Eastern Washington battled it out with UNLV in Las Vegas, Nev., but the Eagles fell short, 0-2. Eastern is now 1-3-2 on the season.

The Eagles started the game off right, getting a variety of shots and making Rebels' goalie work. Maddie Morgan put up a shot in the beginning, attempting to give Eastern an early lead, but just missed the left of the goal. Mareonna Henderson was active in the beginning of the game as well, getting a shot on goal but was blocked by Riley Liebsack of UNLV. Eastern was able to put shots up to keep the Rebels on their toes. Gillian Martin, Mya Elder-Hammond, Kalista Kakou, Chloe Pattison, Skyler Matthews, and Becca Gaido all put up shots near the goal. The Eagles were still able to play physically and getting UNLV off balance.

UNLV was aggressive towards the beginning of the match as well. In the 12^th minute, Izzy Perez was able to score a goal with an assist by Cadence Whitley, to put them on top of Eastern. That was UNLV's first shot on goal of the match and Perez's first goal of the season. Before the half, the Rebels were able to secure another goal as Kennedi Schmidt set up Heather Mitchell for the score.

Both teams battled in the second half, but neither team was able to score any goals.

End of Game Stats:

• Eastern had nine total saves, Nevada had five.
• The Eagles ended with 16 total shots with five shots on goal. The Rebels had 16 total shots and 11 shots on goal.
• Both teams received one yellow card.
• Eastern ended with seven total fouls and the Rebels had eight.

 
Up Next:
Next on the schedule for Eastern Washington, they get to stay home and host two matches. Their first matchup will be against North Dakota State this Friday, September 9^th at 3 p.m. Pacific Time. After, Louisiana will be in town on Sunday, September 11^th for a game time of 1 p.m.