Women's Soccer Team to Battle Lewis & Clark in NWC Action

By Robert McKinney, Athletics Communications Director, (503) 370-6110

SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University and Lewis & Clark College will open the Northwest Conference women's soccer schedule for both teams on the L&C campus on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Game time at Griswold Stadium is slated for 7 p.m. (PDT).

The Bearcats enter the game after picking up momentum with a 7-0 rout of Northwest Christian University on Friday, Sept. 12. In that match, Jill Phillips (Jr., MF/GK, Fairbanks, AK/West Valley HS) scored two goals and added an assist to help the Bearcats build a 5-0 halftime lead. Veronica Ewers (Jr., MF, Moscow, ID/Moscow HS) scored a goal in each half.

Phillips is Willamette's top scorer this season with 2 goals and 2 assists for 6 total points. Ewers ranks second with two goals and 4 total points. Rachel Fleener (Jr., F, Olympia, WA/Olympia HS) has scored one goal and contributed one assist.

The Bearcats have scored eight goals and have allowed eight goals this season. Goalkeeper Emily Sewall (So., GK, Petaluma, CA/Casa Grande HS) has been in goal for all 360 minutes, and has achieved 10 saves. She earned a shutout in the victory over Northwest Christian.

Willamette holds a 57-33 advantage over its opponents in total shots, including a 29-18 edge in shots on goal. The Bearcats will look to continue the accurate shooting that led to the sizable win over Northwest Christian. The Bearcats are 1-3-0 overall.

Lewis & Clark is 2-1-1 on the season with wins over the University of California-Santa Cruz and Whittier College. The Pioneers downed Whittier 3-1 on Sunday, Sept. 14.

Emily Thompson (Jr., F) leads the Pioneers with two goals and four points. Megan Ratfield (Jr., F) has earned two assists. The Pioneers have outscored their opponents, 7-5.

Goalkeeper Geena Fong has played all 394 minutes for L&C this year. She has recorded 29 saves while maintaining a 1.14 goals against average.

Last year, the teams split their two meetings. Lewis & Clark won at Willamette, 3-2, while the Bearcats claimed a 1-0 win in Portland.