SALEM, Ore. - Their seventh straight Northwest Conference title defense started with little problem as the second-ranked Puget Sound Loggers blanked the Willamette Bearcats, 3-0, in a Northwest Conference women's soccer game on Saturday afternoon at Sparks Field in Salem, Ore.

The Loggers (4-0-0, 1-0-0 NWC) got on the scoreboard early when sophomore Mikaela Freeman (Alameda, Calif./Bishop O'Dowd) gained control of a loose ball in the 19th minute and fired it in for eight yards out for her second goal of the season.  Senior Janece Levien (Beaverton, Ore.) doubled the Puget Sound lead in the 31st minute, chipping a ball over Willamette keeper Kelli Gano after receiving a long pass from Jenny Moore (Kent, Wash./Kentwood).

In the second half, Moore closed out the scoring for the Loggers in the 79th minute after taking a pass from Freeman before finishing from 10 yards out.  The win is the 17th straight conference win for the Loggers and their fourth shutout in as many attempts in 2009.

Senior Kallie Wolfer (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) collected the clean sheet, making four saves on six Willamette shots for the shutout. 

Puget Sound will look to improve to 2-0 in NWC play on Sunday when they travel to Lewis & Clark to take on the Pioneers, beginning at Noon at Griswold Stadium in Portland, Ore.

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