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Vikings Remain Undefeated with 3-0 win at Simon Fraser

Box Score Oct. 12, 2017

Box Score

BURNABY, BC â€" The No. 3-ranked Western Washington University women's soccer team kept on rolling, this time with a 3-0 road victory over Simon Fraser Thursday evening in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action at Terry Fox Field.
Liv Larson's header goal off a perfectly-placed corner kick from senior Emily Webster in the second minute (1:52) gave the Vikings the only goal they would need to improve to 12-0-0 on the season and 8-0-0 in GNAC play. Of the 12 victories this season, eight have come on the road.
Freshman Darby Doyle (56') and senior Sierra Shugarts (64') would add second half goals to give the defending national champions their 36th consecutive victory dating back to the start of last season.
"It was a great win tonight. We had to make some adjustments tactically at halftime and I am proud of how the team responded," said head coach Travis Connell.
The Vikings recorded their fifth consecutive shutout, and ninth clean sheet of the season, out-shooting the Clan 14-5 in the game and holding a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal. WWU has allowed only three goals in the 12 games this season.
In addition to the 36th consecutive victory, the 4th-longest in NCAA Division II history, WWU also extended its unbeaten streak to 37 consecutive games (36-0-1) and is undefeated in its last 60 games vs. GNAC opponents (55-0-6). The unbeaten streak vs. conference opponents, which dates back to 2013, is now tied for the 2nd-longest in the NCAA II record books.
Clinging to a 1-0 halftime lead, the Vikings made some adjustments at the half and expanded the lead to 3-0 with a pair of goals in the 20 minutes of the second half.
Doyle (Spokane, WA/Gonzaga Prep) drilled a 30-yard shot into the top right corner for her third goal of the season. Doyle took a short pass from freshman teammate Zoe Milburn (Maple Valley, WA/Tahoma), before connecting on the long distance shot for her second goal in as many games.
"Darby keeps gaining confidence with each match she plays, and showed her ability on that shot," said Connell on his freshman midfielder.
Shugarts (Federal Way, WA/Decatur) scored less than eight minutes later off a corner kick from senior Malia Maack (Spokane, WA/Mead). The goal was the first of the season, and fifth of her career, for the senior captain who was the 2016 NCAA II National Player of the Year.
"We take tons and tons of reps on set pieces, and some games it is critical, like it was tonight," added Connell, whose team has scored three goals off corner kicks in the last two games. "If we can score on set pieces like we have been, it makes us even more dangerous."
Senior goalkeeper Ashley Homer (Puyallup, WA) continued her dominating run in the net, making 4 saves before exiting the game in the 71st minute. Homer has now not allowed a goal in her last 839:40 minutes in net. Sophomore Callie VanAelst (Mill Creek, WA/Jackson) made her collegiate debut manning goal for the final 20 minutes of the game.
Simon Fraser goalie Priya Sandhu made three saves for the Clan, who fall 5-7-0 overall and 3-5-0 in GNAC play.
The Vikings return to action next Thursday traveling to face rival Seattle Pacific at 7 pm at Interbay Soccer Stadium. WWU beat the Falcons 1-0 on Oct. 5 in Bellingham and is undefeated (11-0-3) in its last 14 games vs. SPU (won 7 straight).
Game Notes: The 36-game winning streak is now 2 wins shy of the program record 38-game winning streak set from 1982-84...Emily Webster recorded her 22nd career assist 5th-most in program history...she also played in her 82nd career match, 9th-most by a WWU player...WWU has logged a shutout in 9 of its last 10 games, and allowed just 3 goals all season...extended undefeated streak vs. GNAC opponents (regular season + postseason) to 61 consecutive games (55-0-6), tied for the 2nd-longest unbeaten streak against conference opponents in NCAA II history...extended unbeaten streak against West Region opponents to 49 straight (47-0-2)...WWU has now scored at least one goal in its last 42 games vs. GNAC opponents, extending the GNAC record...WWU is 93-5-7 since the start of the 2013 season, the best record amongst all Division II programs...extended winning streak vs. Simon Fraser to 14 straight (outscored Clan 46-0 during the streak) and has an 18-game unbeaten streak vs. SFU (16-0-2) dating back to 2008 season.

WWU Goals:
 ? Larson (2') â€" Webster assist
 ? Doyle (56) â€" Milburn assist
 ? Shugarts (64) â€" Maack assist

NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Records

Longest Winning Streaks

1.

59

Franklin Pierce

Sept. 10, 1996-Dec. 4, 1998

2.

46

MSU Denver

Sept. 5, 2004-Nov. 19, 2005

3.

40

Franklin Pierce

Sept. 6, 1994-Sept. 8, 1996

4.

36

Western Washington

Sept. 4, 2016-current

5.

27

Grand Valley State

Sept. 8, 2013-Sept. 12, 2014

27

Southern New Hampshire

Sept. 15, 1985-Oct. 21, 1986

7.

