Hutchins' penalty kick leads Central

ELLENSBURG -- Kaycie Hutchins nailed a penalty kick in the 52nd minute to give Central Washington a 2-1 victory over Montana State Billings in a women's college soccer match Saturday at the Central soccer complex.

With the victory, evened its GNAC record at 3-3 and moved to 6-4-2 overall.

Gwenna Carie scored late in the first half to give Central the lead, but Montana State Billings (2-4, 7-6) tied it two minutes into the second half.

First half: 1, Central Washington, Gwenna Carie (Alex Jensen), 43:00.

Second half: 2, Montana State Billings, Ali Gamberg (Melissa Carlson), 47:00; 3, Central Washington, Kaycie Hutchins (pk), 52:00.

Saves: Amber Easterbrook (CWU) 6, Jordan Fenwick (MSB) 8.

YVCC, Chemeketa play to tie

SALEM, Ore. -- Molly Snell scored in the 89th minute to pull Yakima Valley Community College into a 2-2 tie with Chemeketa in a women's soccer match Saturday.

Hannah Shattuck also scored for the Yaks, who improved to 1-8-4.

First half: 1, Chemeketa, Vickey Cruz, 3:00; 2, Yakima Valley, Hannah Shattuck (Jennifer Mickey), 10:00; 3, Chemeketa, Alison Printz (Amber Urban), 27:00.

Second half: 4, Yakima Valley, Molly Snell, 89:00.

Saves: Not reported.

CROSS COUNTRY

Mullen 3rd in Western Invite

BELLINGHAM -- Marcie Mullen finished third in the women's race to lead Central Washington to a third-place team finish in the 35th Western Washington University Invitational cross country meet Saturday at Lake Padden Park.

Mullen, a senior from Sedro-Woolley High School, covered the 6-kilometer course in 22 minutes, 38 seconds, just 18 seconds behind runner-up Courtney Olsen of Western Washington. The Vikings' Sarah Porter was the winner in a time of 21:24.

Central's men were fourth, with Wes Hargrove's 29th place the top finish by a Wildcat. John Riak of Saint Martin's was the men's winner, covering the 10-kilometer course in 31:44. Western Washington won the team title.

MEN

Team scores: 1, Western Washington 15; 2, Seattle Pacific 68; 3, Seattle Running Club 84; 4, Central Washington 94; 5, British Columbia 105.

Top 5, Central placers (10 kilometers): 1, John Riak (Saint Martin's) 31:44; 2, Jordan Welling (WWU) 31:45; 3, Bennett Grimes (WWU) 31:48; 4, Sam Alexander (unattatched) 32:21; 5, Blake Medhaug (WWU) 32:31. Also: 29, Wes Hargrove 35:01; 30, Josh Kratzer 35:03; 38, Scott Power 35:36; 46, Andrew Alhajri 36:27; 50, Chris Croteau 37:00; 51, Jeff Knutson 37:54.

WOMEN

Team scores: 1, Western Washington 25, 2, Seattle Pacific 39, 3, Central Washington 73.

Top 5, Central placers (6 kilometers): 1, Sarah Porter (WWU) 21:24; 2, Courtney Olsen (WWU) 22:20; 3, Marcie Mullen (CWU) 22:38; 4, Natty Plunkett (SPU) 22:43; 5, Kate Harline (SPU) 22:47. Also: 17, Adriana Mendoza 24:04; 32, Kelsey Kraft 25:42; 33, Elizabeth Mann 25:47; 39, Shannon Vreeland 26:52; 42, Tanja Owen 27:19.

VOLLEYBALL

Anchorage tops Central

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Kady Try had 19 kills, but Central Washington's rally fell short in a five-set loss to Alaska Anchorage in a GNAC volleyball match Saturday night.

Anchorage (4-4, 12-9) won 25-17, 25-18, 25-27, 15-25, 15-11.

In addition to Try, Rachael Schurman and Erin Norris added 11 kills each, with Schurman also collecting 11 blocks for the Wildcats (4-3, 12-7).

Rhea Cardwell led Anchorage with 23 kills. Cortney Lundberg added 15 kills and eight blocks, and Rachel Kidwell had 13 kills.

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