Box Score HELENA, Mont. -- The Carroll College women's soccer team fought hard but fell short on Sunday at Nelson Stadium, losing to Northwest 4-2.
Carroll found themselves in an early deficit, trailing 2-0 heading into halftime. Kayla Welch would turn things around for the Saints, scoring two goals at the start of the second half. The senior had scores in the 46th, a curving free-kick from the top of the box that found the bottom left corner of the goal, and 51st minute of the game.
Northwest did not take long to respond, as a shot deflected off a Saints defender and into the goal and then in the 70th minute to seal the victory. Madison Morrow began the scoring for Northwest in the 32nd minute of action. Wright scored two goals on the day.
The Saints (4-2-1) drop to 1-1 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. Northwest (6-2, 1-1 CCC) outshot Carroll 14-9 on the day.
The Saints travel to Oregon next weekend for another pair of Cascade Collegiate Conference games. Carroll faces off against Southern Oregon on Friday, Sept. 27th at before taking on Oregon Tech on Saturday, Sept. 28th.