Sun Devils close home soccer season with 1-0 loss to Oregon

By Scott Mammoser

October 27, 2019

TEMPE – Ally Cook scored in the 16^th minute to lift the Oregon Ducks to a 1-0 win over Arizona State in the Sun Devils’ home finale on Sunday.

The goal was Cook’s fifth of the season, off a pass from Chardonnay Curran, as Oregon improved to 5-6-5 and 1-5-2 in the Pac-12 Conference. ASU is now 6-8-3 and 0-6-2 in the league, with three matches remaining.

Ducks score in the 16th minute to win 1-0 over the Devils

The Sun Devils had some great opportunities to equalize in the final 10 minutes, with Callie Darst smacking the post at 89:30, but luck was not on their side.

“We need to improve our decision making in the backfield and give the goalkeeper some protection as well,” ASU coach Graham Winkworth said. “Callie hitting the post sums up our season. We’re not where we are because of luck, but we could have used some today.”

Giulia Cascapera made six saves for ASU, while Katelyn Carter made four for the Ducks. 

Sunday also meant Senior Day festivities for the Sun Devils, who will graduate Sydney Day, Christina Edwards, Kylie Miniefield, Adriana Orozco, and Lorato Sargeant.

“The team definitely welcomed me in and supported me on and off the field,” said Sargeant, who is a master’s student and Virginia transfer. “I really made an impact. We can help kind of swing things in these final three games. We need a lot of grit and to be aggressive on the ball. We had that in some games and not in others, and that hurt us.”

The Sun Devils will be at No. 2 Stanford (13-1) at 5 p.m. on Thursday, at California on Nov. 3 and Arizona on Nov. 8. The Ducks will host No. 7 USC on Thursday and No.18 UCLA on Nov.3 before closing the year at rival Oregon State on Nov. 7. The win on Sunday was the Ducks’ first since defeating Buffalo, 2-1, on Sept. 22. At 12-0-3, Virginia is ranked No.1 in the nation, as the Cavaliers look to add to the national titles they captured in men’s basketball and lacrosse this spring.