Early goal not enough in Bears loss to Weber State

BOX SCORE

OGDEN, Utah - Northern Colorado got onto the board first but suffered a defeat to conference opponent Weber State in a 2-1 loss on Thursday. This drops the Bears to 4-8-1 on the season and 0-3-0 in Big Sky play.

The Bears came out in the first half aggressive on the ball with senior Sydney VanderVelde recording a shot on goal only 30 seconds into the game. Northern Colorado kept the Wildcats goalkeeper busy throughout the first half forcing four saves compared to the two made by sophomore Kirsten Salminen.

In the 24^th minute of play sophomore Kimmie Feidler earned her first goal of the season on an unassisted shot from the top of the box putting the Bears up 1-0.

Five minutes later Weber State responded with a goal from Jessie Baddley from 16 yards out. The game would remain tied up 1-1 going into half time.

In the second half Northern Colorado continued its aggressive play on the ball tallying four shots by three different players and once again forcing Wildcat goalkeeper Rebecca Ritchie into action.

The game winning goal came in the 55^th minute in a shot from Collette Simmons who took a defelcted shot off of Salminen from 12 yards out. The Bears we able to attempt four more shots but were unable to connect with the net.

"We had some great opportunities today," said head coach Tim Barrera, "We just could not put some goals away."

The Bears continue Big Sky action against Idaho State at noon on Saturday in Pocatello, Idaho.