MONMOUTH, Ore. --- The Western Oregon women's soccer team got two goals from senior Chloe Smith early in the first half and it was enough to defeat Colorado Christian 2-1 Sunday afternoon at WOU Turf Field.  

WOU (2-0 overall) controlled the tempo in the first half which led to a Smith penalty kick goal at the 15:31 mark. Soon after her first goal, Smith picked the ball off a CCU (0-2) pass a few yards outside of the goal box. She flipped into two quick dribbles before firing a shot into the top left corner to make it 2-0 in the 17th minute.

The Cougars cut the WOU lead to one with a goal in the 65th minute, but couldn't find the equalizer.

Both WOU and CCU ended with 15 shots, but WOU finished with more shots on goal (7-5). 

WOU returns to action Thursday as it travels to take on University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a 6 p.m. (PT) start.