MONMOUTH, Ore. – Northwest Nazarene women's soccer kept with their recent theme of very strong defense on Thursday, recording their third-straight shutout with a 2-0 win at Western Oregon.
How It Happened
- NNU got on the board early, as Sierra Sanchez found paydirt in the 13th minute of the opening half, taking a pass from McKenzie Buell and breaking loose on the near side before placing the ball in the top corner for the goal.
- Just five minutes later, NNU drew a free kick that was taken by Magda Wronski, who sent the ball in to Ashley Parton for the score to put the Nighthawks up 2-0.
- WOU tried to get on the board in the second half, putting up 11 shots, but NNU keeper Alexis Montoya saved all seven that came on frame in the match to earn the shutout.
Nighthawks Notes
- The Nighthawks improve to 7-3-2 on the year and 5-3-1 in GNAC play.
- With the win, NNU keeps their hold on in third place in the conference standings with five games to play. The top four out of the eight teams reach the conference tournament, which NNU hasn't reached since 2017 when they went 8-4 to finish third in the standings.
- NNU is now unbeaten in their last five games, with four wins and a tie.
- The goals for Sanchez and Parton were the third of the season for both players, tying for second on the team behind Madison Grande's four tallies.
- With the shutout victory, Montoya is now tied for the most wins and shutouts for a goalkeeper in program history. Her 23 wins is tied with Shauna Voss (2000-03) and 17 shutouts equals Daniele Ortiz (2014-17).
Up Next
NNU looks to keep the momentum going on Saturday when they visit Saint Martin's at 2:00 p.m. Pacific. Just two weeks ago, the Nighthawks blanked the Saints 2-0 at home behind a goal from
Madison Grande and an own goal by SMU.
