The Central women’s soccer team came out victorious in a 3-0 home win against Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) on Wednesday.

Rachel Mendlik got the scoring started for the Dutch with a goal assisted by Emma Klosterman at the 36:20 mark. Central followed that goal with nearly 30 minutes of scoreless play, before scoring two more goals within the span of a minute. Rylee Rustad scored an unassisted goal on a free kick at the 65:35 mark, which was then closely followed by a goal from Piper Eighmy at the 66:00 mark. Eighmy’s seventh goal of the season was assisted by Grace Wolford. Goalkeeper Zoey Sizemore and the Dutch defense continued their strong play, pitching their third consecutive shut out. Sizemore had one save in 69 minutes before giving way to freshman Audrey Niemann. The Northwestern – St. Paul offense was only able to produce two total shots on goal.

The Dutch have now won two straight and are back in action in Pella for Senior Day on Saturday with a match against Buena Vista starting at noon.