BOX SCORE

SALEM, Ore. – Junior Audrey Sullivan had a hand in each of Corban's three goals in its Cascade Collegiate Conference opener, as the Warriors defeated visiting Eastern Oregon, 3-1, Friday at Warrior Field.

Sullivan would assist on Corban's first goal of the afternoon before adding her team and conference-leading eighth and ninth goals of the season that included the game-winner in the 10th minute before adding an insurance score in the 64th minute.

With today's result, Corban improves to 6-3-0 overall and 1-0-0 in CCC play. Meanwhile, Eastern Oregon remains winless falling to 0-8-0 overall and 0-1-0 in league games.

Corban would strike early with freshman Katelyn Weaver took a pass from Sullivan and slotted the ball underneath a diving Eastern Oregon goalkeeper for her second goal of the season in the third minute. The scoring play would begin by Sullivan taking the ball away from a EOU defender along the near sideline before sending a perfectly placed ball onto the foot of Weaver, who directed her shot into the back of the net at the 2:05 mark.

Just over seven minutes later, Sullivan would get into the scoring act when she teamed with senior Emily Tsugawa in the 10th minute. Tsugawa would begin the play by knocking down an attempted clearance by Eastern Oregon's goalkeeper before finding Sullivan with a crossing pass that left her one-on-one with EOU's net-minder. Sullivan wasted little time putting the ball in the back of the net for the eventual game-winning goal at the 9:38 mark.

Corban would continue holding its two-goal advantage throughout the remainder of the first half and into halftime, as the host Warriors controlled the offensive flow registering four more shots (6-to-2) than Eastern Oregon over the opening 45 minutes of play.

In the 57th minute, Eastern Oregon would finally get on the board when Mauriana Gonzalez headed home a free kick off the foot of Danielle Robinson. After Corban was whistled for a foul in front of Eastern Oregon's bench, Robinson lifted a perfectly placed free kick onto the head of Gonzalez who out-jumped everyone and directed the ball past a diving Corban goalkeeper making the score 2-1 in favor of the home team at the 56:13 mark.

Seven minutes later, Sullivan would add an insurance goal when she teamed with Weaver on a through ball behind Eastern Oregon's defense. Weaver's pass would leave Sullivan one-on-one with EOU's net-minder, as she dribbled the ball around the Mountaineers' final wall of defense before rolling her shot into the middle of the goal at the 63:12 mark for the final tally of 3-1.

Junior Alexis Beattie would stand between the pipes for Corban for all 90 minutes registering two saves, while Eastern Oregon's Kailey Moss tallied a game-high six saves despite allowing all three Warrior goals.

Offensively, Corban out shot Eastern Oregon by eight shots (14-to-6) and also registered seven more shots on goal (10-to-3) than the visiting Mountaineers. The Warriors were awarded the game's only three corner kicks, while being whistled for seven more fouls (13-to-6).

Corban will return to the pitch tomorrow – Saturday, September 29th – against the visiting Lady Coyotes of The College of Idaho beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Warrior Field in Salem. Meanwhile, Eastern Oregon will close out its CCC opening road weekend against Northwest Christian beginning at 4:00 p.m. on Mike Kelly Field in Springfield.