Box Score

ELLENSBURG (Sept. 18) -- Senior Kaycie Hutchins (Port Orchard/Bellarmine Prep) scored her second goal of the season for the Central Washington University women's soccer team, but the Wildcats lost their home opener 2-1 to Montana State Billings Saturday afternoon.

The Wildcats remain winless on the season with an overall record of 0-5-1, 0-2-0 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, the worst six-game start for the Wildcats since the 1991 season. The Yellowjackets now stand with a record 4-1-0, 1-1-0 in the GNAC.

Central scored first for the fourth time this year when senior Ellie Eckroth (Auburn/Auburn Mountainview HS) passed to Hutchins who was able to beat her defender for a wide open shot on the Yellowjackets' goal to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead late in the first half. Hutchins is now the Wildcat leader in goals scored for the season with two.

Ten minutes into the second half MSU Billings goalkeeper Sabrina Grandke-Bawab cleared the ball over the Central defense and teammate Jennifer Larsen was able to catch up to the ball and scored from 15 yards out to tie the match at 1-1.

MSU Billings' Kari Foreman scored the winning goal in the 77th minute off a rebound that hit the Wildcat crossbar. Foreman retrieved the rebound just 2 yards in front of the Wildcat goal and was able to tap the ball into goal without contest.

Central Washington will return to action on Thursday, Sept. 23, as it hosts Western Oregon on the CWU Soccer Field at 4 p.m.