
BELLINGHAM, WA—The Snohomish County FC Steelheads used a stifling defense to shut down the Whatcom Waves and earn a 4-1 Northwest Premier League Indoor win on Saturday night March 12 before a large, supportive crowd at the Bellingham Sportsplex.
Chalise Baysa scored twice and the Fish also got goals from Alicia Barker and Nicole Nsa. The Snohomish defense continues to be on a roll, allowing just 6 total goals in its last three league matches (Tacoma-2, Oly-Pen-3, Whatcom-1.)
The match was even 1-1 at the end of the first half. Baysa had the Steelheads goal in a tight battle. Then the Fish took the lead in the third quarter when Alicia Barker collected a loose ball and stuck with a play along the right boards near the Waves goal. Barker got past the goalkeeper and then angled a shot under a defender into the net. It was the eventual match winner and put SnoCo FC up 2-1.
Early in the fourth quarter the Steelheads pulled away. Mariah Roggow attacked the Whatcom goal with a direct run. She got the ball to Chalise Baysa in the box. She met the pass and calmly rolled it into the Waves goal to make it 3-1.
The fourth and final Fish goal was created on a slotted pass from Memory Phiri that sprung Megan Jones along the right boards. Jones made a run and then perfectly centered a ball to the awaiting Nicole Nsa. She struck it home nicely to finish off the first away win in NWPLi play for Snohomish.
The Steelheads are now 2-1-1 on the season with 7 standing points. The top two teams at the end of the season will play for the championship. The Fish currently sit in second place, 3 points behind the Tacoma Galaxy.
2022 NWPLi Standings as of 3.13.22
Club | Games | Points | Win | Loss | Draw | GF | GA | GD |
Tacoma Galaxy | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 17 | +11 |
Snohomish County | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 |
Oly Town Artesians | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 32 | +3 |
Oly-Pen Force | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 19 | -2 |
Whatcom Waves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 32 | -16 |
The Steelheads have a bye next weekend before hosting the Oly Town Artesians at the Snohomish Sports Dome on Saturday March 26 at 7 PM.
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