The Bakersfield College women’s soccer team lost 3-0 on the road at Santa Monica on Oct. 1.
“They outplayed us in the first half,” said BC coach Scott Dameron.
He added, “We didn’t have a lot of scoring chances.”
“They did better than us in the first half as far as getting forward and turning those into chances, so it was fair that they were up 1-0 at halftime,” he said.
The Renegades are 1-1 in the Western State Conference and 3-3-1 overall.
Dameron said that BC played better in the second half despite giving up two goals.
“We came out and played well [in the second half], but we gave up a goal right after kickoff and another one shortly after that. We spent most of the second half being the pressuring team – we only faced one or two shots. We were the team that controlled the game, but we gave up goals.”
He added, “The spirit and fighting for the game was there.”
“We didn’t stop competing – we just need to find that finishing touch,” he said.
“We created chances to score – we just didn’t finish them, and they did.”
The BC women won their conference opener 3-0 over Glendale on Sept. 28 with a hat trick by sophomore Brittany Hunt.
“That’s just the way we needed to start out, and a shutout is good. It’s just our second shutout, and that’s got to give them more confidence,” said Dameron.
With BC and Glendale receiving yellow cards to various players at the end of the game, Dameron explained why and how BC responded.
“This was a pretty physical game – I thought we battled well.”
However, he added, “There are still times in the game where we fail for a little while and we pick it back up, so we’re still trying to find that complete 90-minute effort, but we’re getting closer to it.”
BC lost to Ventura 3-2 on Sept. 24 in their last non-conference match.
Dameron noted the losses of freshmen Erica Wilcox and Chelsea Cable due to serious concussions earlier in September.
Both players are out indefinitely for the season.
“We’re going with who is healthy,” said Dameron, who saw the challenges the women faced and is pleased with how the players are responding.
“We need to stay patient and not get frustrated if we don’t score,” added Dameron.