BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The No. 21 nationally ranked Western Washington University women's soccer team remained on top of the GNAC standings and undefeated in league play with a 3-1 victory over Saint Martin's University on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Harrington Field.

 

The Vikings improved to 7-1-3 overall while extending their unbeaten streak to eight consecutive games (7-0-1). WWU is tied for the top spot in the GNAC standings with Simon Fraser through the first three weeks of the conference season at 5-0-1 for 16 points. Dating back to the end of the 2023 season Western is undefeated in its last 21 conference matches going 17-0-4.

 

"We leaned on our restarts today to score three goals. We spend a lot of time working on that part of the game and today it paid off," said WWU head coach Travis Connell. "It was a great crowd on a rainy Pacific Northwest day that we drew energy from."

 

WWU opened the scoring in the 27th minute when junior midfielder Reece Walker found the back of the net for her third goal of the season. Junior Morgan Manalili sent a pass to the back post where Walker got off an initial shot that was saved, but followed with a shot form close quarters to put WWU up 1-0.

 

Freshman and Sehome High School product Alina Kravtsov doubled the lead early in the 38th minute with her free kick from 25 yards out eluding the Saint Martin's defense for her first collegiate goal.

 

SMU quickly answered just over a minute after the Vikings goal to cut its deficit in half with Eve Charles scoring form five yards out after making a 30-yard run towards the box. The goal was the first allowed by the Vikings in GNAC play, ending a string of 523 consecutive scoreless minutes.

 

The game remained tight through much of the second half prior to the Vikings going up 3-1 on an 85th minute goal by junior midfielder Mie Cairns. Kravtsov found Manalili with an entry pass, who crossed it into the box for a right-footed volley by Cairns for her third goal of the season.

 

Senior captain Asia Hardin played the full 90 and set the WWU women's soccer record with 7080 minutes played. Hardin has started 79 of 80 possible games, playing all but 30 minutes of games she has appeared. She broke the old mark for a field player of 7011 minutes originally set by All-American Emily Webster from 2014-17.

 

"It's a huge accomplishment for Asia. She impacts our program in so many ways off the field, but her 7000+ minutes on the field have been pretty special as well," added Connell.

 

WWU held a 15-6 edge in total shots, 6-3 in shots on goal and 8-1 in corner kicks. 
 

The Vikings (7-1-3, 5-0-1 GNAC) are back in action next week with a home game against Northwest Nazarene on Thursday with kickoff at 7 pm at Harrington Field and travels to play at Simon Fraser Saturday with kickoff at 6 pm at Terry Fox Field. The complete 2025 schedule can be viewed online via wwuvikings.com/25_WSOC.

 

#21 Western Washington 3, Saint Martin's 1

Date: October 11, 2025

Field: Harrington Field     Site: Bellingham, WA

Attendance: 315   Weather: Rainy and low 50s

 

Goals by period                 1  2    Tot

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Saint Martin's................  1  0  -  0

Western Washington............  2  1  -  3

 

SCORING SUMMARY:

1.      26:49      WWU       Walker

2.      37:06      WWU       Kravtsov

3.      38:07      SMU       Charles

4.      84:26      WWU       Cairns (Manalili, Kravtsov)

 

Shots: WWU 15, SMU 6

Shots on Goal: WWU 6, SMU 3

Saves: WWU 2 (McGowan – 2), SMU 3 (Escobar - 3)

Corners: WWU 8, SMU 1

Fouls: SMU 10, WWU 4

Offsides: WWU 1, SMU 1

Kits: WWU (Light Blue), SMU (Red)

Updated Records: WWU (7-1-3, 5-0-1), SMU (1-8-1, 0-5-1)

 

Here is a look at Western's record breakdown for the 2025 season:

 

 

Here is a look at the GNAC Women's Soccer standings following Saturday's games to complete the third week of the conference slate. WWU won its 10th regular-season title in 2024 going undefeated at 11-0-3 in GNAC play. The top four teams in the conference standings at the end of the regular season will qualify for the GNAC Championships held November 13-15 in Burnaby, BC hosted by Simon Fraser University. Updated conference standings, schedules, results and statistics can be found online at GNACsports.com.