The South Puget Sound Community College women’s soccer team came up short in a shootout with Pierce College 4-2 Wednesday afternoon.
The Raiders took a 2-0 lead with a pair of goals by Grace Atkinson in the first 25 minutes, and Samantha Thomas put the Clippers on the scoreboard with her first collegiate goal in the 27th minute.
Both teams exchanged goals in the opening minutes of the second half, as Atkinson secured a hat trick in the 47th minute and Niki Covert found the back of the net for SPSCC in the 56th minute. Taylor Johnson provided the dagger for Pierce College in the 77th minute.
SPSCC outshot Pierce College 9-6, and goalkeeper Dariana Calix Villegas recorded two saves.
SPSCC (3-3-3, 1-3-3 NWAC) will host Green River at the Regional Athletic Complex on Saturday, Sept. 26.
