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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Nebraska-Omaha's Nicole Baier scored two goals and added an assist as the Mavericks handed the Lady Blues their first home loss of the season in a 4-0 defeat in Yager Stadium. Washburn will be back in action on Saturday when they will face the Southwest Baptist Bearcats in Bolivar, Mo.
The lone goal of the first half was by Baier who scored her 13th goal of the season after a corner kick. She controlled the ball with a couple of dribbles and pushed it past WU's
Ashley Klone at the 34:21 mark of the half. The Lady Blues outshot the Mavericks 3 to 2 in the opening 45 minutes.
Baier added her second goal and 14th of the season in the 55th minute after following up a shot attempt off a Klone save, she put the rebound into the lower left hand corner of the net to put the Mavericks up 2-0.
The Mavericks pushed the lead to 3-0 on a corner kick from Baier who headed the ball into the left side of the net recording her second goal of the season.
UNO wrapped up the scoring in the 88th minute off a corner kick from Jerica Kuncl to Nicole Cunningham for her second goal of the season stretching the lead to 4-0.
UNO outshot the Lady Blues 12 to 4 including a 10 to 1 advantage in the second half. Eleven of the 12 shots for the Mavericks were on goal.
Lauren Henry had the solo shot on goal for the Lady Blues. Henry and
Brittany Tracz each had two shots for Washburn. Klone had seven saves for the Lady Blues.
Lauren Fox had the shutout in net for the Mavericks.
Following the match with Bearcats on Saturday, Washburn will return home to face Truman State on Oct. 29 in Topeka at 6 p.m. in Yager Stadium.