CHENEY, Wash. – The Eastern Washington University women's soccer team topped Nevada 4-0 today (Sept. 15) in its third straight home match. With this win, EWU improves to 5-4-0 on the year while Nevada falls 1-6-0.

"The kids trained hard this week and we had some ups and downs in this nonconference portion of the schedule, but the ability is there," head coach Chad Bodnar said. "The shots were there and some of it was composure in front of the goal and people flooding the box to get some scrappy goals."

In the first half, Eastern came out aggressive as the Eagles had three corner kicks in 13 minutes.

In the 29th minute, junior Alexis Stephenson scored the first goal to put EWU on the scoreboard up 1-0. The junior caught a cross from M'Kenna Hayes that was deflected by the Nevada goalkeeper in the right side of the box and put it behind the net.

In the 32nd minute, Stephenson was fouled in the box to set up junior Jenny Chavez for a penalty kick. Chavez netted the goal in the right side of the net, putting Eastern up 2-0.

EWU entered halftime with a lead of 2-0 and outshooting the Wolf Pack 5-2.

In the second half, senior Aimie Inthoulay took the first shot on goal that was blocked in the 49th minute. In the 53rd minute, redshirt senior Delaney Romero took a pass from Stephenson from the left side of the box and notched it past the goalkeeper Lauryn Horstdaniel to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead.

Eastern Washington kept putting on the pressure as Stephenson scored another goal, her second of the game, with a shot from the far right that bounced off the keeper to give Eastern a 4-0 lead in the 57th minute.

Senior Savannah Hoekstra followed that by another shot in the 60th minute, but Horstdaniel was there to stop it for Nevada. Allison Raniere also took a shot on goal in the 70th minute but had a save from goalkeeper Jamie Flynn.

At the end of the contest, EWU held Nevada to only three shots and outshot the team 17-3. The Eagles took six shots on goal while the Wolf Pack took one. Eastern also led in corner kicks, having six to Nevada's one.

Freshman goalkeeper Kelsee Winston earned her first true shutout at home and improved her record to 2-2-0.

"Our result was good today because the kids had to breakdown a team that sat in deep in the first half and we finished with some good goals," Bodnar added.

Win-Loss Record
Eastern Washington moves to 5-4-0 on the year, while Nevada falls 1-6-0. The Eagles improve their series record against Nevada to 2-2-1 with the last game being played on Aug. 30, 2013 when the Eagles lost 2-0 at home. The Eagles are now 4-1 at home on the year with four matches remaining in the home stand.

What it Means 
This is Eastern's second shutout of the year with the other one taking place on Aug. 20 against South Dakota in a 1-0 win at home.

Keys to the Game
The Eagles were able to hold Nevada, who usually averages 11 shots a game, to only three shots, only one of those being on goal.

Eastern was able to get on the scoreboard early in the 29th minute with a goal from Alexis Stephenson. EWU was able to maintain their lead throughout the whole contest and didn't allow a goal to be scored on them.

Top Performers
Alexis Stephenson scored two goals and had one assist in the 90-minute contest, earning five points. She is currently leading the team in goals and points with four goals on the year and nine points total.

Kelsee Winston was in net for the whole game and did not let any shots go past her.

Chloe Williams led the team in shots, taking four in the game. Right behind her was Allison Raniere with three and one on goal.

Notables
Ten different student athletes took a shot in the game, with five recording shots on goal.

The Eagles have been able to outshoot their opponent in every game so far this year.

This win puts coach Chad Bodnar career home to 22-7-5 since he took over in 2014.

Bodnar Bites
On the back field: "We were very solid and organized in the backfield today. We have five or six kids that are extremely capable, and I thought they looked good."

On playing Fairleigh Dickinson this Sunday: "On Sunday, we need to show consistency to get two good results from the weekend. We need to bring the same focus and effort that we had in today's match on Sunday."

What's Next
The Eagles continue their home streak as they take on Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. This game also marks the last nonconference game for the Eagles as Big Sky competition starts on Sept. 22 against Sacramento State at 3 p.m. on the EWU Soccer Field.