MONMOUTH, Ore.--First place Simon Fraser put the pressure on early against Western Oregon with three first half goals during a 3-1 win for the Red Leafs on Saturday morning at the WOU Soccer Field.
The Red Leafs remained on top of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference with the win, moving to 5-1 in conference play and 7-2-1 overall. The Wolves are now 1-3-2 in league play and 2-5-3 overall.
The visitors opened the scoring quickly when Dariella Lopez found the back of the net at 5:43. Sofia Faremo added SFU's second score at 14:29, and the Lopez added another at 20:24.Â
It was the eighth and ninth goals of the season for Lopez, which leads the GNAC.
Simon Fraser wouldn't score again and Western Oregon would battle back to put a point on the board in the 74th minute on
Maya Courtenay's goal, off the pass from
Kate Seibert. It was Courtenay's second goal of the season and the first assist on the year for Siebert.
SFU had 23 shots to WOU's 4, with nine shots on goal to three for the Wolves.Â
Western Oregon will return to action on Thursday (Oct. 8) at home against Seattle Pacific. Start time is 2 pm.Â
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