If the Arizona soccer team hopes to win a Pacific 10 Conference game this season, it may need to get a little more offensive.

"We didn't get up and support our offense enough when we got the ball," said UA head coach Lisa Fraser, after Arizona lost 3-1 to Washington on Friday at Wildcat Soccer Field, its sixth straight Pac-10 loss.

"We'd get the ball up to our forwards and it was like the rest of the team didn't have that urgency and weren't getting up there to support them."

Washington was ranked sixth in the West in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll last week and received votes for a national ranking.

"They are a better team than we are, but at the same time I thought we played with them at times, too," Fraser said.

Arizona (5-11 overall, 0-6 in the Pac-10) took command early, scoring in the third minute of play. Sophomore forward Nikki Jones blasted a shot to the right of the goal past diving Huskie goalkeeper Tina Thompson. Sophomore forward Megan Canaday assisted.

From then on, however, the Wildcats were unable to put any more points on the scoreboard, nor were they able to contain Washington's offense.

The Huskies (9-5, 3-1) took 23 shots. The Wildcats had only 11.

Forward Casey Dickerson tied the game a two minutes later on a shot from the right side of the field off a pass from freshman midfielder Katey Ward.

"We're ahead 1-0, you've got to just kick the hell out of the ball and get it off the field if you don't know what to do with it," Fraser said. "You've got that one up and you've got to play with that attitude, and I just don't think we did."

Senior goalkeeper Jen Weibel started for the first time since suffering a knee injury on Sept. 30 against Wyoming. She said she was a bit slower because of a brace on her knee.

The Wildcats, who suffered their third straight loss, were able to get possession of the ball more in the second half, but still couldn't put it in the net.

The Huskies, however, did not, scoring their final goal and securing the win with just under 10 minutes remaining. Forward Erin Saltzman stole the ball and capitalized on a one-on-one opportunity with Weibel, who had six saves.

"It felt pretty damn good to be back," said Weibel, who, prior to the injury, had not missed a start since her sophomore season. "It was hard for me to be out for three weeks because of an injury."

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