SEATTLE, Wash. - The Central Washington University Women's Soccer Team (0-3-2) traveled west to take on a Division I opponent in the Seattle University Redhawks (5-2-2). Despite the strong effort, it wasn't enough to stop the Redhawks offensive attack as they had 31 shot attempts opposed to the Wildcats four. The final result was 4-1 as the Redhawks came out on top on their home turf.
Quoting Head Coach John Hawks:
"Credit to Coach Julie and the storied program she has built at Seattle U. They are a high level program that beat Oregon State 4-0 earlier this week and has an impressive campaign thus far in 2026.
They gave us the exact test we were looking for as we close out non-conference play and shift our focus to GNAC play on the road with preseason favorites in Simon Fraser and Western Washington respectively.
We had a lot of dynamic moments offensively in the run of play, created multiple chances in front of their goal, and found the back of the net. We will take this offensive momentum into next week and beyond
The way our group has trust in each other as a total collective, competes to the very end, and genuinely shows up for one another day in and day out on and off the field gives us much to be excited about with the remainder of the regular season ... Our future is bright and we are looking forward to kicking off conference play next week. Go Cats!"
First Half:
Seattle U scored two goals in the first half as they found shot attempts with ease early in the match up. Kailee Wilson was involved with both goals as she broke the game open at the 20-minute mark and followed it up at the 43-minute mark with an assist to Vivian Villareal. The Wildcats offense struggled to get in a groove against the Division I opponent as they only had one shot attempt take place in the first half.
Leighton Menge minimized the scoring in the first half allowing only two goals with seven saves on 18 shots as she was kept busy in the goalie box. The Redhawks went into the second half with a comfortable 2-0 lead over the Wildcats.
Second Half:
The scoring in the second half got off to a quick start with Myah Polzin of Seattle U scoring at 51' and just eight minutes later, U'i Kaaihue dished the ball to Kyla Schuster for an assist and a goal. The Wildcats were able to find the back of the net late in the match up at the 75=minute mark as
Mary-Jo Landon scored on a penalty kick pushing the score 4-1. Menge was subbed out at the end of the first half as she handed off the goalkeeping duties to
Rhiannon Teasley. The sophomore came in and allowed two goals with five saves on 13 shots in her 45 minutes of play. The defense of the Wildcats was kept under duress all game by the Redhawks as they fall short 4-1 moving the 'Cats to 0-3-2 on the season.
Series History:
- First match since Nov. 5, 2008
- Redhawks lead the all-time series at 12-1-1
Up Next:
Conference play is next up for the wildcats as they will travel to Burnaby, British Columbia to take on Simon Fraser University with hopes of starting 1-0 in conference match ups.
