The 19th-ranked women’s soccer team dominated Sunday afternoon’s match against , outshooting the Wolves 20-2 and picking up a goal in the second half to earn a 1-0 victory Sunday afternoon in rainy conditions at Championship Field.
Midway through the second half, earned one of its ten corner kicks of the match. From the left corner, Ashley Porter (, ) sent the ball into the box, where it found the head of Leah Wymer (). Wymer’s header sailed to the right post, and Jen Hamann () redirected the ball into the net. Hamann’s goal in the 59th minute was her second of the season, while Wymer increased her team-leading point total to 21 and Porter earned her eighth assist of the year.
earned 14 shots in the first half, but goalie Ally Meyer kept the Redhawks off the board, picking up six saves before halftime, including three off shots from Porter. Meanwhile, Western Oregon concentrated on its defense and only took one shot, a Jordann Gilmer shot that goalie Kaitlyn Jackson () easily caught.
made another save in the second half, also on a Gilmer shot, on her way to her sixth shutout of the season. and the defense have now held their opponents scoreless for the last 377:48 of game action, including four consecutive shutouts. For the season, the Redhawks have more shots on goal (62) than their opponents have total shots (46).
(7-1, 3-0 GNAC) travels east to face in-state rival Central Washington Thursday, Sept. 20, in , beginning at 4 p.m. The Redhawks will host next Saturday, Sept. 22, in their final non-conference match of the regular season beginning at 12 noon at Championship Field.