PORTLAND, Ore. – With first place in the Cascade Conference on the line, it was the 25th-ranked Concordia Cavaliers who reigned victorious, defeating the Evergreen Geoducks, 2-0, in a CCC men’s soccer match on Tuesday evening at Hilken Community Stadium in Portland, Ore.

The Cavaliers got on the board in the 21st minute as Septi Danciu fed in a ball to the far post, allowing Sam Carmichael to finish the play for the goal.  Evergreen continued to fight for the remainder of the period as the Geoducks trailed by just one heading into the break.

Concordia doubled the lead in the 52nd minute as Gerrit Hamann corralled the ball as it bounced around the box, putting it past Collin Harlow (Kirkland, Wash./Shoreline CC) for the score.  Both teams kept pressing on offense but neither squad would manage a score the rest of the way as CU earned the win.

Concordia held a 15-7 advantage on shots, also earning six corners, compared with just two for the Geoducks.  Harlow, the defending CCC Defensive Player of the Week, made four saves for the green and white while Arne Niermann made a pair of saves to collect the shutout for the Cavs.

Despite the loss, the Geoducks remain in sole possession of second place in the conference standings after Warner Pacific defeated Northwest, 1-0, earlier in the day.

Evergreen will look to get back into the win column on Saturday afternoon when they head north to take on Northwest in a match scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in Kirkland, Wash.

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – After going five years without earning a men’s soccer conference player of the week, the Geoducks only had to wait one week to pick up two more as freshman forward Willie Spurr (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt HS) and junior goalkeeper Collin Harlow (Kirkland, Wash./Shoreline CC) repeated as Red Lion Cascade Conference Players of the Week following another outstanding week on the pitch as Evergreen stayed undefeated in Cascade Conference play.

Spurr earned Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time in a row after repeating his three goal performance of a week ago with a pair of scores in a 3-1 win over Corban and the equalizer in a 2-1 win at Warner Pacific.  His six goals this season tie him with Septi Danciu of Concordia for the conference lead while his 2.0 points per match have him in sole possession of the CCC lead.

Harlow was named Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight week after allowing just two goals in 180 minutes while making 13 saves on the week.  His 0.75 GAA is nearly one-half goal ahead of the next best in the conference while his .864 save percentage is also tips in the CCC.

Evergreen will take their undefeated conference record back on the road on Tuesday when they play Concordia for sole possession of first place in the conference table.  First kick with the Cavaliers is set for 6 p.m. in Portland, Ore.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Playing on the road for the first time in 2012, the Evergreen Geoducks found a way to win for the fourth straight match, defeating the Warner Pacific Knights, 2-1, in a Cascade Conference men’s soccer match on Saturday at David Douglas High School in Portland, Ore.

The Geoducks (4-3-0, 4-0-0 CCC) fell behind almost immediately as the Knights (3-5-0, 2-2-0 CCC) scored a second minute goal following the corner kick by Almir Celebic that was put in from point blank by Alberto Casas.

Evergreen evened things up in the 27th minute as freshman phenom Willie Spurr (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt HS) did it yet again, scoring his sixth goal of the year on the assist by Joseph Ademofe (Ifon, Nigeria/Shoreline CC) to even things up at 1-1.

With just two minutes left in the first half, the Geoducks took their first lead of the match following a bit of miscommunication by the Knights as a WPC defender attempted to pass the ball back to the keeper but instead put the ball into the net for an own goal.

Both teams had opportunities in the second half as the teams combined for seven shots on goal in the second half but neither would score again as Evergreen moved to 4-0 in conference play for the first time since joining the Cascade Conference.

Collin Harlow (Kirkland, Wash./Shoreline CC) won his fourth straight match as well, making five saves to finish a strong week in goal.

First place will be on the line on Tuesday when Evergreen heads back down to Portland to face off against Concordia (Ore.) beginning at 6 p.m. at Hilken Community Stadium.

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