Box Score ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Point Loma started its trip to the Evergreen State with a 6-1 victory over Central Washington with six different players scoring on Saturday afternoon at CWU Soccer Field.
 
The Sea Lions scored three goals in each half for its highest scoring win in nearly a decade. The last time Point Loma scored six goals was in a 6-1 win over Chaminade on October 13, 2012.
 
"I'm genuinely proud of everyone who stepped onto the field," head coach Kristi Kiely said after the win. "The goals are a byproduct of the work each player has been putting in."
 
The first goal of the match was started on a pass from Naomi Ellis into the 18-yard box that went through the defense to Mara Sovde, who shot and scored in the 27^th minute.
 
Just under two minutes later, the Sea Lions allowed just their second goal of the season with the Wildcats scoring on a goal by Makinzie Packwood. However, Point Loma regained the lead only 27 seconds later with a goal by Abby Schmidt.
 
Olivia Shaw passed the all to Schmidt who shot low to the opposite side of the net and banged it off the side bar into the back of the net. For a 2-1 lead in the 29^th minute.
 
"I'm most impressed with our resilience," Kiely said. "We were able to retake the lead right after their goal, and that was a really important moment for our group. That was the biggest moment of the match for me."
 
Courtney Jo Seman made the score 3-1 going into halftime by intercepting a pass and then shooting to the far post for her first goal of the season and second of her career.
 
Seman was making her season debut and made the most of it assisting two more goals in the second half as the Sea Lions blew the lid off their first road contest of the season.
 
"Courtney was great for us today," Kiely said. "She's been an important part of this program and has moved around positions and was coming off an injury. We were pleased to get her minutes and what she did with them was spectacular."
 
The fourth goal was by Emma Thrapp, who scored on a penalty kick in the first minute of the second half. It was the freshman defender's second career goal as PLNU grabbed a 4-1 lead.
 
Shaw made her first assist of the season earlier in the match and then scored her first goal of the season in the 59^th minute. Seman sent the ball forward past two defenders to Shaw at the top of the box. Shaw shot right over the keeper into the top of the net for the fifth Sea Lion goal of the contest.
 
Then in the 66th minute, Julia Jobst made it a 6-1 lead for the highest scoring performance in the NCAA era for the Sea Lions. Seman sent a pass in front of the goal and Jobst slid into it, nudging the ball past the keeper for her first goal in her first collegiate match.
 
"I really appreciate CWU hosting. They were tremendous," Keily said. "It's fun but difficult to get on the road. Yesterday was a hard travel day. It's been a couple years since we did this. I'm proud of the way they came out and their mentality. It's also nice to have the execution match the mentality."
 
Point Loma improves to 3-0 on the season with the win, while Central Washington drops to 1-3. The Wildcats will go onto to start GNAC competition next week.
 
For the Sea Lions, there is still one big match left on the schedule before they turn their attention to defending their PacWest title. They will go to the Northwest corner of the state of Washington to face Western Washington in a rematch of the 2019 West Regional Championship Match. That match will kickoff at 7 p.m. on Monday.
 
"I feel like in a covid year, being on the road, we are thankful to have the games to play," Kiely said. "Each day we are testing and hoping that we are able to play. It's a different mindset than the last time we played Western Washington. Both teams have very different rosters. It's fun to be tested early in the season by such a strong opponent. You want to play the best that you can. The turnaround is tough, but that's part of college soccer."