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WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- The Whitman women's soccer team got a goal from four different players on their way to a 4-0 shutout of George Fox this afternoon at the Whitman Athletic Fields in a Northwest Conference contest.
 
The victory puts the Missionaries at 4-5 in conference and 8-5 overall. The loss drops the Bruins to 1-6-1 in the NWC and to 3-8-1 on the year.
 
In addition to a well-balanced offensive attack, Whitman employed stifling defense that allowed George Fox only 6 shots, 2 on-goal, for the entire match. Conversely, the Missionaries triggered 26 shots -- 14 on target.
 
Whitman's first goal came on a breakaway; Kelsey Roehner scored her second goal of the season , dribbling down the left side and firing a shot into the upper right-hand corner. The score came at the 29:18 mark.
 
The Missionaries would close-out the half with a 2-0 lead, courtesy of a one-timer from Mackenzie Hughes (team-leading eighth goal of the season). Pamela London provided the assist on the score that came in the 39th minute.
 
In the second half, play continued primarily in the George Fox end of the field. Whitman took a 3-0 lead on Danielle Audino's first goal of the season when Elyse Laurin drove a low centering pass to the far side of the goal where Audino was waiting to tap it in.
 
The final goal came with just eight ticks left on the clock. Hallie Swan collected her first goal of the year on a one-timer that was perfectly placed into the lower left corner of the net. Swan knocked in a deflection after the ball had caromed several times in the box.
 
The win snaps a two-game losing streak for the Whits and a scoring drought over the same span (the Missionaries dropped two 1-0 matches last weekend on the road).
 
Whitman will try to get back over the .500 mark in conference next weekend when they host Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound Saturday and Sunday. Both matches start at 12-noon.

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Andrew Holt
Whitman Sports Information Director
holtac@whitman.edu
509.527.5902