Box Score CHENEY, Wash. -- Brittany Sparks scored two goals to lead Eastern Washington to a 5-1 win over The University of South Dakota women's soccer team in action Sunday in Cheney, Wash.

Sparks scored the first goal of the game at the 7:47 mark to put Eastern Washington (3-6-1) up 1-0, but USD responded with a goal as Erin Bello (RFr., Fort Collins, Colo.) scored an unassisted goal to tie the game at 1-1.

Eastern Washington scored two goals to take a 3-1 lead into halftime. The Eagles had a 15-9 edge in shots in the opening half.

In the second half, the Eagles extended their lead with two goals to make the final score 5-1.

Katie Quinones (Jr., Rochester, Minn.) and Yutzil Rodriguez (Fr., Pierre, S.D.) led USD with three shots each, while Rachel Greene (Fr., Onalaska, Wis.) and Emily Maas (Jr., Denver, Colo.) had two each.

Taura Truba (So., Coaldal, Alberta, Canada) had six saves for USD.

"We had a very unusual situation for the game," said USD head coach Marcia Oliveira. "Several players couldn't stay much in the game and some were asking to be substituted for because of breathing problems. It placed us in an awkward spot and they scored some goals while we played with 10 players only. Sometimes it happens in soccer and we have to adapt quickly. We fought hard and tried to overcome it but it did not go our way. We will try to rebound at home against North Dakota on Friday."

USD (2-6-1) returns home on Friday, Oct. 2 to face North Dakota in the Great West Conference opener for both teams. Game time is 4 p.m. at the USD Soccer Field.