TACOMA, Wash. - After playing a nearly scoreless first half, the
fifth-ranked Puget Sound Loggers provided the necessary offense to
blank the Willamette Bearcats, 3-0, in a Northwest Conference
women's soccer match on Sunday afternoon on Peyton Field at Baker
Stadium in Tacoma, Wash.
The Loggers, ranked fifth in the latest D3soccer.com Top 25,
took the lead shortly before halftime when senior All-American
Janece Levien (Beaverton, Ore.) unleashed a left-footed shot from
outside the box that floated over the head of Willamette keeper
Jill Schneeman.
In the 50th minute, the Loggers struck again as Kelly Anderson
(Centennial, Colo./Littleton) fed a long cross in from the right
side and Theresa Henle (Issaquah, Wash.) got a foot on the ball
from about 12 yards out for her second goal of the season.
Puget Sound made it 3-0 in the 61st minute when Andersen dribbled
through a group of Willamette defenders and unleashed a shot that
found its way past Schneeman.
The Loggers outshot the Bearcats by a final tally of 27-6.
Senior keeper Kallie Wolfer (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) made
four saves to collect the win. Katie Wheeler (Oregon City,
Ore.) made one save in 13 minutes played to help the Loggers
collect the shutout. Schneeman finished with eight saves on
the day while the Willamette defense was also credited with three
saves in the match.
The Loggers play host to crosstown rival Pacific Lutheran on
Wednesday afternoon, beginning at 3:30 p.m.