LA GRANDE, ORE.- In a physical Monday morning match at Community Stadium here in La Grande, the Mounties continued to roll to their third straight victory. The Mounties came away with a 3-1 win over the Jimmies of The University of Jamestown.
In the first half of today's match the Mounties came out and set the tone early. Controlling the pace for much of today's game, the Mountaineers were able to strike first when Ericka Skindlov was able to find the back of the net in the 16th minute. This goal would be the lone goal in the first half of today's match and after 45 minutes of play the Mounties saw themselves up 1-0.
As the second half kicked off, the Jimmies came out looking to take control away from the Mountaineers and were able to find the back of the net in the 48th minute, tying the game up 1-1. After this, the Mounties sunk right back into their groove. Brooke Ford was able to find the back of the net in the 53rd minute which would ultimately be the game winning goal in today's match. The Mountaineers continued to roll the rest of the way as Ericka Skindlov was able to find the back of the net for the second time today in the 76th minute.
Your Mountaineers are now 3-1 on the season and will look to continue their winning ways as they take on Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. on Friday, Sept. 9.