SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women's soccer team forced overtime but allowed a golden goal in a 2-1 loss to Concordia Irvine on Thursday in the two teams' PacWest opener on Kennelly Field at the John F. Allen Athletics Complex.

A defensive lapse by the Penguins (0-5-1/0-1-0 PacWest) in the seventh minute led to a Kendall Reekstin goal for the Eagles (2-1-2/1-0-0 PacWest). Reekstin won the 1v1 by beating freshman goalkeeper Gabriella Tassano to her left to the far post from point-blank range.

The match remained 1-0 in CUI's favor until the 61st minute. Shortly after double-yellow cards were issued to Lizette Luna and Mariah Meza, Meza got the best of the Eagles' defense. Bailey Kiser passed to Meza, who drew goalkeeper Darby Clements out and finished to the back left for the tie.

Meza's goal kept the match knotted and Dominican sophomore goalkeeper Sylvanna Islas kept the Penguins in it in the second half with five saves. However, CUI broke through with the game-winner in the 94th minute. Another Dominican lapse allowed Alexia Garcia-Irons to break free into the box, which forced Islas to come out for the 1v1.

Dominican will search for its first win of the season on Saturday, Sept. 26 when California Baptist visits. The Dominican women will kickoff at 12 p.m. on Kennelly Field, followed by the men's match. CBU (1-4-1/1-0-0 PacWest) began its two-match trip with its first win of the season, a 2-1 victory at Holy Names. Live stats and video will be available at dominicanathletics.com/live with live audio provided by radio.dominican.edu.

Postagme Youth Soccer Clinic on Saturday, Sept. 26
Following the men's match vs. CBU, Dominican coaches and student-athletes will instruct kids eighth grade and under on passing, dribbling, shooting, and more! Kids are encouraged to wear their club team jersey to the matches! No registration is required.

Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer®
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Dominican soccer teams will help show their commitment to the fight against pediatric cancer as they wear gold laces for Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer®, an initiative of Go 4 The Goal. All funds stay in the community where they are raised to support local children, with the funds from this match benefitting UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Both teams play Holy Names with the women at 12 and men at 2:30 p.m. To learn more, and to donate, visit go4thegoal.org/laceup.html. Tweet #G4Gucsfoakland

Sept. 29 is also National Coffee Day and students, faculty, and staff are invited to "Coffee with Coffey" from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in front of Caleruega Hall. Mingle with Dominican's new soccer coaches — head women's coach Kelly Coffey and head men's coach Zach Kingsley. Grab a cup of coffee courtesy of Epicurean Group and make your donation to Go 4 The Goal.