Nebraska soccer dominates in 6-0 win over Eastern Washington

Nebraska soccer hit the road once again this week, traveling up to the state of Washington for two straight matches away from Lincoln.

Nebraska soccer hit the road once again this week, traveling up to the state of Washington for two straight matches away from Lincoln. The team’s first stop was to Eastern Washington, where the Huskers put up six goals on the day in a shutout win. 

This is Nebraska’s most significant margin of victory since defeating Missouri 5-0 in August 2021. This is also the first time Nebraska scored six goals or more in a regular-season game since September 2011. The Husker shutout Arkansas 6-0 only to blowout Northern Arizona 8-1 days later. 

Six different players scored in the Eastern Washington win for Nebraska off of a grand total of 34 shots, 21 on goal, towering over the Eagles seven total shots. 

Though Nebraska stayed aggressive from the start, it wasn’t until the 22-minute mark that it finally scored. Eleanor Dale put the Huskers on the board first, earning her second goal of the season. Dale achieved the goal in style, nailing a bicycle kick to put Nebraska up 1-0. Abbey Schwarz followed soon after, extending the Huskers’ lead to 2-0.

Coming out of halftime, defender Nikola Hauk pushed the score to 3-0 at the 53-minute mark, taking a pass in front of the net and launching it in. Not long after, Sadie Waite worked past a couple of defenders to get a shot on goal, extending the lead to 4-0.

Then, in the final 10 minutes of play, two more Huskers scored. Freshman Ella Rudney sent a shot flying from afar and put it in the back of the net, making it 5-0. The final goal came from Emma Prososki just before the 88-minute mark. Prososki, much like Rudney, also took a shot from a distance but saw it hit the back of the net, capping off a big win for the Huskers. 

Nebraska moves to 2-0-1 on the season. Its next match will be against Gonzaga on Sunday. The game is set for 3 p.m. central time and can be viewed on ESPN+.