The University of Redlands women's soccer team lost, 0-2, to Occidental College in Thursday evening's Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Postseason Tournament semifinal on Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges' Pritzlaff Field in Claremont.

The Bulldogs, who finished out the regular season at second in the conference standings, went down early and were never able to recover.

In the fourth minute, Occidental's Season Falkner-Rodriguez headed a Liz Martin corner-kick attempt into the goal, setting the table for the Tigers.

Both teams traded shots for nearly 30 minutes until Lei Song tacked on a score for the Tigers, burying a loose ball from six yards out.

Entering halftime, Occidental held a 10-9 margin in shots.

Just minutes into the second frame, the Bulldogs received a chance to breathe life back into their cause as junior defender Chelsea Hafley (Redlands, CA) struck a ball that Occidental goalkeeper Robin Feldman turned away. Freshman defender Meghan King (Portland, OR) shot seconds later, launching a hard attempt high over the crossbar.

Despite outshooting their opponent, 11-8, in the second period, the Maroon and Gray came up empty handed.

In what could be her last-ever game, senior goalkeeper Tenley Rawlings (Salt Lake City, UT) put forth a valiant effort, stopping seven shots in between the pipes for the Bulldogs. Feldman kept a clean sheet for the Tigers, earning an eight-save shutout.

The loss marked just the second time this season that a team has shut out Redlands. Chapman University was the last opponent to hold the Bulldogs scoreless for 90 minutes when it won, 1-0, on Sept. 10.

Occidental (10-6, 7-5 SCIAC) faces the winner of the 7:30 p.m. game between Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Cal Lutheran University in Saturday's SCIAC Postseason Tournament final. Site and time is to be determined.

Redlands (11-7, 9-3 SCIAC) has a long-shot hope of an at-large bid into the NCAA Championships, boasting a win against then-No. 10 Wheaton College (IL). The Bulldogs, who lost four seniors after their SCIAC-championship run last season, continued to wreak havoc in the conference, losing to only Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in SCIAC play.