YUMA, Ariz. – The No. 9 ranked Arizona Western Lady Matadors (10-1, 9-0) extended its winning streak to nine games with a 4-0 win over No. 10 (DII) ranked Scottsdale (10-3-1, 7-1-1) on Saturday evening at Matador Soccer Field.

After hitting the bar twice in the first ten minutes, the Lady Matadors opened the scoring in the 13^th minute thanks to an individual effort from Yuna Aoki who lofted a ball from the edge of the 18-yard box over the keeper to the back post to put the Lady Matadors in front 1-0.

Rikako Hayami added the second goal for the Lady Matadors in the 53^rd minute, heading in a ball off a corner kick from Loegan Alia, giving the Lady Matadors a 2-0 lead. Leigha Dobbins pushed the lead to 3-0 in the 71^st minute, heading a ball towards the post before poking the ball past the keeper with her left foot to increase the lead.

The Lady Matadors tacked on a fourth goal in the 82^nd minute when the Scottsdale keeper batted away a shot from outside the box, right to the foot of Abigail Nkrumah who finished into an open net, upping the score line to 4-0.

Lady Matadors' goalkeeper Tiany Melendrez recorded the clean sheet for the Lady Matadors, keeping the Fighting Artichokes off the scoreboard for a full 90 minutes in the win.

The Lady Matadors head back out on the road on Tuesday, October 10, heading to Tucson, Ariz., for a matchup with Pima at 4:30 p.m.