NAMPA, Idaho – In the thousands of women's soccer matches GNAC teams have played in the past 20 years, no one has done what Rikki Myers did Saturday.

The Northwest Nazarene junior scored four goals as the Nighthawks defeated Cal State East Bay 6-2 in a nonconference game at NNU Field.

"It was awesome. It felt really good," she said. "The success came from my teammates. They made it easy for me to finish. They played me the perfect balls. There was a bit of composure on my part, but I owe it all to my teammates."

Coming into Saturday, there had been 60 hat tricks recorded by GNAC women's soccer players. Leaving Saturday there is now one player with four goals.

"It's exciting playing with someone like Rikki, because you know they are going to do something great on the ball when you pass it to them," NNU midfielder Magda Wronski said. "Rikki is just fast. She can beat anyone and she goes through the split balls and just gets there."

Myers opened her account Saturday in the 22nd minute off of a long through ball by Maddy Parton. Myers rounded the goalkeeper and kicked it in to give the Nighthawks a 2-0 lead.

She scored her second in the final second of the first half, rolling the ball across the line right before time expired.

"I was thinking, 'There is no time, I might as well just kick it,'" she said. "And I watched it roll across before he said 1, so it was legit."

After East Bay pulled one back to make it 4-1 in the 70th minute, Myers again rounded the keeper and scored off another assist by Parton.

She capped her brilliant day by scoring at a nearly impossible angle on the right side, going upper left on a pass from Wronski.

"When she is deciding that she is going to goal, she is composed and she is a finisher," NNU coach Mary Trigg said. "When she makes that decision, she is very dangerous."

Freshman defender Makayla Roggow opened the scoring with a header off of a Wronski corner kick in the eighth minute. Ashley Parton scored her first goal of the season in the 38th minute on an assist by McKenzie Buell.

It all added up to a strong offensive performance that the team felt like was coming. In Thursday's 2-1 win against Hawaii Hilo, the Nighthawks (3-1) had plenty of opportunities but only connected on two.

"I felt like we were more confident on the ball," Wronski said. "We were patient to get into the box and find the open player to finish it."

Goalkeeper Alexis Montoya allowed one goal, but made plenty of plays throughout including a highlight reel save on a high hard shot that she tipped over the goal. She left with an injury late.

"Lexi deserved the shutout," Trigg said. "She made some great saves, but I'm a little frustrated by (the goals). It's good, though, to have things to be frustrated about in a six-goal game."

Overall, though, the day certainly belonged to Myers.

She's consistently been NNU's most dangerous scorer in her three seasons. She had seven goals as a freshman and six more as a sophomore. Her speed, touch and mental ability combine to make her dangerous on the ball.

"I like when it is very technical because I get to think about what I'm going to do," she said. "It's a split-second decision about whether it is going to be easier to cut to the left or to the right."

On Saturday, Myers made every decision the correct one.