Seattle U 3, Grand Canyon 1
SEATTLE, Wash.-(SU Media Relations) Despite trailing at halftime, Seattle University women’s soccer fought back, scoring three goals in the second half, to top Grand Canyon, 3-1, in their Western Athletic Conference home opener.
“I give credit to Grand Canyon; I thought they came out ready to play,” said head coach Julie Woodward. “I was very proud of our team in the second half; we were very brave around the goal. I thought we were pretty determined to get the result they wanted. We also moved Kiana Kraft from the back to the midfield, and I really thought she was a game changer.”
In the beginning of the 5th minute, Taylor Layton put the Antelopes (1-6-0, 0-1-0) ahead, 1-0, dribbling down the middle and chipping the ball over SU goalkeeper Brianna Smallidge’s (Port Orchard, Wash.) head. The Redhawks added five more shots over the remainder of the half, but could not sink the ball as they trailed by one at the half.
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Kansas City 3, New Mexico State 0
Kansas City, Mo. – (UMKC Media Relations) The Kansas City women’s soccer team scored three times and pitched a shutout in the school’s first Western Athletic Conference contest, knocking off the visiting New Mexico State Aggies 3-0.
Emily Herndon got things started early for the ‘Roos (4-4-1), banging home a Taylor Bare assist in the game’s sixth minute to put UMKC up 1-0. The goal was merely a sign of things to come for Herndon & Co. on this night.
“It was really nice to get a goal early,” said Cissell. “To come out and play well against a really good opponent feels great. It’s good for us to start off conference play that way.”
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Utah Valley 2, Bakersfield 0
OREM, Utah --(UVU Media Relations) McKell Salmon notched a goal and an assist as Utah Valley University prevailed Friday night at Clyde Field in its first-ever WAC contest, 2-0 over Bakersfield.
For UVU (3-5-0, 1-0-0), the result stood as it first shutout of the season as it kept CSUB (1-7-0, 0-0-0) off the scoreboard behind a strong effort from the back line and six saves from senior goalkeeper Lauren Sack. The Wolverines also fired a season-high 22 shots in the contest, including fifteen in the second half alone, and forced seven saves from Megan Vina, the Roadrunner keeper.
Within the first half hour of play, Utah Valley began to settle into a bit of an attacking rhythm. It was the Wolverines delivering four of the first five attempts of the match, including a dangerous header from Natalie Baker off a Salmon corner kick that was steered just wide of the post.
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