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SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women's soccer team evened its Pacific West Conference record at 1-1 on Wednesday afternoon with a 2-1 defeat of reigning PacWest champ Dixie State College.

The Lady Penguins (1-4-0/1-1-0), who handed the Red Storm (5-3-0/2-2-0) its only regular season loss in 2009, fell behind early on a penalty kick by Whitley Davis in the twenty-third minute. Dominican evened the score just six minutes later when Julianna Bratsberg headed in a ball from Michelle Mason.

Despite being outshot 20-8 for the game, Dominican took the lead for good in the fifty-third minute when Tori Selesia got her foot on the ball in a scramble in front of the net after a perfectly placed Katie Brown corner kick.

Bratsberg led the Dominican women with three shots on goal. Keeper Megan Herring allowed one goal while making four saves. Kelly Calton, who earned the win, came in at the half and collected six saves.

"The ladies are really starting to come together," said Dominican Head Coach Jon Delano. "We have a young team and they're starting to gel. Today was a great effort for us."

The Dominican women look for their second straight win when Hawai'i Hilo visits the Dominican campus on Friday, September 24. Kickoff at Forest Meadows Field is at 4:00 p.m., following the 1:30 men's game between the two schools.