 17, the Renegades scored six goals to defeat the Golden Eagles 6-3.
BC (2-2-1) showed offensive power behind goals from sophomores Ceci Amador, Brittany Hunt and Amber Beckham, and each had an assist. BC freshmen Jessica Hernandez and Sam Callagy each scored two goals.
“We did a better job of relaxing today,” said BC coach Scott Dameron. “We weren’t trying to do too much too fast, and we stayed with our strengths, which was moving the ball well, and when we did that we started getting better chances to score.”
Dameron said about the improved offense, “We have not scored in three games, so it’s good to get some goals at home.”
Amador’s goal was the first of the season.
“It was my first goal of the season. It was exciting,” she said. “It was amazing because we lost our last two games so we came out strong to win this game,” she said.
Dameron talked about the matches ahead and the challenges they face.
“We have one more game, and then conference starts, so we got one more game to prepare.”
In non-conference matches, BC lost to Moorpark College 2-0 on Sept. 14, and they lost their home opener 2-0 on Sept. 10 against Solano College.
Dameron talked about the first loss and its benefits for the future.
“It’s never fun to take the first loss. You find out more after that loss [by] what they do the next game.”
He continued with the team’s highs and lows so far this season.
“We started off well, but when we discussed it, they realized that they got away from what they were doing,” he said. “They were good in recognizing where they went wrong.
“Instead of playing as 11 working together, we were 11 players working alone,” said Dameron on their first loss to Solano.
Dameron continued.
“We’re a young team. It’s one of those things that you want to put behind you and get back on the field and see if they learned it.”
Dameron noted that the women’s team lost co-captain Torree Soelberg in an early scrimmage due to an ACL injury. Dameron added that Soelberg is still very vocal and supports her team.