KALAMAZOO - Western Michigan’s Nicole Dulyea dished out two assists as the women’s soccer team defeated Ferris State, 3-0, in its final exhibition match of the season Friday afternoon.Here is the box score:
Dulyea, a junior from Kentwood, Mich., made a sliding pass to sophomore Stephanie Skowneski in the 15th minute. Skowneski forced FSU’s goalkeeper to commit early and was able to dribble around her and shoot the ball into an open net to give WMU an early 1-0 lead.
“Nicole is a very talented player both technically and tactically,” commented interim head coach Suzie Grech. “She sees the game very well and puts herself and the ball in good positions and is able to seize those opportunities for us.”
Dulyea picked up a second assist in the 61st minute when she passed the ball to sophomore midfielder Nikolette Rivera, who found Patrice Impelido just outside the 18-yard box. Impelido split two defenders and shot the ball past the keeper on her right side to push WMU’s lead to two.
The Broncos added a third goal in the 88th minute when two freshmen connected to put the game away. Brittney Pavlica hit a streaking Megan Matula, who pulled the keeper out and put it in to an empty net.
While WMU dominated most of the stats, the Broncos had many chances negated by 10 off-sides calls.
“It is just a matter of being smarter and knowing your surroundings and the team you are playing,” commented Grech. “Ferris likes to play a very high line and they step. We need to do a better job of recognizing it. We talked about it during half time and did a much better job with it in the second half.”
Western Michigan, now done with the preseason, takes a trip out West to take on Northern Colorado on Friday at 9 p.m. EST. They then make the trip to Laramie, Wyo., to play the Wyoming Cowgirls on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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