SALEM, ORE. -- Set to compete for a Northwest Conference Championship in 2014, the Willamette University women's soccer team released its schedule for the upcoming season.
SALEM, ORE. -- Soccer, by its very nature, is a low-scoring sport. One team might completely dominate its opponent for an entire match and, unfair as it may be, come away with nothing more than a draw.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's soccer team has received the Team Academic Award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) for the 2012-13 academic year. It is the third consecutive year that Willamette has qualified for the award.
SALEM, ORE. -- Three Willamette University women's soccer student-athletes have been selected to the 2013 All-Northwest Conference Team. Honors were voted upon by the eight head coaches throughout the league.
FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- Willamette University forward Rachel Fleener (So., Olympia, WA/Olympia HS) scored on a 30-yard shot just 50 seconds into the first overtime period to send the Bearcats to a 1-0 victory over Pacific University on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Lincoln Park Stadium.
PARKLAND, WASH. -- Willamette University placed more shots on goal than Pacific Lutheran University, but the Lutes made one of their only chances count, defeating the Bearcats 1-0 in a Northwest Conference women's soccer match on Friday, Nov. 8.
WALLA WALLA, WASH. -- Whitman College scored a goal just under nine minutes into the game and maintained the lead for more than 80 minutes to defeat Willamette University, 1-0, in a Northwest Conference game on Sunday, Nov. 3. Whitman goalkeeper Emily Davis achieved three saves to earn her sixth shutout of the season.
SPOKANE, WASH. -- Led by the strong play of its defense, the Willamette University women's soccer team tied Whitworth University, 0-0 in two overtimes, in a Northwest Conference women's soccer game on Saturday, Oct. 19.
TACOMA, WASH. -- The University of Puget Sound scored three goals in the first half, and the Loggers went on to defeat visiting Willamette University, 3-0, on Saturday, Oct. 26.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University goalkeeper Emily Sewall (Fr., Petaluma, CA/Casa Grande HS) has been selected as the Northwest Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week for her efforts in two games during the week ending Oct. 20.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's soccer team outshot George Fox University, 36-5, but it appeared the game would end in a scoreless tie, until Jill Phillips (So., MF, Fairbanks, AK/West Valley HS) scored on the game's final shot with three seconds left in the second overtime, sending the Bearcats to a 1-0 win over the Bruins on Sunday, Oct. 20.
SALEM, ORE. -- Led by the strong play of its defense, the Willamette University women's soccer team tied 20th-ranked Linfield College, 0-0 in two overtimes, on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Sparks Field.
PORTLAND, ORE. -- Emma Sanders (Fr., MF, Kennewick, WA/Southridge HS) scored a goal late in the first half, and the Willamette University defense did the rest, as the Bearcats shut out Lewis & Clark College, 1-0, on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The victory provided the Bearcats with their first Northwest Conference win of the season.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's soccer team tied Pacific Lutheran University 0-0 in two overtimes on Sunday, Oct. 13, as the Bearcats earned their first point in the Northwest Conference standings this season. The Bearcats moved their record to 2-9-1 overall, including 0-7-1 in the NWC. Pacific Lutheran went to 5-3-4 on the season, 3-1-4 in the NWC.
WU goalkeeper Emily Sewall (Fr., Petaluma, CA/Casa Grande HS) achieved four saves for the Bearcats and registered a shutout in her first-ever start. She played all 110 minutes. Defender Brenna McGown (Jr., D, Boise, ID/Boise HS) helped out by clearing the ball off the goal line on a shot in the first half.
For Pacific Lutheran, Marisa Gonzalez played the first half in goal, while Takara Mitsui was in goal for the second half and both overtimes. Mitsui earned three saves.
SALEM, ORE. -- Pacific University scored three early goals, helping the Boxers defeat Willamette University, 4-2, in a Northwest Conference women's soccer game on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Sparks Field. McKenna Davidson scored goals for the Boxers just 2:55 and 4:20 into the game.
SALEM, ORE. -- Sarah Desautels (Jr., MF/F, Snohomish, WA/Glacier Peak HS) of Willamette University has been selected as the Northwest Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week for her efforts in games played on Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 6.
McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Linfield College, ranked #25 in this week's NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Poll, scored two goals in each half on its way to a 4-1 victory over Willamette University on Sunday, Oct. 6. The Wildcats' top player, junior forward Emily Fellows, led the way with one goal and one assist.
NEWBERG, ORE. -- Willamette University amassed 28 total shots while limiting George Fox University to seven shots, but the Bruins defeated the Bearcats, 2-1, on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Austin Sports Complex. GFU improved to 3-5-1 overall, 1-3-1 in the Northwest Conference. Willamette ended the day at 2-7-0, including 0-5-0 in the NWC on five one-goal defeats.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University battled the University of Puget Sound into two overtime periods in a scoreless game, before Meghan Ellis of UPS scored the only goal at 106:24 to give the Loggers a 1-0 win. The game was just 3:36 away from ending in a 0-0 tie.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University outshot Whitworth University, 16-6, but the Pirates defeated the Bearcats, 1-0, on Sunday, Sept. 22, on a goal by Tiara Pajimola in the second half. Whitworth upped its record to 4-2 overall, 1-1 in the Northwest Conference.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University forward Rachel Fleener (So., Olympia, WA/Olympia HS) scored her second goal in as many games, but visiting Whitman College overcame an early deficit to rally for a 2-1 victory in a Northwest Conference women's soccer match at Sparks Field on Saturday, Sept. 21.
SALEM, ORE. -- Lewis & Clark College scored two goals in the second half to build a 3-1 lead, and then the Pioneers held off a rally by Willamette University, to defeat the Bearcats, 3-2, on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Sparks Field. The game was the Northwest Conference opener for both teams.
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. -- The University of California-Santa Cruz rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat visiting Willamette University in the final game of the 2013 Slugfest Tournament, hosted by the Banana Slugs on the UCSC campus. UC-Santa Cruz upped its record to 4-1-1 on the season. Willamette fell to 2-2 overall.
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. -- Pomona-Pitzer defeated Willamette University, 2-0, on Sunday, Sept. 8 at the Slugfest Tournament, hosted by the University of California-Santa Cruz. The Sagehens upped their record to 2-0-1, while the Bearcats dropped to 2-1 on the season.
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. -- Malia Simpson (Jr., MF, Fairbanks, AK/West Valley HS) scored the game's only goal at 41:30, as she led Willamette University to a 1-0 victory over the University of La Verne (Calif.) on the first day of the Slugfest Tournament at the University of California-Santa Cruz. The Bearcats improved to 2-0 on the season, while La Verne dropped to 1-2.
SALEM, ORE. -- In what served as the season opening match for both teams, the showdown between Willamette University and Howard Payne University (Texas) remained scoreless through the first 29 minutes of play.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's soccer team is predicted to finish seventh in the Northwest Conference this season according to the 2013 NWC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll. All of the NWC head coaches voted in the poll.