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Penalty kick goal by Shannon Simon lifts Washington to 1-0 women’s soccer victory over SU

Related Topics: Penalty kick, Beau Baldwin, Touchdown

Shannon Simon scored on a penalty kick, her third goal of the season, as Washington scored in the 55th minute for a 1-0 victory over host Seattle University at Championship Field.

The penalty kick came after the Huskies’ Kimberly Keever was taken down in the box. Despite SU goalkeeper Ashley Routh getting her fingertips on the shot, Simon converted for her third goal of the season as the Huskies improved to 3-1 and SU fell to 2-2-1.

Sarah Shimer was the winning goalkeeper after netting three saves.

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