TUCSON, Ariz. --- UC Irvine women's soccer began the scoring early in the first half, but dropped the match with a hot Arizona State club, 3-1, Friday evening in Mulcahy Stadium.
 
Red Hot Scarlett
Sophomore midfielder Scarlett Camberos took advantage of an odd-man rush to get the scoring started early in the first half giving UC Irvine a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute. Carley Brown fed across to Camberos beating Arizona State (5-0-0) keeper Giulia Cascapera and inside the left post.

Pitch Forked
Arizona State quickly countered tying the game 1-1 on a goal by Eva Van Deursen in the 24th minute after a miscue by keeper Taesja Paopao popping the rebound right to her.

ASU added another on a score before halftime by Marleen Schimmer making it 2-1 crushing a ball on a 1-v-1 opportunity off Paopao and in in the 31st minute erasing UCI's (1-4-0) lead.

Staunch Second Half
Both teams got off to a slow start coming out of the half with Arizona State maintaining their one-score lead. UC Irvine's defense found its way led by Lauren McKimmey, a late first-half sub making her collegiate debut, holding the Sun Devils close until the 88th minute when Nicole Douglas added a final goal.

Final Score: Arizona State 3, UC Irvine 1
UCI took the lead for the second game in a row, and Camberos kept it rolling scoring for a second consecutive match after recording her first career goal Sunday. Senior Carley Brown's assist was her first career point as she stands one match from 50 in her career.

Despite being outshot 19-3, the 'Eaters made their one shot on frame count putting it in the back of the net, and they also secured more corners than ASU, 5-2. Paopao registered her first career loss in just her second match picking up three saves along the way. The match also saw four cards despite only nine total fouls.

Coach Juniper's Thoughts
"Great start from the team," lauded head coach Scott Juniper. "Fully deserved to be in the lead, but we couldn't secure it and let them back into it and lost our way near the end of the half."

Juniper praised the team's second half effort shutting down the hot Sun Devils and countering well with help from the starlet, McKimmey.

"Lauren McKimmey made her collegiate debut and played really well at the heart of the back line making good blocks and showing good composure. Carley Brown player another composed game linking well, breaking lines, and causing a lot of problems to create the goal for Scarlett who has really come on as an offensive threat."

Two-Timing Tucson
The Anteaters will look to get back on track when they take on Arizona on Sunday, September 8, at 1:00 p.m. in the same park they spent in on Friday. UC Irvine will then head back home to battle Cal on Friday, September 13 in Anteater Stadium