BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University women's soccer team closed out its spring season with a 3-1 victory over Central Washington University Saturday at Harrington Field.
 
The Vikings got a first-half goal from sophomore forward Estera Levinte in the 24^th minute, and then added two early second-half goals to improve to 4-1-2 during the abbreviated seven-game spring schedule. CWU finished 2-3-0, which included a pair of losses to the Vikings.
 
The Vikings got on the board first early in the 24^th minute when Levinte weaved through defenders from near midfield, and fired a low left-footed shot from the top of the box for her third goal of the spring.
 
Western scored a pair of early second-half goals – one minute, nine-seconds apart – to extend the lead to 3-0.
 
Darby Doyle took a pass from Ashley Nguyen outside of the left side of the box, created space and fired a left-footed shot that dipped into the right side of the goal over the CWU goalkeeper.
 
Just over a minute later the Vikings struck again, this time with senior goalkeeper Natalie Dierickx initiating the scoring opportunity delivering a long pass down the right side of the field to junior forward Dayana Diaz. After Diaz beat her defender, she fired a low cross to find Zola Carbone streaking through the box where she one-timed a low shot with her left foot to the far past.
 
CWU avoided the shutout with a goal by Jayme Woodfill in the 88^th minute, with assists by Grace Jackson and Megan Meindersee.
 
The Vikings controlled the tempo of the game holding a 22-12 advantage in shots (7-5 in shots on goal) and 10-2 edge in corner kicks.
 
WWU starting goalkeeper senior Natalie Dierickx made one save and also recorded an assist in 60 scoreless minutes in goal.
 

Western Washington 3, Central Washington 1
Date: May 22, 2021
Field: Harrington Field    Site: Bellingham, WA
Weather: 62-degrees, Sunny
 
Goals by period            1  2    Tot
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Central Washington.......  0  1  -  1
Western Washington.......  1  2  -  3
 
SCORING SUMMARY:
1.    23:14   WWU   Levinte
2.    47:16   WWU   Doyle
3.    48:25   WWU   Carbone (Diaz)
4.    87:46   CWU   Woodfill (Jackson, Meindersee)
 
Shots: WWU 22, CWU 12
Shots on Goal: WWU 7, CWU 5
Saves: WWU 4 (Dierickx – 1, Trengove - 3), CWU 4 (Thomson – 3, Fox – 1)
Corners: WWU 10, CWU 2
Fouls: CWU 10, WWU 6
Offsides: WWU 0, CWU 0
Kits: WWU (White), CWU (Black)

  The Vikings completed the seven-game spring schedule with a 4-1-2 record, playing four home games and three on the road (one neutral-site game).
 

Date	Home/Away	Opponent	Result
April 3 (Sat)	Home	Pacific Lutheran	T, 0-0 (2 OT)
April 20 (Tue)	Home	Saint Martin's	W, 1-0
April 24 (Sat)	Home	Seattle Pacific	T, 4-4 (2 OT)
April 28 (Wed)	Neutral	Western Oregon	W, 3-0
May 8 (Sat)	Away	Central Washington	W, 1-0
May 12 (Wed)	Away	Seattle Pacific	L, 4-1
May 22 (Sat)	Home	Central Washington	W, 3-1

  The Vikings now lead the all-time series vs. Central Washington 45-10-8, including a current 19-game undefeated streak. Over the 19-game streak dating back to Oct. 7, 2012, WWU is 17-0-2, including a 1-0 win over the Wildcats on May 8 in Ellensburg and today's 3-1 victory. Overall the Vikings are 23-1-4 vs. the Wildcats in the last 28 games since the 2007 season. WWU went 3-0 vs. CWU during the 2019 season.
  WWU (4-1-2) completed the seven-game spring schedule and is set to open the 2021 fall season vs. Adams State and Colorado School of Mines Sept. 2 and 4 in Golden, Colorado. WWU's first home match in the fall is scheduled for Sept. 12 vs. Sonoma State. The complete 2021 fall schedule is available online at WWUVikings.com/WSOC.
  Since debuting at Harrington Field in 2014, the Vikings are 60-2-3 (.946), including a current 24-game undefeated streak (22-0-2). Went 10-0-0 at home in 2019 and 8-0-0 in 2018. The Vikings last loss at home came on Oct. 28, 2017 vs. Concordia. Including the men's program, WWU's teams have a combined record of 90-20-12 at Harrington Field (.787 winning percentage) since the on-campus facility debuted.
  Fans can follow WWU women's soccer online at WWUVikings.com/WSoc, and via social media on Twitter (@WWU_WSoccer), Instagram (@wwu_wsoccer) and Facebook (@WWUsoccerwomens).
  The Western Washington University women's soccer program has risen to the top of the Division II ranks, with a string of eight consecutive appearances in the NCAA Championships. WWU has advanced to the NCAA II Final Four in four of the last seven seasons and played for the West Region championship in seven of the last eight seasons. The Vikings played for the 2019 national title and won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2016 with an undefeated 24-0-1 record, beating three-time defending national champion Grand Valley State 3-2 in the title game in Kansas City, Missouri. Including the national championship run, the Vikings put together a 39-game winning streak (4th-longest in NCAA II history) and a 40-game unbeaten streak. The program has claimed seven of the last eight Great Northwest Athletic Conference regular-season titles, going 92-5-5  in league play during this stretch (since 2012), and won four of the last five GNAC Tournament titles (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019). Head coach Travis Connell finished his 17^th season leading the program in 2019, and has led the Vikings to 10 trips to the NCAA Championships (8 straight) and 16 consecutive winning seasons. WWU finished the 2019 season with a 23-3-0 record, winning the West Regional title and played in the national championship game falling 1-0 to Grand Valley State. WWU's 179 wins during the 2010s decade were the 6^th-most out of 1,043 NCAA women's soccer programs.