de Bakker Doubles Down for 2-0 Win

Thursday, October 2

Irvine, Calif.

6:00 PM

UC Irvine

6-3-4, 3-1-0

UC Davis

2-6-4, 0-2-1

Team	1	2	Final F
UC Davis	0	0	0
UC Irvine	1	1	2

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Photo by: John Clingan | UCI Athletics

de Bakker Doubles Down for 2-0 Win

October 02, 2025 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Alex Roberts-Croteau

IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine women's soccer returned to Anteater Stadium to deliver a resounding 2-0 win Thursday night over UC Davis.

Suus Is Loose

UCI commanded most of the match starting with 79% possession in the first half
The chances were slow to come with just a pair of Trinity Morales shots on the stat sheet through 22 minutes, one saved by the UC Davis keeper
The 'Eaters continue to build and add chances before striking gold in the 38th minute
- A foul in the middle of the offensive half put Chifumi Sasaki on the ball to deliver a set piece right on the money to Suus de Bakker eight yards out to direct a volley inside the far post and take the 1-0 lead
UC Davis made a late push on the attack with two shots in the final four minutes, one collected by Laurynn Ziller, but UCI held onto their edge in shots, 5-2, and the halftime lead

Double Dutch

The Anteaters did not let up as the second half kicked off with four more shots in the first 15 minutes
- de Bakker was on the end of another set piece looking to duplicate her first half strike, but sent it high in the 58th minute
Lightning struck again for the fifth-year from the Netherlands and the 'Eaters in the 67th minute
- The offense drove along the left wing with de Bakker and Clara Samson leading the charge. The duo completed a give-and-go highlighted by Samson nutmegging her defender and dropping a pass to de Bakker who wound up and fired a short-side blast for her second goal of the night on a 2-0 score
Samson got a firm shot of her own gobbled up by the Aggie keeper in the next minute as UCI continued to put up chances
Mia Colombini did the same coming up the left wing and ripping a shot into the keeper's clutches in the 83rd minute
The Aggies buckled down with a pair of corners and shots in the final two minutes in a desperate try to keep hope alive, but the UCI defense was up to the task preserving the win and the shutout.

UC Irvine 2, UC Davis 0

de Bakker's two-goal game is the first of her career pushing her Anteater goal total to eight
- The goal goes down as the game-winner, the second in de Bakker's career and first since her sophomore season of 2022
- The defender now has four goals on the season tying her atop the team with Mia Colombini
- It's the second brace for an Anteater this season joining Kori Pickelle's two goals at Sacramento State
Assists were registered to Chifumi Sasaki on the first goal, her second assist of the year, and Clara Samson on the insurance strike, the first assist of Samson's career
Not lost in the excitement is another shutout for Laurynn Ziller and the defense as she needed to make just one save on four shots faced
- Ziller picks up her fifth clean sheet as it's the seventh for the team on the year
UCI used 21 of their 22 players in the match with reserve keeper Savanna Arruda the only 'Eater to not see any action
UCI has won two straight to lift its season record to 6-3-4. Four matches into Big West play, UCI has nine points and a 3-1 mark

UC Irvine makes the short trip to Long Beach State for its next match, Sunday, October 5, with a 6:00 p.m. kickoff. Following that match, the 'Eaters will get an 11-day break before they return to the pitch.