ELLENSBURG, Wash. - In the opening match of a league road trip, the Western Oregon women's soccer team fell to the Central Washington Wildcats, 4-1, on Thursday afternoon.
 
The Wolves dropped to 4-5-0 overall and 1-3-0 in GNAC action while CWU improved to 7-2-0, 2-1-0 in the GNAC.
 
Central Washington struck first in the 26^th minute with a penalty kick to take a 1-0 lead. Reilly Retz earned the PK after the Wolves were called for a tackling foul inside the box.
 
The Wildcats made it 2-0 in the 41^st minute when Kaysha Darcy found the back of the net with a long and high shot from outside the 18-yard box.
 
The Wolves' best looks in the first half came from the Konyn sisters. Selene Konyn's booming attempt in the 38^th minute was blocked away while a 43^rd minutes shot from Mariah Koney sailed high on a free kick.
 
Early in the second half, CWU made it a 3-0 match when Keilin Farrand set up Molly Mortensen for a goal.
 
Western Oregon got on the scoreboard in the 62^nd minute when freshman Kaili Brundage sped past the CWU defense and fired a fast shot to the right post for her first collegiate goal.
 
The Wildcats added a goal in the 74^th minute to take the match, 4-1.
 
Overall, Central Washington outshot the Wolves, 29-10, with Caitlin Kastelic making seven saves and Samantha Harris making a stop in her WOU debut. Brundage took four shots and Mariah Konyn followed with two.
 
Western Oregon continues its trip away from home on Saturday as they take on Simon Fraser on Oct. 1 at 12 p.m. The match will have live video and statistics available via WOUWolves.com/Coverage.