The Pratt Community College women's soccer team hosted Northeastern Junior College for their last non-conference match-up of the season. The contest came down to the wire and was decided by a last minute goal. Pratt overcame Northeastern 1-0 by scoring the only goal of the day.

PCC started the game with pace and physicality. Within the first few minutes of play forward Quemberli Merida found herself in a one-on-one scoring opportunity with the opposing goal keeper. Merida was heavily fouled by the keeper and unfortunately taken out of the game for a brief injury. This however, did not slow down the momentum of the Beavers. Pratt continued to put themselves in great scoring positions as the game continued. A slew of efficient set pieces initiated by midfielder Isabella Battaglia kept home fans on their feet.

Pratt was rewarded for their efforts on both ends of the pitch. Goalkeeper Haven Johannsen managed to keep a clean sheet for the Beavers with a game high of 10 saves. A number of spectacular saves in the first period alone kept PCC in the game. As time winded down, midfielder Kori Staley made a run assisted by forward Leslie Villanueva that resulted in the game winning goal. Staley scored with only 4:30 remaining in regular time. This score energized the Beavers and helped their defense to keep Northeastern out of the contest.

"Of course it feels good to get the first win of the season on our home field. Northeastern was a great mirror for us and pushed us to the very end. I'm proud of the girls' mental toughness to be able to play the full 90 minutes and get rewarded for it," said head coach Ashley Burnett. "Kori had great composure in front of the goal and that helped us get the three points today. We still need to clean up some parts of the game before we head into conference play next week."

PCC women's soccer hosts Dodge City Community College next on Sep. 5. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m