NAMPA, Idaho –  Northwest Nazarene University slipped behind the Montana State University Billings back line twice in a span of 18 seconds and scored on both opportunities, leading to a 4-0 final score in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's soccer game Thursday evening at NNU Soccer Field. The Nighthawks made the Yellowjackets pay for defensive miscues and added two goals to their lead in the second half to break-up MSUB's perfect 2-0 start to the conference calendar.
 
The Yellowjackets generated several scoring chances but Alexis Montoya made seven saves for her first clean sheet of the regular season. MSU Billings (3-3-2, 2-1-0 GNAC) plays next at No. 17 Western Washington Saturday at 1 p.m., then will have chance to get even against Northwest Nazarene (4-4-1, 1-1-1 GNAC) next Thursday in Billings.
 
Ashley Parton got behind the MSUB defensive line in the 10^th minute, received a pass from Maddy Parton at the top of the box, and beat goalkeeper Erinn Harder low for a 1-0 lead. It was Parton's first goal of the season. Just 12 seconds later, Rikki Myers streaked down the right side and found a through pass from behind for a one-one-one chance against Harder. She scored her GNAC leading eight goal with the assist assigned to Brooke Felzien.
 
The Yellowjackets attempted a second half regroup and struck a free kick ten feet outside the top of the box. The resulting play gave MSUB a corner try but they failed to connect the cross. NNU hit the right post in the 60^th minute after a quick touch centering pass to the middle of the box. Then Rikki Myers floated the ball to the far post and found Makayla Roggow for a header on a corner kick for NNU's third marker.
 
With time winding down, Jenna Turner picked off a pass attempt by Harder and iced the shot on a close range empty net to seal the game 4-0.
 
Northwest Nazarene had 14 shots with eight shots on goal. MSU Billings mustered 10 shots with seven landing on net. NNU earned four corner kicks while MSUB took three. Myers was the only player with both a goal and assist and also had one shot on goal. Alexa Iacolucci led the 'Jackets with six shot attempts and four on goal. Julia Keller contributed one shot attempt off the MSUB bench.
 
Harder made four saves in defeat and allowed more than one goal in a game for the first time since MSUB played Westminster on September 7.
 
THE BUZZ: Alexa Iacolucci was named St. Vincent Healthcare player of the game for MSUB.
 
UP NEXT: MSUB heads to Bellingham to play No. 17 Western Washington Saturday at 1 p.m. at Harrington Field. Live statistics and video will be available online through WWU's stretch internet portal. Northwest Nazarene plays next against Simon Fraser University Saturday at 12 p.m.