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Geoducks Run at Saint Martin’s Invite

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LACEY, Wash. – Led by sophomore Aaron Jones (San Bruno, Calif./Capuchino HS), the Evergreen Geoducks made the short trip to Lacey, Wash. to take part in the Saint Martin’s Invitational on Saturday morning on the campus of Saint Martin’s University.

Jones finished the primarily NCAA Division II race in 49th place, just behind Isaac Lammers of Alaska Fairbanks.  Les Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) was the next Geoduck across the line, taking 59th with a time of 29:47.30.  Alec Messman (Lacey, Wash./River Ridge HS) took 60th in his hometown, finished the eight-kilometer course in 29:56.59.

Ryan Cassidy of University of Victoria won the men’s race with a time of 25:40.75, holding off teammate Forrest Simpson by nearly five seconds.

On the women’s side, Jamie Cummins (Lopez Island, Wash./Lopez Island HS) took 29th in the six-kilometer race, securing a time of 25:17.14.  Ashley DiCristina (Prescott, Ariz./Brandshaw Mountain HS) took 48th to open up her season with a time of 31:18.14 while Allison Zoe Schneider (Longview, Wash./R.A. Long HS) took 50th with a time of 34:20.74.

Ruth Perkins of Club Northwest won the women’s race with a time of 22:07.39.

The Geoducks will head to Salem, Ore. next weekend as they take part in the Charles Bowles Invitational, hosted by Willamette University.

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#20 Griffins Storm Back to Stun Geoducks in OT, 3-2

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – With two goals in the final seven minutes of regulation, the 20th-ranked Westminster Griffins mounted a furious comeback to defeat the Evergreen Geoducks, 3-2, in the 105th minute of overtime to earn the victory in a non-conference women’s soccer match on Saturday at Evergreen Pitch in Olympia, Wash.

The Geoducks earned the initial lead in the 17th minute when Bianca Flores (Yakima, Wash./Yakima Valley CC) fed in a ball to Katie Mendoza (Buriern, Wash./Highline CC), who finished from about eight yards out for her first goal of the year.  Flores made it 2-0 in the 29th minute when she took the pass from Kori Lerch (Chester, Va./Matoaca HS) and fired in a shot from 15 yards out for her first goal of the season.

Evergreen continued to hold off the nationally-ranked Griffins for most of the second half but the Griffins turned up the offensive pressure, outshooting the green and white by a total of 13-4 in second period.  The offensive onslaught finally paid off in the 84th minute as Jaime Nelson supplied a ball to Justine Jones, who headed it in to get Westminster back within one.

Jones again played hero with just 46 seconds remaining in regulation as she fired a shot across the goal from about five yards out that snuck past Geoduck keeper Kaitlin MacKenzie (Lake Stevens, Wash./Shoreline CC) for the equalizer.

After a scoreless first overtime, the Griffins put in the game winner in the 105th minute as Margo Hickman fed in a ball from the right side and Nelson put the forehead square on the ball and past MacKenzie for the 3-2 overtime win.

Westminster finished the match with a 22-11 advantage on shots.  The Griffins were also whistled offside nine times, compared with just three for the Geoducks.  Jaime Wilkinson earned the win, making two saves.  Despite taking the loss, MacKenzie had a strong match in net, making nine saves for the Geoducks.

Evergreen will now turn their attention towards conference play as they open the CCC season on Friday, traveling to Southern Oregon.  Kick with the Raiders is set for 3pm in Ashland, Ore.

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Owls Hunt Down Geoducks, 3-1

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Going over a set without an attack error, the Oregon Tech Owls held off the Evergreen Geoducks to earn their first conference win of the year, winning 25-12, 17-25, 25-15, 25-18 in a Cascade Conference volleyball match on Friday night at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.

In the first set, the Owls were nearly flawless as they went the entire frame without an attack errors, putting down 15 kills on 24 attacks as they flew out to a 1-0 lead.  On the other side, the Geoducks managed 10 kills with seven errors on 29 attacks.

The second set belonged to the green and white as a raucous home crowd motivated the Geoducks to a wire-to-wire 25-17 victory.  Evergreen had their top hitting set of the match, securing 13 kills with four errors on 41 attacks.  Oregon Tech had their worst frame, scoring nine kills with seven errors on 37 attempts.

