Despite a hard-fought effort, the Wright State women's soccer team fell to the visiting Oakland Golden Grizzlies, 1-0 on Wednesday evening.

With the loss, Wright State falls to 3-4-0 overall and 3-4-0 in Horizon League play while Oakland improves to 5-2-1 overall and 5-2-1 in conference play.

The Raiders looked to score first as Olga Massombo's shot in the 7th minute connected with the left post and went wide. Less than two minutes later, Oakland looked to break the scoreline as Jackie Reilly's shot went high over the top of the net. Neither team was able to break the score as the final seconds ticked away for halftime.

Lauren Borchert looked to attack early just a minute into the second half as her shot to the center of the net was saved. Oakland looked to make its mark in the 57th minute, as Jessika Seward recorded her second save of the day. The Golden Grizzlies found the advantage with just 10 minutes left as Macey Wierenga's shot from nearly 20 yards out connected with the back of the net.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Both teams tallied nine shots for the contest, with Wright State finding a 6-2 advantage in the first half. The difference came to shots on goal as the Golden Grizzlies tallied five to the Raiders two.
• Lauren Borchert and Olga Massombo each tallied a team-leading three shots for Wright State. Borchert recorded one shot on goal for the Raiders.
• In goal, Seward tallied four saves for Wright State while Oakland recorded just two.

UP NEXT
The Raiders remain at home for their final contest at Alumni Field during the 2021 spring season. Wright State welcomes Youngstown State for a 1:00 p.m. contest.