PARKLAND - Katy Metcalf scored her first goal of the season on a header to the far netting as the visiting Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Sagehens defeated Pacific Lutheran, 1-0, in a women's soccer match played Sunday.

Following a PLU foul, Erin Platter sent a long pass to the far side of the goal where Metcalf was able to direct her header back across the face of the goal and past Lutes keeper Ivory Harvey. The goal came at the 57:08 mark, and after that the Pomona-Pitzer defense was able to stifle the Lutes offense, limiting the hosts to just two second half shots and seven total for the match.

After a slow start, the Sagehens (1-3 overall) found their legs and got into a nice rhythm on offense, finishing each half with 11 shots and 22 for the match. Harvey made seven saves in her first start for PLU (1-3 overall) while Alexandra Scharr came up with three saves for Pomona-Pitzer.

The Lutes open their Northwest Conference season next weekend with a pair of games in Oregon. They play Lewis & Clark in Portland at noon on Saturday and Linfield in McMinnville at noon on Sunday.

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