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# Gonzaga Women's Soccer Capitalizes on Corner Kicks in 2-0 Win Over San Francisco
- URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/gonzaga-womens-soccer-capitalizes-corner-kicks-win-over-san-francisco/
- Published: 2025-10-06T19:03:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T05:57:55.000Z
- Author: Corbin Smith
- Tags: Analysis, Gonzaga, Zags, Bulldogs, Amelia Severn, Katelyn Rigg, Kylie Jones, Samantha Snorsky, Michaela McCollum, Alexis Parker

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![  Amelia Severn prepares to take a shot against the UIC Flames on Aug. 28, 2025 at Luger Field. Credit: Gonzaga Athletics/Instagram  ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1d/f2/1df2f77b-83dd-4bc0-a6d2-6d1bb5df89a3/content/images/2026/10/screenshot-2b2025-08-29-2bat-2b1-26-41-25e2-2580-25afam-format-original-1.png)

Amelia Severn prepares to take a shot against the UIC Flames on Aug. 28, 2025 at Luger Field. Credit: Gonzaga Athletics/Instagram \[/caption\]

For the second straight Saturday, Gonzaga women’s soccer (4-7, 2-1) put up another dominant performance in conference play. The Zags captured consecutive shutouts for the first time this season in a 2-0 victory over San Francisco (1-6-3, 0-2-1) in an effort where Gonzaga once again controlled pace and pressure.

The Dons only mustered five shots in 90 minutes, while the Bulldogs took eight corner shots and converted two of them for their goals on the afternoon. Overall, GU got up 19 shots, with nine of them being on frame. A welcome trend for the Zags is Katelynn Rigg and Amelia Severn continuing to lead the way in terms of firing on goal, as the pair combined for 10 of the shots, with Rigg logging seven.

Both goals were scored on corners from the left side, which are the ones Severn takes. The first score came in the fourth minute of the game after Kylie Jones flipped a ball the other way from midfield. Rigg worked her way around the ball in a way that forced the nearest Don to kick it out of play, setting up the CK. Severn’s kick was a low strike that the players near the post had no other option but to go for the header, and it was Emily Todd, who jumped towards the incoming ball as it bounced off her head behind her into the right corner of the net.

The next 10 minutes saw the freshman Samantha Snorsky once again pressing the issue to find the net for her first collegiate goal. She got bumped down in the box before getting her shot off initially, and on the next time down, she airmailed a kick over the net towards the green behind the net, where some fans were sitting. 

Snorsky and Rigg were not absolved from some punishment for their aggressive nature either. Rigg collided with San Francisco’s Natalie Drotzmann down the right endline as they fought for the ball, causing head coach Katie Benz to pull Rigg to allow her to catch her breath, as she hunched over a low wall on the sideline to get some fluids out after the play. As Snorsky drove up the left side of the box at 37’, the Dons’ Paige Nakada met her and stopped the ball and its momentum, sending Snorsky flying out of play. She was down for a moment and even hobbled off the pitch, but did return to action.

The second goal featured an unorthodox and controversial sequence. Initially, Severn floated the ball to the back post, setting up Alexis Parker, who squarely headed the ball towards the net as the game clock struck 68:00\. Kylie Jones was perfectly positioned to impede the Dons’ keeper, Tyra Bengtsson-Stenseth’s vision just enough on a ball that ended up going right past her, but she didn’t see it until it was too late. Unfortunately for Gonzaga, the officials ruled the ball wasn’t actually in the corner upon Severn’s kick, negating the score. 

Now with the ball actually in the corner, Severn seemingly decided to do it herself as she flipped it up with tailing spin. Bengtsson-Stenseth leaped with an outstretched arm, but it sailed over her head and into the leg of Konstantina Konidaris, who pushed it back out of traffic. But the only thing was, Konidaris was standing behind the white line in goal, meaning the ball crossed the plane, and the Zags indeed had doubled their lead. An official caught it live, and even after review, the goal was upheld as Severn notched her fourth score of the season.

Bengtsson-Stenseth recorded seven saves in the loss, while Bulldogs keeper Michaela McCollum picked up two saves. The Dons picked up more pressure in the second half but couldn’t get a prime scoring chance outside of one in the 62nd minute. Konidaris served the ball up to Kaitlyn Sasadeusz, who got behind the Zags’ backline and quickly turned to fire a left-footed shot. But McCollum came to a slide and knocked the ball out of play with her left hand right in front of Sasadeusz.

Although McCollum has moved toward the middle of the pack in the conference in goals allowed per game (1.52) after back-to-back clean sheets, it can be attributed to her not being tested as often in this recent stretch of competition that Gonzaga has faced. She still ranks 12th in save percentage at a .692 clip, and with the opponents getting tougher beginning next week, McCollum will surely get more opportunities on shots in her direction. The Zags face off against Loyola Marymount (5-3-1, 2-1) on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 6 PM PT to wrap up a three-game homestand.