KIRKLAND, Wash. – Two late goals decided Friday's game between the University of Providence women's soccer team and Northwest.
Held scoreless for the majority of the game, the Eagles' (3-5-1, 2-1) Gracie VanAssche found the back of the net in the 86
th minute off the assist from Halley Marschall to give the Eagles a one goal lead. Three minutes later, Olivia Morris converted a penalty kick to give the Eagles a 2-0 victory.
"We fought like crazy," head coach
Heather Blandford said. "We went into this game wanting to show up and work hard and be there for each other. That's exactly what we did. We worked hard, we worked as a unit, we were very well organized, and defensively we were hard to break down. Those late goals were tough, but I couldn't be more proud of what we did out there."
The Eagles outshot the Argos (0-5, 0-2) 32 to four on the day. Of the four shots attempted,
Dani Chang and
Violet Johnson managed to put one each on target.
Justine Humphry started in the net for the Argos, recording a total of 17 saves.
The Argos will have to recover quickly, as they take on Evergreen State tomorrow. The game will kick off at 4:00 p.m. MTN.
"We have to build on the things that we were great at today," Blandford said. "We're tired certainly, but they also played a game today. That turnaround is the same for both teams. The team that comes out tomorrow and gives everything they have will be the team that finds success, and we want that to be us."