NAMPA, Idaho – Northwest Nazarene women's soccer earned a decisive victory for the second-straight match with a 5-0 rout of Western Oregon on Thursday night.
NNU improves to 9-1-3 on the year and 7-0-2 in the GNAC, running their unbeaten streak to 11 games with nine wins and two draws.
How It Happened
The Nighthawks got on the board early and often, scoring three goals in the first 20 minutes of the match.
Madison Grande got the party started, curling in a beautiful free kick from just outside the box in the 10
th minute. Just three minutes later,
Ashley Parton took the ball down the left side and simply outran a defender to the near goalpost, where she flicked in a shot past the keeper to make it 2-0.
The third goal in a span of nine minutes came in the 19
th, when
Savanna Herz found
Alejandra Jaramillo free at the top of the box for a shot that sailed right past the keeper's dive and into the near side of the net.
Jaramillo was involved again on the fourth goal, sending a cross into the box in the 53
rd minute that was misplayed and completely missed by a defender. The ball fell to the feet of Parton for an easy score, her second of the match.
The final tally came in the 61
st, when
Sierra Sanchez beat her defender to her right on a breakaway and lasered a shot across goal past the keeper's right side that just snuck inside the far post.
Nighthawks Notes
- NNU has still not lost a game since August 27th when they fell 2-0 to Holy Names on the road, winning nine of the last 11 and taking draws in the other two contests
- The Nighthawks have scored nine goals in their last two matches, with a 4-0 victory over Central Washington last Saturday
- NNU outshot WOU 16-7 (8-4 on goal)
- This was Parton's second multi-goal game in as many weeks, also tallying twice last Thursday against Montana State Billings
- Ten different Nighthawks had a shot in the match, led by three each from Sanchez and Parton
- Alexis Montoya played the first 72 minutes and made two saves, followed by Bailey Blancett wrapping up the final 18 minutes with two saves
- NNU improves to 9-12-7 all-time against WOU, currently on an eight-game unbeaten streak with four wins and four draws
Next Up
The Nighthawks have one more home game on Saturday that will be the final home match of the season, hosting Saint Martin's at 1:00 p.m.
