Vikings Three First Half Goals Enough to Beat Wolves, 3-0

Western Oregon will next travel to Ellensburg to take on Central Washington on Wednesday (3:00 PM), and will then return home to battle Simon Fraser in a non-conference match-up on Friday (3:00 PM).

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MONMOUTH - Western Washington scored all three of its goals during a 21-minute span in the first half, cruising to a 3-0 women’s soccer victory over Western Oregon on Sunday afternoon at the WOU Soccer Field.

The victory improved WWU’s record to 6-2 on the season, and also gave them a win in their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference match of the year. Western Oregon dropped its second straight match to fall to 4-3-1 on season, and they are now 0-2 in GNAC action.

Katy Nydam, Alyssa Kessler and Jenny Barton all found the net in the first half for the visitors. The Vikings outshot the Wolves 15-7 on the day, including 8-4 in shots on goal. Brittany Martin-Gegax had the shutout in the goal for WWU, tallying four saves on the afternoon.

Scoring Summary (Western Washington 3, Western Oregon 0)

WWU—Katy Nydam 24:26

WWU—Alyssa Kessler (Alexandria Marquard) 33:02

WWU—Jenny Barton (Meghan Woodman) 43:48

Shots: WOU 7, WWU 15 (on goal: WOU 4, WWU 15)

Corner Kicks: WOU 1, WWU 3

Goalie Saves: WOU 5 (Ally Meyer 5), WWU 4 (Brittany Martin-Gegax 4)

Fouls: WOU 11, WWU 11

Yellow cards: None

Attendance: 175

Records: Western Oregon 4-3-1 (0-2 GNAC), Western Washington 6-2 (1-0)

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