Posted: Sep 23, 2016
Irvine Valley's women's soccer team stayed right with another top team from the Orange Empire Conference.
The Lasers played Cypress on the road last Friday in a conference match and fell in tight contest, 2-1.
Cypress improved to 6-1-1 overall and 3-0-0 in conference, while Irvine Valley fell to 3-3-3 overall and 1-2-1 in conference.
Irvine Valley has faced off against three of the top OEC teams in its first four conference matches.
Cypress cashed in on a rare opportunity late in the first half when forward Kristen Nolan scored on a pass from midfielder Taylor Jones to take a 1-0 lead.
Irvine Valley equalized when Cypress failed to clear the ball and sophomore forward Alexandra Benedict scored pff an assist from freshman defender Yvette Belman to make it 1-1 heading into halftime.
Early in the second half, Cypress midfielder Nicole Walters made a run down the left side and crossed the ball into Nolan, who scored her second goal of the game, giving the Chargers a 2-1 lead.
Irvine Valley sophomore keeper Yesenia Pulido made four saves in goal.
The Lasers play again on the road on Tuesday in another conference match at Orange Coast.
