This beautiful thing is coming back to Bellingham pic.twitter.com/ZGSLmlDsqf
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
FT: 3-2
That’s the final whistle and the Western Washington University Vikings are Division II National Champions! It's the first National Championship in the history of the women’s soccer program.
Final Stats
Western Washington University
Shots on Goal: 6
Shots: 16
Saves: 2
Corners: 2
Fouls: 14
Offsides: 4
Grand Valley State University
Shots on Goal: 4
Shots: 8
Saves: 3
Corners: 3
Fouls: 12
Offsides: 1
Goals:
Western Washington University: Caitlyn Jobanek (18:00), Caitlyn Jobanek (37:00), Emily Webster (76:00)
Grand Valley State University: Jayma Martin (33:00), Clare Carlson (72:00)
Undefeated season: ✅ GNAC regular season/postseason title: ✅ West Region Championship: ✅ NATIONAL Championship: ✅ Talk about VIKtorious... pic.twitter.com/kv3wpn9A31
— Western Front Sports (@WFSportsLive) December 3, 2016
Update: 2:56 p.m. PST
FT: 3-2. Western Washington University women's soccer tops Grand Valley State University to win the Division II National Championship.
Update: 2:49 p.m. PST
83rd minute: Homer leaps to grab a Laker free kick in traffic. If the score holds, the Vikings are seven minutes away from a National Championship.
---GOAL VIKINGS---
76th minute: 3-2. GOLAZOOO from junior midfielder Emily Webster! An unbelievable free kick from Webster finds the top right corner, grazing the junction of the post and cross bar. Western takes the lead!
W⚽: WHAT A GOAL! Emily Webster with a brilliant strike (76'), giving WWU a 3-2 lead over Grand Valley State.#GoViks pic.twitter.com/o2Tt37IlaG
— WWU Athletics (@WWUAthletics) December 3, 2016
---GOAL LAKERS---
72nd minute: 2-2. Grand Valley State equalizes once more. A beautiful first-time chip shot from the edge of the 18-yard line drifts over the outstretched hands of Homer. What a game.
Update: 2:29 PST
64th minute: A near-goal for Western.
Pelogi puts it in the back of the net in the 64th minute but is called offsides. Western has flipped the field a bit in the last 5 minutes
— Western Front Sports (@WFSportsLive) December 3, 2016
Update: 2:21 p.m. PST
56th minute: Close call for the Vikings, as Grand Valley State lands a corner just outside the six-yard line but Homer drops to the ground to deny the shot. Vikings still lead 2-1.
Update: 2:20 p.m. PST
55th minute: Grand Valley State looks much more composed to start this second half, getting the ball into the box and forcing the Western defense into some uncomfortable situations.
Update: 2:15 p.m. PST
49th minute: Western goalkeeper Ashley Homer has not been tested too many times in this tournament but she is cleanly fielding GVSU shots and looks confident.
Update: 2:10 p.m. PST
46th minute: The second half is under way and the Lakers are on the attack.
Halftime
Catch your breath. Western leads 2-1 at halftime of the Division II women's soccer National Championship. Western dominated possession early in the match, applying pressure at every opportunity. Senior forward/midfielder Caitlyn Jobanek capitalized, putting the Vikings on the board in the 18th minute with a powerful shot from 23-yards away. Grand Valley State equalized on a breakaway in the 33rd minute, but Jobanek found the back of the net again just four minutes later with a fantastic curling strike from the corner of the 18-yard line, recapturing the lead.
Halftime Stats:
Western Washington University
Shots on Goal: 4
Shots: 9
Saves: 1
Corners: 1
Fouls: 6
Offsides: 1
Grand Valley State University
Shots on Goal: 2
Shots:3
Saves:2
Corners:1
Fouls:5
Offsides:1
W⚽: Scenes from the first half of the @NCAADII National Championship Game with WWU up 2-1 over Grand Valley State. pic.twitter.com/N9DeO4qIEi
— WWU Athletics (@WWUAthletics) December 3, 2016
---GOAL VIKINGS---
37th minute: 2-1. Caitlyn Jobanek strikes again. The senior forward/midfielder runs parallel across the 18-yard line and curls a shot into the far post. The Laker goalkeeper had no chance at that one. Another classy goal from Jobanek who fired the shot with a defender on her hip.
W⚽: Another look at Caitlyn Jobanek's second goal of the half, assisted by Taylor Hallquist in 37' to give WWU a 2-1 lead. #GoViks pic.twitter.com/zs3wUT10R6
— WWU Athletics (@WWUAthletics) December 3, 2016
---GOAL LAKERS---
33rd minute: 1-1. Grand Valley State finds the equalizer as a Laker forward gets a touch past Western goalkeeper Ashley Homer and slips the ball into the corner of an open net. It is the first shot the Vikings have allowed this weekend.
Things are getting chippy in the 31st minute as a Grand Valley State player has just been issued a yellow card.
— Western Front Sports (@WFSportsLive) December 3, 2016
Pelogi's shot on goal in the 25th minute is gloved by GVSU's keeper.
— Western Front Sports (@WFSportsLive) December 3, 2016
---GOAL VIKINGS---
18th minute: Caitlyn Jobanek fires a screamer from outside the box that dips under the crossbar, lifting the Vikings to an early 1-0 lead. What a goal from the senior.
W⚽: Another look at the goal in slow motion - a well-placed strike from Caitlyn Jobanek!#GoViks pic.twitter.com/9aaWsGOcC9
— WWU Athletics (@WWUAthletics) December 3, 2016
GOOOOOALLLL. Jobanek creates space in the middle of the field and fires a stunner into the upper left corner of the net. Vikings up 1-0
— Western Front Sports (@WFSportsLive) December 3, 2016
Western Washington University (23-0-1) takes on Grand Valley State University (23-1-1) for the women's soccer Division II National Championship. Western looks to take home its first ever National title to cap an undefeated season while Grand Valley State aims for its 4th straight title and sixth overall, becoming the most decorated Division II women's soccer team ever.AND WE'RE OFF #BeVIKtorious
— Western Front Sports (@WFSportsLive) December 3, 2016