26

Central Missouri

Oct. 17, 2009-Nov. 18, 2010

26

Omaha

Oct. 27, 2001-Dec. 6, 2002

8.

24

Christian Brothers

Nov. 4, 2000-Nov. 30, 2001

Consecutive Games without a Loss:

1.

59

MSU Denver

Sept. 5, 2004-Sept. 29, 2006

59

Franklin Pierce

Sept. 10, 1996-Dec. 4, 1998

3.

42

Grand Valley State

Sept. 24, 2010-Dec. 1, 2011

4.

40

Franklin Pierce

Sept. 6, 1994-Sept. 8, 1996

5.

37

Western Washington (36-0-1)

Sept. 1, 2016-current

6.

34

Grand Valley State

Sept. 6, 2015-Oct. 2, 2016

34

Colorado Mines

Oct. 5, 2012-Nov. 10, 2013

8.

32

Grand Valley State

Aug. 28, 2009-Sept. 17, 2010

9.

29

Christian Brothers

Sept. 24, 2002-Sept. 28, 2003

10.

28

Grand Valley State

Sept. 6, 2013-Sept. 12, 2014

11.

27

Seattle Pacific

Sept. 22, 2008-Sept. 30, 2009

27

Southern New Hampshire

Sept. 15, 1985-Oct. 21, 1986

Consecutive Home Wins

1.

61

MSU Denver

Sept. 20, 2002-Oct. 22, 2006

2.

44

Seattle Pacific

Oct. 17, 2006-Sept. 16, 2010

44

Franklin Pierce

Sept. 9, 1992-Sept. 8, 1996

3.

41

Franklin Pierce

Sept. 10, 1996-Sept. 28, 2000

4.

39

Saint Rose

Oct. 1, 2008-Sept. 9, 2011

5.

36

Southern New Hampshire

Oct. 17, 1983-Sept. 10, 1987

6.

31

Grand Valley State

Nov. 15, 2009-Sept. 21, 2012

7.

30

Winona State

Sept. 11, 2004-Oct. 27, 2006

30

West Florida

Sept. 12, 2002-Oct. 14, 2005

9.

29

Western Washington

Sept. 3, 2015-current

29

Lynn

Sept. 14, 1997-Nov. 3, 1999

11.

28

West Virginia Wesleyan

Sept. 18, 1996-Nov. 6, 1998

12.

27

Grand Valley State

Sept. 4, 2005-Nov. 4, 2007

13.

25

California (PA)

Sept. 1, 2011-Nov. 3, 2012

Conference Games Unbeaten Streak

Includes conference and NCAA Tournament games

1.

72

MSU Denver

Sept. 8, 2002-Oct. 22, 2006

2.

61

Western Washington (55-0-6)

Oct. 24, 2013-current

61

Northern Kentucky

Oct. 16, 1999-Sept. 24, 2004

4.

57

Saint Rose

Oct. 1, 2008-Oct. 12, 2011

5.

54

Barry

Oct. 2, 1999-Oct. 1, 2005

54

Franklin Pierce

Sept. 25, 1994-Oct. 19, 2000

7.

51

Grand Valley State

Oct. 1, 2006-Sept. 17, 2010

8.

47

Seattle Pacific

Sept. 28, 2002-Sept. 28, 2006

47

Truman

Sept. 29, 2002-Oct. 8, 2005

10.

46

Central Missouri

Oct. 17, 2009-Oct. 10, 2013

Source: NCAA DII Record Book

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Players Mentioned

Ashley Homer

#1 Ashley Homer

GK
5' 9"
Senior
Malia Maack

#7 Malia Maack

D
5' 7"
Senior
Sierra Shugarts

#8 Sierra Shugarts

D
5' 9"
Senior
Callie VanAelst

#28 Callie VanAelst

GK
5' 9"
Sophomore
Emily Webster

#16 Emily Webster

M
5' 6"
Senior
Darby Doyle

#2 Darby Doyle

M
5' 4"
Sophomore
Liv Larson

#18 Liv Larson

M/F
5' 5"
Junior
Zoe Milburn

#11 Zoe Milburn

F
5' 7"
Sophomore
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Players Mentioned

Ashley Homer

#1 Ashley Homer

5' 9"
Senior
GK
Malia Maack

#7 Malia Maack

5' 7"
Senior
D
Sierra Shugarts

#8 Sierra Shugarts

5' 9"
Senior
D
Callie VanAelst

#28 Callie VanAelst

5' 9"
Sophomore
GK
Emily Webster

#16 Emily Webster

5' 6"
Senior
M
Darby Doyle

#2 Darby Doyle

5' 4"
Sophomore
M
Liv Larson

#18 Liv Larson

5' 5"
Junior
M/F
Zoe Milburn

#11 Zoe Milburn

5' 7"
Sophomore
zo-E
F
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