Hannah Rispler
Amanda Loman
1
Western Oregon WOU (9-5-3, 6-3-2 GNAC)
2
Winner Seattle Pacific SPU (10-6-0, 8-2-0 GNAC)
Western Oregon WOU
(9-5-3, 6-3-2 GNAC)
1
Final
2
Seattle Pacific SPU
(10-6-0, 8-2-0 GNAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Western Oregon WOU 0 1 0 0 1
Seattle Pacific SPU 1 0 0 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Double OT heartbreaker snaps Wolves' unbeaten streak

SEATTLE— The Western Oregon soccer team had their three-game winning and five-game unbeaten streaks snapped in double overtime on Saturday, falling 2-1 to Seattle Pacific at Interbay Stadium to split their season series with the Falcons.

"First and foremost, so proud of our fight today. We knew this was going to be a tough game being at the end of a road trip playing a fresh team. I think we had a great first half and was frustrated that we couldn't get on the end of one of our corner kicks," head coach Kacey Bingham said. "Isabelle Creighton came through with a great goal to put us back in the game in the second half. We are happy to get back home and get some much needed rest before preparing for our last home game of the season."
 
Western Oregon (9-5-3, 6-3-2 GNAC) had the opportunity to jump Seattle Pacific (10-6-0, 8-2-0 GNAC) for second place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings with a win, coming into Saturday's match trailing SPU by just a point in the conference table.
 
Seattle Pacific held a heavy advantage in shots in the game, out-pacing the Wolves 22-5 in attempts, but Alex Qualls would come up with six saves to limit SPU to a single goal during regulation.
 
The Falcons nabbed the first lead of the game with a goal half an hour in when Chloe Gellhaus lined a low shot in from 18 yards out for her fifth score of the year.
 
Coming out of the half trailing 1-0, Western Oregon responded by scoring on their only shot of the second half. Isabelle Creighton put in the longest goal of the day from 20 yards back to beat out keeper Riley Travis for the equalizer.
 
Despite 15 shots in the second half, the Falcons went scoreless in the period to force overtime. After the tie held through the first extra period, Marissa Bankey was able to deliver a game-winner with less than three minutes remaining in the match. Sneaking into the box, Bankey received a feed from Ava Giovanola and found the upper right side of the goal for the win.
 
Selene Konyn was the only Western player to record multiple shots in the game, one of which came on goal.
 
The loss is the first for WOU since Oct. 12 as well as the first time in six matches they have allowed multiple goals.
 
Next up, Western Oregon returns home for their final match of the regular season. They take on Central Washington at WOU Soccer Field for Senior Day Saturday, Nov. 9. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m.
 
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