Lions Cannot Break Down Gaucho Defense, Fall 1-0 in Opener

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The LMU women's soccer team (0-1-0) fell to UC Santa Barbara (1-0-0) 1-0 on Wednesday at Theodore Harder Stadium. Despite outshooting UC Santa Barbara with 12 shots to their 10, the Lions were unable to find the back of the net. The game kicked off with LMU pressing forward early. Elise Bolanos attempted a shot that went wide left at 3:53. Bolanos was a force in the midfield, intercepting passes and making driving runs to push the team forward. Despite their efforts to score, UC Santa Barbara capitalized first with a goal from Olivia Howard in...