Box score

BELLINGHAM, Wash. --- Freshman Danielle Shoemaker tallied four shots on the afternoon, but that wasn't nearly enough as 13th-ranked CSUDH was blanked by an inspired Western Washington squad in a 2-0 Viking win on Monday.

Viking forward Emily Frankland had a goal and assist in a span of 9:33 midway through the second half as Western improved to 2-1-0, while CSUDH fell to 1-1-0.

The Vikings snapped a scoreless tie in the 66th minute when Frankland  took a shot from 15 yards that deflected off Claire Morgan to Lucy Miller, who tapped it in from five yards.

Nine minutes later, Frankland took a pass from Jenny Barton turned and scored on a shot from 18 yards out.

The Vikings, who had a 12-2 shot advantage in the second half, had four other solid scoring chances in the period, two on shots by Kelly Irving and another by Miller.

CSUDH controlled play in the first half, Jessica Murphy missing wide-left from 10 yards in the first minute and Shoemaker having a shot deflect off the crossbar from 15 yards in the 32nd minute.

Western, which finished with a 16-8 shot advantage and a 5-2 edge in corner kicks, got two saves from goalkeeper Kylie Broadbent.  Alyssa Congdon had five saves for CSUDH.

The road doesn't get any easier on Wednesday as CSUDH faces 4th-ranked Seattle Pacific University, which knocked the Toros from last year's NCAA Playoffs.

(Courtesy of Western Washington)