Erika Mouritsen had two goals in the Yotes 4-0 win over Northwest
CALDWELL, Idaho - Erika Mouritsen and Chelsea Heffner each had a pair of goals, while The College of Idaho defense continued to stifle its opponent, as the Lady Yotes recorded their fifth-straight shutout in a 4-0 victory over Northwest University at Simplot Stadium.
With the win, the Yotes (7-1, 2-0 CCC) set a new school record for consecutive shutouts, while tying the school mark set in 2002 with their fifth-straight win.
Mouritsen got the hosts on the board in the 16th minute, flicking home a Lauren Winterholler corner kick that was pushed to her by Colleen Smith. Seven minutes later, Heffner played a ball up the left side to Jamie Reichel, who chipped a pretty cross to Mouritsen at the top of the six-yard box, where she blasted the ball in for a 2-0 lead.
Reichel and Heffner got in the act in the 36th minute, as Heffner touched a pass down the right side to Reichel, who played the ball back to Heffner on the right side of the box, beating Eagles (1-6-1, 0-2) keeper Jessica Kane for the goal.
In the second half, a pair of unlucky breaks kept The C of I off the board until the 86th minute, when Jessica Moon played a perfect cross over the goal mouth to Heffner, who flicked the ball into the net to complete the scoring.
Northwest had their best scoring opportunity in the final 30 seconds, as Yanet Candido rocketed a 25-yard shot that C of I back-up keeper Kelly Hardegree-Ullman made a fully-extended diving save to preserve the shutout.
The Lady Yotes return to action next weekend, traveling Friday to Southern Oregon and Saturday to Oregon Tech.