Friday, September 19, 2008

WNCC women's soccer picks up two wins in tournament

BOULDER, Colo. -- The Western Nebraska Community College women’s soccer team picked up a pair of wins in the University of Colorado tournament on Saturday.

The Cougar women earned a 3-1 win over the University of Colorado-White team and then shutout Colorado of School of Mines. The Cougars now have to wait until 5 p.m. to see if they are one of the teams that will make the bracket portion of the tournament, which would give the Cougars an evening contest on Saturday.

The Cougars opened the scoring against Colorado-White as Andrea Ardito scored with 7:28 into the first half. Terri Huntington made it 2-0 before halftime as the sophomore from Bluffdale, Utah, scored in the 34th minute.

The Cougars pushed the lead to 3-0 as Shaylee Williams netted a goal, before CU scored in the 67th minutes. Ana Jacobo collected three assists in the contest, while Scottsbluff’s Laura Abbott had one assist.

WNCC had seven shots on goal, while Andrea Burger collected five saves while in net for the Cougars.

The second match was a little bit tighter as both teams settled for a 0-0 tie after one half. WNCC then broke the ice as Jamie Gastelle took a pass from Jacobo and launched it into the back of the net. From there the Cougars defense stepped up in shutting out Colorado School of Mines.

Huntington recorded three saves in net.

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