A second-half goal by forward Matthew West pulled the score even at 1-1 and gave Central a result Wednesday. Central (1-1-1, 1-1-1 American Rivers Conference) was outshot 18-12 by the Storm (2-0-1, 2-0-1 conference), who also held an 11-3 advantage in shots on goal. Central had 55% of possession in the match, but a majority of it was in its own defensive half. The Dutch were coming off a tough 2-0 loss against Loras last weekend.

After conceding an early goal, Central was handed an opportunity after a Simpson misplay led to an open net for West in the 50th minute who buried his first goal of the year.

Micah Poole played in the first 45 minutes in goal before John Foster played the final 65 minutes between the pipes. Poole made four saves and Foster made six.

Central travels to play Dubuque Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

Freshman midfielder Abby Frey notched a first-half brace but it was not enough in a Central College women’s soccer team loss to Simpson College 4-2 Wednesday afternoon. Frey’s first tally pulled Central (1-2-0, 1-2-0 American Rivers Conference) even at 1-1 in the 20th minute. She added another in the 41st that gave Central a 2-1 lead.

The Storm equalized in the final minute of the first half and added another two goals in the second half to give the game its final score.

Katie Wang was credited with the assist on Frey’s first goal and Jessica Altman had the assist on the second goal.

Central goalkeeper Leann Grandia faced 17 shot attempts by the Storm and made nine saves.

The Dutch travel to Dubuque Saturday for a 1 p.m. match.