Cougars stun No. 3 Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — MacKenzie Frimpong-Ellertson scored on a rebound in the 82nd minute, lifting Washington State past the third-ranked Virginia Cavaliers 3-2 on Friday night in the second round of the NCAA women’s soccer tournament.

WSU (14-6-1) will take on West Virginia on Sunday at 2 p.m. PST in Charlottesville for a chance to play in the quarterfinals next week. The Mountaineers advanced to Sunday’s game with a 1-0 double-overtime win over Central Connecticut earlier in the day.

Avery Collins made it 1-0 WSU in the 13th minute. The Cavs (17-2-3) answered six minutes later.

Morgan Weaver volleyed home a goal to put the Cougars up 2-1 at halftime. Virginia, the top seed on its half of the bracket, tied it seven minutes into the second half.

Late in the match Weaver cut her way into the 18 and fired a shot at Michaela Moran. The Cavaliers keeper could not corral the shot, allowing Frimpong-Ellertson to battle for the rebound, eventually knocking the loose ball past Moran and into the back of the net.

The Cougars advanced to the round of 16 for the second time in program history.

Bridget Rieken, a freshman from Lake City High, is a starting defender for WSU.

The Cavaliers had allowed just eight total goals in the previous 21 matches.

Weaver scored her 40th career goal to move into a tie for second place all-time in WSU history.