Sacramento State women’s soccer head coach Katie Poynter could not hide a smile after the Hornets played their best game of the season on Sunday.

The Hornets (4-6-3, 1-0-1 Big Sky) defeated Montana (2-9-1, 0-3-0) 2-0 in front of a large crowd at Hornet Soccer Field.

“That’s our 90 minutes,” Poynter said. “We finally came out composed and (the players) took our instructions to heart.”

“This was a great win for us.”

The Hornets struck for the first goal just three minutes into the second half on a Kelly Novak header. In the 75th minute the Hornets scored again on a Maggie Murphy corner kick that was headed in by Katie McCoy.

The Hornets tied Eastern Washington 1-1 on Friday. Sarah Howard scored on a header in the 34th minute to tie the game.

Sac State will try to remain unbeaten in the Big Sky when they take on Northern Arizona at 1 p.m. Sunday at Hornet Soccer Field.