SEATTLE - (Sept. 15) Jennifer Plummer found the back of the net in the 17th minute and the Seattle University women’s soccer team earned its third shutout of the season in a 1-0 final against Gonzaga Friday afternoon at Championship Field.
“This was a great performance for us, especially rebounding off a tough loss (at Washington State Thursday),” said SU Head Coach Julie Woodward. “We went deep into the bench and got good minutes from everyone. This felt like a true team win. It was also great to see Jenny get a goal and out defense to get another shutout.”
The first two shots of the match came from Gonzaga (4-3-1), but the Redhawks (3-4-1) made good on their first opportunity of the day.
Natasha Howe set the play up, sending in a low cross form the left flank. Near the back post, Ayana Robles was the first Redhawks to touch it, using her body to control the ball back towards the front of the goalmouth. With Gonzaga goalkeeper Allison Seifert coming off her line to make a play on the cross, Plummer was able to step up through traffic and volley a shot into the open net at the 16:32 mark.
The Redhawks had a couple of chances to add to a second point to the board in the first half as both Brie Hooks and Robles had shots turned away. Hooks’ long shot went right at Seifert while Robles had a shot saved off the line by the Zags’ defense.
With just the narrow 1-0 advantage, the Seattle U defense was huge through the second half to preserve the shutout. Goalkeeper Ashley Routh finished the day with four saves, including two late-game stoppers as Gonzaga pressed for an equalizer.
SU heads back out on the road to finish up non-conference action this week. The road trip begins Thursday, Sept. 22 at UC Riverside and concludes Sunday, Sept. 25 at Cal Poly.