Story Highlights
- Northwest dropped their first home conference match of the season, losing to Central Oklahoma 1-0 on Sunday.
- The Bearcats are now 4-3-1 (1-2-1) on the season, while the Bronchos improved their record to 6-2 (3-1).
- Freshman goalie Ashley Malloy made six saves in the match - three in each half.
- Both teams took 11 shots in the match.

First Half Key Stats
- The Bronchos held possession for the majority of the half, taking six shots to Northwest's three.
- Defensively Taylor Sellars, Hannah Goetz, and Katelynn Lindsey did well to keep the ball out of the box.
- Jessica Breyfogle had the lone shot on goal in the half, but it was saved by Central's Elle Stover.
- Central Oklahoma took the lead when Emily Precure found the back of the net after a pass from Elle Aston. Malloy got a hand on it, but the ball snuck in past the near post.

Second Half Key Stats
- The Bearcats cranked up the offensive pressure in the second period, taking eight shots.
- Anna Holden had two good chances to score, but Stover made the save each time.
- Cassidy Holtman took a shot midway through the period that bounced off the right post.

Turning Point of the Match
- Malloy made two clutch saves late in the game to keep the Bearcats one goal down.

Up Next
- The Bearcats will go on the road twice next weekend. Northwest travels to Southwest Baptist on Thursday and then visit Joplin to play Missouri Southern.