MacKenzie Frimpong-Ellertson
1
Washington St. WSU (10-5-1, 3-4-1)
2
Winner UCLA UCLA (11-4-1, 5-3-0)
Washington St. WSU
(10-5-1, 3-4-1)
1
Final
2
UCLA UCLA
(11-4-1, 5-3-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Washington St. WSU 1 0 1
UCLA UCLA 0 2 2

Game Recap: Soccer | | Athletic Communications

Late Strike Sinks WSU

In Case You Missed It
LOS ANGELES – Two second half goals halted No. 19 Washington State's (10-5-1, 3-4-1) winning streak against No. 18 UCLA (11-4-1, 5-2-0) as the Bruins took a 2-1 win over the Cougars Sunday afternoon in Westwood. For the first time on the year the Cougs could not hold onto a lead as the Bruins erased a one-goal halftime deficit with strikes in the 54' and in the 85'. Early on it looked like the Cougs may be on their way to another upset of the Bruins on the road when MacKenzie Frimpong-Ellertson connected on a volley in the 33' to put WSU out front. The freshman came up with the early goal after a cross by Molly Myers was popped up by the Bruins' defense where Frimpong-Ellertson took it out of the air and slotted it past the near post for her third goal of the season. The Cougs would hold off a late attack by the Bruins in the opening half to keep their lead into the locker room but the bend-but-don't-break defense would finally crack just 10 minutes into the new half. The Bruins used a combination of passes to get behind the WSU backline before finding a streaking Ashley Sanchez for the equalizer. The Bruins would keep the pressure up before knocking in the game-winner after again working their way behind the backline for an open look from Mia Fishel. In boh cases, the Cougs found themselves back tracking to the defensive end after just missing potential scoring opportunities on the offensive end.

Stat of the Match
The Cougars fell for the first time on the year when scoring first. WSU was 9-0 prior.

The Moments That Made The Match Things You Need To Know
  • Washington State suffered its first loss to the Bruins in three seasons and fell to 3-4-1 in conference play with three games to go in the regular season.
  • The goal scored by UCLA's Ashley Sanchez in the 54' minute was the first scored by the Bruins since Oct. 23 2016 took a 2-1 win over the Cougs in LA. The goal in the 85' was the latest game-winner scored against the Cougs on the year.
  • WSU fell to 9-1-0 when scoring first in 2019 and 7-3-0 in one-goal matches.
  • MacKenzie Frimpong-Ellertson scored her third goal of the year and first in Pac-12 play.
  • Ella Dederick recorded six saves in the contest, pushing her career total to 281, 9 short of No. 2 on the Cougars' all-time list.
  • The Cougars come home for the final time in the regular season for games against Utah (Oct. 31) and Colorado (Nov. 3).
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