Written by: Clayton Hashley
 
EUGENE, Ore. – Northwest University women's soccer (2-5, 1-0 CCC) overwhelmed the Northwest Christian Beacons (1-4, 0-1 CCC) to start conference play for both teams.  Two first half goals and four second half goals propelled the Eagles to a blowout victory.
 
Sharaya Roberts kicked off the scoring for the Eagles with a header off a corner kick in the 26^th minute.  Stephanie Wilson scored in the last minute of the first half, and Katie Michkiosky earned herself a hat trick in the second half.  Bailey Travis finished it off for the Eagles by heading in a free kick in the 78^th minute.  Jaclyn Metz had two assists for the Eagles, followed by Whitney Weaver and Makenna Wheeler, who each had one assist in the match.
 
Northwest head coach Bryan Chud explained, "We got the perfect start to conference play today.  NWC set up strong defensively, so we had to work hard to break them down.  Shay scores a great header off a corner, and then Steph hit a great goal with time running out in the half.  We pressured well as a team from start to finish, executed well, and Katie's second half hat trick put the gloss on our efforts.  I am extremely proud of the effort and the quality we displayed today.  It was the culmination of a lot of hard work the girls have put in the past 6 weeks, and I'm excited to build off it!"