Sept. 30, 2005
Stanford, Calif. - In the first game of the Stanford Nike Invitational at Maloney Field this afternoon, Oakland posted a 2-1 victory over Colorado College. Oakland is now 4-4-1 on the year, while Colorado College falls to 6-3-3 this season.
After a quiet first half, Oakland's Kristi Swaving headed the ball in off of Kristi Mitchell's corner kick to give the Golden Grizzlies the lead in the 57th minute. Eleven minutes later, a loose ball came into the net to give Oakland a 2-0 lead from the own goal.
Colorado College kept pressuring and in the 78th minute, the Tigers found their way onto the scoreboard, as Katlin Okamoto converted a free kick into a goal.
Oakland goalie Jessica Howard picked up five saves on the day, while Tigers' keeper Geneva Sills recorded a pair of saves.
The Stanford Nike Invitational will continue on Sunday, as Santa Clara faces off against Oakland at 11 a.m., and Stanford takes on Colorado College at 1:30 p.m.
| 1 | 2 | = | F | |
| Oakland (4-4-1) | 0 | 2 | = | 2 |
| Colorado College (6-3-3) | 0 | 1 | = | 1 |
Scoring Summary: OU: Kristi Swaving (Kristi Mitchell), 56:36; OU: Own Goal, 67:52; CC: Katlin Okamoto, 77:36.
Saves: Geneva Sills (Colorado College) 2, Jessica Howard (Oakland) 5
Shots: Colorado College 9, Oakland 7
Corners: Colorado College 4, Oakland 6
Fouls: Colorado College 2, Oakland 6