The action was tight early in the third frame but Oregon Tech took advantage of Evergreen miscues to earn the 25-15 win as the Geoducks hit -.036 on the set, compared with .167 for OIT.

Oregon Tech clinched the win in the fourth set, using an 11-4 run following a 14-14 tie to earn the 25-18 win and the match, three sets to one.  The Owls again had double-digit kills with 13 on 30 attacks with three errors for a .333 clip.  The Geoducks had double-digits kills as well, putting down 11 with six errors on 28 attempts for a .179 hitting percentage.

Evergreen was led by 15 kills from Cassidy Watkins (Tucson, Ariz./Trevecca Nazarene Univ.).  Kameo Dela Cuadro (Salinas, Calif./Hartnell College) picked up 20 assists while senior Sonja Arrasi-Nash (Sandy, Utah/Westminster College) had 19 digs for the green and white.

Oregon Tech was led by 15 kills from Kristen Walters.  Megan Holland had 26 assists while libero Marie Daumann led the Owls with 19 digs.  OIT finished the match with 45 kills and just 14 attack errors on 115 attempts for a .270 clip.

Evergreen returns to action on Saturday afternoon when they play host to Southern Oregon, beginning at 4 p.m. at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.  Oregon Tech will play a few hours after that, traveling to Northwest in a match set for 7 p.m. in Kirkland, Wash.

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Evergreen Moves to 3-0 in CCC with 3-1 Win Over Corban

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – As the sun began to set behind the trees, the Evergreen Geoducks celebrated their third-straight win after defeating the Corban Warriors, 3-1, in a Cascade Conference men’s soccer match on Wednesday evening at Evergreen Pitch in Olympia, Wash.

The Geoducks (3-3-0, 3-0-0 CCC) got on the board in the 16th minute when freshman Willie Spurr (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt HS) backed up his recent Red Lion CCC Offensive Player of the Week award by juking around a defender for Corban (2-3-2, 1-2-0 CCC) before firing it past Nash Yumauchi for the 1-0 lead.

Spurr nearly scored his fifth goal of the season in the 30th minute as his shot fell at the feet of a Warrior defender, who lost control of the ball as it trickled into the net for an own goal and a 2-0 Evergreen lead heading into halftime.

The Warriors narrowed the gap to just one goal in the 48th minute as Antonio Walker gathered the save from Evergreen’s Collin Harlow (Kirkland, Wash./Shoreline CC) following a Tyler Hagen shot and Walker scored from five yards out for his second of the season.

Evergreen put the nail in the coffin in the 57th minute as junior captain Brady Espinoza (Pasco, Wash./Walla Walla CC) lined up a free kick from about 30 yards out and put the ball into the back of the net for his third goal of the season, all coming on set pieces, as the Geoducks earned the 3-1 win.

With the win, Evergreen moves to 3-0 in conference play for the first time since 2005 as they sit tied atop the table with Concordia and Northwest, who also were victorious on Wednesday.

Corban outshot Evergreen, 16 to 11, on the match and had seven corner kicks but Harlow proved too strong in net, making eight saves to give the Geoducks the win.  Yamauchi finished with two saves for the Warriors, playing all 90 minutes in net.

Evergreen hits the road for the first time this season on Saturday when they travel to Portland to take on Warner Pacific.  First kick with the Knights is set for 5 p.m. at David Douglas High School.  Corban will also be in action on Saturday, traveling to Northwest Christian in a match set for 6 p.m. in Eugene, Ore.

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Jones and Jones Open Up Geoduck XC Season

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WEST SEATTLE, Wash. – Under sunny, dry conditions a small contingent of Geoducks faced the cross country world at the Sundodger Invite. Les Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mount Tahoma HS) and Aaron Jones  (San Bruno, Calif./Capuchino HS) led the Geoducks off the line, with Les taking a far more aggressive start (5:01, first mile) than Aaron (5:35). Les’s lead over Aaron would grow through two miles (10:36 to 11:12), before Aaron slowly chipped away with steady 5:45 miles over the last three miles. Closing to within 10m with 400m to go, Aaron was unable to catch him as Les stormed away to finish in 28:12, just ahead of Aaron (28:19). Les finished 166th and Aaron 172nd in the field of 236 runners. 

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