Kirkland, Wash. – Walla Walla concluded their first conference road trip by traveling to the Eagles of Northwest University. It was a defensive battle in the first half as neither team could not find the back of the net. A quick score by the Eagles in the second half, the first of two second-half goals, ended up being the difference, as they would shut out the Wolves to move to 2-2 in conference play while the loss dropped the Wolves to 1-3.
A scoreless first half was broken quickly into the second half in the 46
th minute as Kyle Han found the back of the net. In the 73
rd minute, the Eagles put an insurance goal on the board off the leg of Joey Starr. The Wolves, not having many scoring opportunities, could not break through the Eagles defense and would be shut out in the match.
THE BASICS:
Final: NU 2, Walla Walla 0
Records: NU (5-4, 2-2 CCC), Walla Walla (3-6, 1-3 CCC)
THE NUMBERS:
- The Wolves had two shots on goal, compared to 11 for NU.
- Wolves goalkeeper Kudzai Mhondiwa recorded a career-high nine saves.
NEXT GAME:
The Wolves come back home and have a few days before they host the Raiders of Southern Oregon (4-4, 2-1 CCC) on Friday, October 4 at 1 p.m. at the WWU Soccer Complex.
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