Emily Garcia, here against LMC, had a goal and an assist at DVC
The West Valley women's soccer team grabbed its first win of 2023 thanks to Emily Garcia's goal and assist at Diablo Valley College Sept. 15. The 2-1 win in the "Battle of the Vikings" improved WVC to 1-3-1 on the year heading to a pair of tough games this week against two more Big 8 Conference foes, Folsom Lake (4-0-1) and Modesto (3-2-2).
Natalia Barrera put the Vikings on the board off a Garcia feed in the 26th minute. West Valley made it 2-0 at the break on an unassisted goal from Garcia at 34'. DVC (3-3-0) made it close with a Karol Esquivuas goal with 14 minutes left. WVC outshot DVC 14-1; Amanda Lien picked up the win in goal.
The Vikings host Folsom Lake Tuesday, 9/19 at 4:00pm at Dick Schwendinger Field and then travel to Modesto 9/22 to take on the Pirates. Kickoff is 2:00pm.
