ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Northwest University (1-5, overall) captured their first win of the season beating Central Washington with a score of 4-1. The Wildcats out shot Northwest 11 to 8, but the Eagles were able to find the back of the net early in the game.

Katie Michkiosky of Northwest University got the Eagles off to a great start by scoring in the 2^nd minute of play. Nine minutes later Katie return to score her second goal on the day. Whitney Weaver added to the Eagles score later in the first half to move the Eagles ahead 3-0.

In the second half, Rylee Rassier contributed to the Eagles offense by getting an assist from Jaclyn Metz moving the Eagles ahead 4-0. Sophia Keenan scored in the 77^th minute to eliminate the potential shutout and bringing the final score 4-1.

Head Coach Bryan Chud said, "today was the culmination of a lot of hard work that the ladies have put in this preseason. We have been unlucky a lot so far this year, so it was nice to see the hard work pay off today. Our front 3 played very well today and it was good to have all of them score. Defensively we played well too, and now we have a good platform to build off of as we go into conference play next week!"