ELLENSBURG, Wash.  – The Fresno Pacific women's soccer team played Central Washington to a 4-4 draw on Thursday afternoon before the match was called after 90 minutes due to poor air quality.     
                                                                                    
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Fresno Pacific 4, Central Washington 4
Records: Fresno Pacific (0-4-1), Central Washington (1-3-1)
Location: CWU Soccer Field | Ellensburg, Wash.
Series: 0-0-1 (first ever meeting)
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Wildcats got on the scoreboard first, but the Sunbirds answered with three goals of their own.
• Central Washington pulled even with three minutes remaining in the first half.
• 16 minutes into the second half, the Wildcats moved in front 4-3, but Fresno Pacific found the equalizer with ten minutes to play.
 
QUOTABLE:
• "We got a fair result today, and we needed this to get some momentum going into conference play. It was fun to be able to see us attack in numbers and be able to score. Seeing our forwards get some nice goals was refreshing. We are about to see two very tough opponents, but we feel like this will be helpful for our confidence going forward." – head coach Rob Podeyn
 
SCORING:
• (3:13) Sophia Keenan crossed to Mackenzie Nolte, who responded by giving the Wildcats the first lead of the afternoon.
• (8:46) After beating her defender, Mariah Montoya provided the Sunbirds with their first score.
• (24:22) Whitney Snow set up Anissia Gonzalez, and Gonzalez fired to the right of CWU keeper Kelsey Bechtholdt for the first FPU lead of the season.
• (25:57) Vanessa Casillas found Jessica Dondlinger, who turned in her first collegiate goal.
• (31:30) Nolte struck for the second time after an assist from Whitney Lowe.
• (42:06) The big day continued for Nolte, as the senior again was able to send a shot past FPU keeper Summer Hammond.
• (60:24) Keenan recorded a goal of her own, making her the only player with an assist and a score in the game.
• (79:04) Mackenzie Reynolds became the team leader in goals after successfully shooting to the lower left corner of the net.

STATS OF THE GAME:
• The Wildcats outshot their guests 19-8, including a 7-6 edge in shots on goal.
• Hammond recorded three saves in the net, while Bechtholdt tallied a pair.
• After not taking a corner kick in the first half, Fresno Pacific took two in the second half to end the match one shy of their hosts.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• Seven different Sunbirds have now found the back of the net this fall.
• Thursday marked the third consecutive match that a Sunbird has recorded her first career goal.
• The tie snaps a four-game losing skid for Fresno Pacific, the longest since Rob Podeyn took over as head coach in 2013.
• Nolte is the seventh player in CWU history to record a hat trick and just the second to do so in a single half.
 
UP NEXT:
• The Sunbirds open PacWest Conference play at home on Thursday night against Dominican. Opening whistle from Ramirez Field is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.