Women's Soccer | 10/8/2008 3:14:31 PM
Box Score MONMOUTH, Ore. - No. 15 Seattle Pacific lived up to its national ranking as it defeated the Western Oregon University women's soccer team 4-0 Thursday Oct. 8, at the WOU Soccer Field.
With the loss, the Wolves dropped to 1-3-1 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and to 5-7-1 on the season. The Falcons remain in second place in the conference with the victory as it improved to 4-1 in the GNAC and 10-1-1 overall.
The Western Oregon offense continued to make runs all day but could not find space within Seattle Pacific's tight defensive to score as it was outshot 23-5. The Wolves received one shot apiece from five different student-athletes while Jocelyn Charette led the Falcons with six shots. Kelsie Blachly played all 90 minutes in net for WOU and recorded a season-high six saves.
"We have the ability to be in a game with a team like Seattle Pacific," said head coach Rod Fretz, "but we have to be firing on all cylinders, and today we weren't."
The matches' first goal was scored in the ninth minute on an unassisted goal by SPU's Meredith Teague. She lofted a shot from the top of the penalty box over Blachly's head for the eventual game-winning goal. Shannon Oakes knocked the next two goals in for the Falcons and they would add another for the 4-0 victory.
This was the first of five consecutive conference home matches for the Western Oregon women's soccer team. It will host Central Washington Oct. 18, at 4:00 p.m., Montana State Billings Oct. 23, at 3:30 p.m., Northwest Nazarene Oct. 25, at noon and Saint Martin's Oct. 29, at 3:00 p.m.
"We have to ready for each of our next four home matches," said Fretz. "All four are winnable matches against teams like us that are all clustered together in the middle of the conference standings. This is our opportunity to rise above these teams."
