Benedictine University Mesa Women's Soccer battled hard on the road but came up short in a 5–0 loss to Southern Oregon.
The Redhawks leaned heavily on goalkeeper Thea Draganova in the opening half, as she came up with several key saves, including a penalty stop in the 15th minute to keep the game scoreless. The Raiders eventually broke through in the 25th minute and doubled their lead just before halftime, sending Benedictine into the break trailing 2–0.
Southern Oregon carried the momentum into the second half, striking again in the 53rd and 60th minutes to pull away. Despite attacking efforts from Cahryn Rod and Dahlia Alonso, the Redhawks were unable to break through the Raider defense. Southern Oregon added a final goal in the 79th minute to close out the match.
Draganova stood tall in goal, recording 11 saves and denying several late chances to prevent the deficit from growing further.
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The Redhawks return home for their regular-season opener on August 26 against Nelson University.
