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Nov. 5, 2009

Box Score

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Western Washington University attempted 40 shots, but couldn't find the go-ahead goal and tied Northwest Nazarene University, 1-1 in overtime, in a wind-swept Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's soccer contest Thursday at Orca Field on the campus of Whatcom Community College.

The Vikings, who extended their unbeaten streak to six games are 10-4-4 overall, but fell out of first place in the GNAC standings at 7-1-3, as Seattle Pacific moved into the lead at 8-2-1, rallying from a 2-0 halftime deficit for a 3-2 overtime victory Thursday at Montana State-Billings.

Western, No.6 in this week's official NCAA Division II West Region rating, likely need to win the GNAC title to earn an NCAA tournament berth. To do that Western must win their final game of the regular season, at Montana State-Billings on Saturday (12 noon), and have Seattle Pacific lose or tie against Northwest Nazarene the same day.

The Crusaders, who scored for the first time in six games, are now 3-11-4 overall and 1-9-1 in the GNAC.

The game was played in a 35 mile-an-hour wind that sometimes gusted to near 50 mph. The contest was halted for about 20 minutes early in the second half by a power outage, and was stopped again later in the half when the wind knocked over the goal at the north end, forcing it to be replaced. Two people were then put behind each goal to hold down the goal supports for the rest of the contest.

Western nearly scored against the wind in the 10th minute, but NNU goalkeeper Tanya Zickefoose made two saves from shots inside eight yards about five seconds apart.

The Vikings came out flying with the wind in the second half, and three minutes into the period, Molly Shannon (Jr., Bellingham) scored from seven yards out after midfielder Jenny Barton (Sr., Boise, ID/Borah) eluded a series of defenders to get a cross in from the left side.

But the Crusaders, who had just two shots in the second half, evened the score with just under 29 minutes left in regulation as Stacey Beckman hit a volley from the top of the penalty area that grazed the crossbar and dropped into the net to tie the game at 1-1.

It proved to be NNU's final shot attempt of the game. Western had numerous chances to regain the lead, twice hitting the crossbar. Forward Claire Morgan (Jr., Bellingham) hit the bar off the kickoff immediately after Beckman's goal, then with seven minutes left, forward Lucy Miller (Sr., Pacific Palisades, CA) hit the bar from 15 yards.

"We fought a lot of elements, not just our opponent," said Western coach Travis Connell. "We got a draw, but we were hoping for a win. We played hard, we created a lot of chances, but we couldn't get that one to go in.

"Now we have to get up for the game Saturday. We need a win in Montana if we're going to have any chance."

Western ended up with a 40-7 advantage in shots, including a 36-2 margin after halftime. Zickefoose finished with 17 saves for NNU, and Western's Kylie Broadbent (Sr., Spokane/Lewis & Clark) had four stops, all in the first half.

The game was the last at home for 10 Western seniors. They are Barton, Broadbent, defender Bryn Gibson (Bellevue/Interlake), midfielder Kasey Hostetler (Richland/Hanford), midfielder Kelly Irving (Gig Harbor), midfielder Stephanie Janigo (Bellingham), Miller, defender Brynn Regan (Mercer Island), Samantha Sommer (Sandy, OR) and defender Meghan Woodman (Redmond).

Western Washington vs. Northwest Nazarene
Date: 11/05/09  Attendance: 150
Goals by Period     1  2  OT    Total
Northwest Nazarene  0  1   0 ---  1
Western Washington  0  1   0 ---  1
SCORING SUMMARY:
WWU - Shannon (Barton, Miller), 48:05
NNU - Beckman (Tipton, Staropoli), 61:47
Shots: Western Washington 40, Northwest Nazarene 7
Corner kicks: Western Washington 9, Northwest Nazarene 0
Fouls: Western Washington 9, Northwest Nazarene 9
Saves: Western Washington 4 (Broadbent 4), Northwest Nazarene 17 (Zickefoose 17)