Ducks Fall Short at No. 9 Washington State, 2-1

Thursday, September 27

Pullman, WA

7:00 PM

University of Oregon

7-2-1,1-1-0

Washington State

9-0-0,2-0-0

Oregon

Washington State

Photo by: Washington State Athletics

09/27/18 | Women's Soccer

Box Score Oregon-Washington State Box Score

PULLMAN, Wash. — Oregon fell behind in a game for the fifth time this season, and for the fourth time in those contests, the Ducks tied the match. But Washington State's goal in the 70^th minute proved to be the difference as the ninth-ranked Cougars edged Oregon 2-1 Thursday night at Lower Soccer Field.

How It Happened: WSU (9-0, 2-0) found a hole in the Oregon defense in the 48^th minute as Elyse Bennett finished a deflected pass to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead.

Oregon (7-2-1, 1-1-0) tied the game 1-1 in the 58^th minute after Emma Eddy was taken down for a foul just outside the Cougars' box. Sofia Chambers took the free kick for the Ducks and her shot nicked a WSU player on the wall before finding its way into the goal.

But WSU responded with the game-winner in the 70^th minute. Maddy Haro, the national leader in assists, lobbed a long pass up the middle to Maegan O'Neill, who nudged it past UO goalkeeper Halla Hinriksdottir from six yards out.

Both teams had chances in a back-and-forth first half. The Ducks attempted eight shots to the Cougars' nine.

Hinriksdottir made three first-half saves, including a point-blank stop of Morgan Weaver's strike in the 15^th minute.

Who Stood Out: Hinriksdottir tied her career high with seven saves. Zoe Hasenauer led the Ducks' 14-shot attack with three.

What It Means: Oregon's five-match winning streak came to a close on Thursday, but the 7-2-1 start is still the program's best since 2009.

Quotable:
Head coach Kat Mertz
"I'm proud of our team and our fight tonight against a very good WSU team on the road. I thought we dealt well with the threats that WSU presented and we were able to create a lot of quality chances. I'm looking forward to see how we respond on Sunday."

Notable: It was Chambers' first goal of the season and second of her career.

Up Next: Oregon will play at Washington on Sunday (2 p.m., Pac-12 Network).

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