ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Central Washington Women's Soccer fell 4-0 to Western Washington on Saturday afternoon.

QUOTING HEAD COACH LINDSEY LEE
"Western Washington was the better team today. Hopefully, we can learn from this experience and find success on the road next week.

FIRST HALF

• Claire Potter and Morgan Manalili of Western Washington had their early shots punched away by Danika Galbraith.
• The Vikings earned a free kick at the edge of the box in the 15^th minute. Mogan Manalili stepped up and buried it into the bottom left corner for the 1-0 lead.
• In the 18^th minute, Western Washington drew a foul in the box. Gracen Crosby stepped up to take the penalty kick and found the back of the net to extend Western's lead.
• Despite late attempts by Paige Savage and Cassidie Andrews, Claire Henninger's saves ensured the Vikings went into halftime with the 2-0 lead.

SECOND HALF

• Emily Darcy kick-started the second half with a shot that flew high. The 'Cats best chance of the game came when Andrews got in behind, but Henninger won the footrace and made the save.
• The 'Cats took two more shots in regulation. Sami Huber laced one to the bottom left and Henninger sprawled out to preserve the 2-0 scoreline.
• Minji Rauch scored in the 70^th minute and Claire Potter added another tally in the 89^th minute.

UP NEXT

• The Wildcats will look to return to form for next week's road matches against Seattle Pacific and Montana State Billings.