Oct. 18, 1999

CHENEY, Wash. - Gonzaga University scored three first-half goals - two by Katie Carpenter - and held on to defeat Eastern Washington University 3-2 Monday in a non-conference women's soccer match, avenging an earlier 2-0 setback to the Eagles.

Carpenter, who had a goal and an assist in last Friday's win over Carroll College, scored the first goal for the Bulldogs (6-9-0) at 8:27 when she converted her own miss into a rebound goal for her fourth of the season. The Eagles (1-13-0) tied the match 10 minutes later when Tracy Wilcoxen's direct kick went over the head of Gonzaga keeper Gina Legaz at 18:30.

Freshman claire Whitfield broke the tie with her fourth goal of the season at 24:34, Sara Streufert collecting the assist. Carpentar scored what proved to be the winning goal just five minutes before intermission when she connected on Whitfield's cross to center from the right side for the 3-1 halftime advantage.

The Bulldogs, who outshot EWU 12-5 in the first half, saw the Eagles force the action more in the second half. EWU held an 8-4 edge in second-half shots, and pulled to within one goal at 72:29 when Caryn Noel scored on an assist from Wilcoxen.

EWU fired four more shots in the final 18:00, Legaz called on for a pair of saves, while GU managed just one shot down the stretch. Legaz had 6 saves, while EWU keeper Bree Holsing had 4 saves.

EWU had won this year's first meeting at Gonzaga 2-0 after Gonzaga had taken the first two meetings in the series last season 10-1 and 5-1.

Gonzaga returns to West Coast Conference action with a pair of matches this weekend, beginning with a noon match Friday against the University of San Diego in the first half of a double-header. The Bulldog men meet the Toreros in the 2 p.m. nightcap. USD's men's and women's soccer programs both beat Santa Clara University's top-ranked men's and women's teams last weekend in WCC matches.