LA MIRADA, Calif. – Two late second half goals by Biola University earned a 3-1 victory over Northwest U. in the season opener for both teams.

Biola got on the scoreboard first in the 24th minute on a penalty kick after an NU foul in the box. Victoria Dalla Zanna put the ball past NU goalkeeper, Patty Hughes for the first score of the game and a 1-0 Biola lead. Hughes held strong in goal for the Eagles as she registered 9 first half saves as Biola outshot NU, 17-4. Biola would take a 1-0 lead into halftime.

NU's Tatyana Raveles would knot the score at the 56:59 mark as she took a rebound off a defender and put the ball into the net from 20 yards out. Jessie Nicholl's shot was saved by the Biola keeper, Marina Rodriguez, but Raveles was in the right spot to score for the Eagles.

Biola got the game winner in the 78th minute when Taylor Venegas took a leading pass from Miranda Starbeck to score from the left side of the box and put Biola up 2-1. The clincher came at 88:59 as Chrissy King as she took the ball on a breakaway at the 40 yard mark and scored.

Northwest U.  (RV, 0-1-0) goalkeeper Patty Hughes totaled 12 saves for the Eagles as Biola (RV, 1-0-0) dominated the shot column with 29 shots to NU's 8. Rachel Saleen and Jessie Oliver each had two shots for the Eagles while Chrissy King led Biola with 7 shots and a goal. Marina Rodriguez earned the win for Biola finishing with 4 saves.

"I thought our women played well today," said NU head coach, Val Seid. "We started a little slow and gave up the PK in the first half, but played much better in the second half as we made some adjustments and came out hard scoring early in the first half to tie it up. We tired slowly in the heat and gave up the two late goals."

The Eagles will now have a couple of days off before they take on #4 ranked Vanguard back on Biola's field on Saturday at 2 p.m., before heading back to Kirkland.