Monthly Archives: October 2013

Evergreen Men Sixth at PLU Invite

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PARKLAND, Wash. – Aaron Jones (San Bruno, Calif./Capuchino HS) took 18th to lead the Geoduck men and the Evergreen women saw their first action of the 2013 campaign on Saturday morning at the PLU Invitational in Parkland, Wash.

A error with the timing system prevented times from being recorded by Jones  was the 18th male across the line. Les Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) took 33rd while twin brother Wes Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS), finished 44th overall.  As a team, the Geoducks took sixth with 184 points to finish sandwiched between fifth-place Trinity Lutheran and seventh-place Olympic College.

On the women’s side, Ashley DiCristina (Prescott, Ariz./Brandshaw Mountain HS) was the first Geoduck of the season across the finish line, taking 57th with a time of 29:16.48.  Courtney Conaway (Granite Falls, Wash./Granite Falls HS) was just one spot back, taking 58th with a time of 29:50.24.

The Geoducks close out the regular season next weekend at the Lewis & Clark Invitational in Estacada, Ore.

Eagles Hold Off Geoducks, 3-1

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Northwest goalkeeper Joe Galbraith made 10 saves and the Eagles made the most of their offensive opportunities as NU earned a 3-1 win over the Evergreen Geoducks in a Cascade Conference men’s soccer match on Saturday afternoon at Evergreen Pitch in Olympia, Wash.

The Eagles (7-4-0, 5-2-0 CCC) struck first in the 11th minute as Alex Taylor sent a pass up from deep in Northwest territory  and Todd Siedenburg caught Evergreen (4-5-2, 2-4-1 CCC) keeper Collin Harlow (Kirkland, Wash./Juanita HS/Shoreline CC) playing up, chipping the ball over Harlow’s head and into the net for the 1-0 lead.

Northwest made it 2-0 in the 20th minute as Josh Guerrero dribbled around two Evergreen defenders before taking a shot from five yards out for his seventh goal of the season.  The Geoducks cut the deficit in half just a few minutes before halftime as Ethan Sumlin (Littleton, Colo./Littleton HS) fed a ball from the middle to Jacob Zimmerman (Olympia, Wash./Capital HS) on the left and Zimmerman chipped it over Galbraith for his first collegiate goal.

Evergreen  put the offensive pressure on Northwest in the second half, outshooting the Eagles, 16-3, in the final 45 minutes but the Eagles defense stayed tough, including seven saves from Galbraith.  NU’s offense also helped out in the 62nd minute as Edgar Esquivel passed in a ball to Jonathan Ellis, who took an opportunity near the top of the box and scored an insurance goal to give the visitors the 3-1 win.

The Geoducks finished with a 22-12 advantage on shots.  The match saw four cautions, including three for Northwest.

Evergreen returns to action on Tuesday afternoon, hosting 24th-ranked Corban beginning at 4 p.m. on Evergreen Pitch.

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#10 Mounties Climb Past Geoducks, 3-0

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Posting three sets hitting over .300, the 10th-ranked Eastern Oregon Mountaineers swept past the Evergreen Geoducks, 25-17, 25-21, 25-22, in a Cascade Conference volleyball match on Friday evening at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.

Eastern Oregon (20-2, 10-0 CCC) built an early lead to open the match but the Geoducks (2-12, 1-8 CCC) kept it within reach.  That was until the Mountaineers used a 5-0 run to pull ahead by seven and EOU cruised the rest of the way to the 25-17 set one win.

The second set was tight early and despite an early EOU run that put the Mounties up by five at 14-9, the Geoducks battled back to get within one point at 21-20 but a 5-1 EOU run was enough to secure a 25-21 win to put Eastern up by two sets.

In the third set, the Geoducks came out hungry and kept with the nationally-ranked Mountaineers the entire way.  After never leading by more than two, Eastern picked up their biggest lead of the frame on a kill by Casey Loper that clinched the match with a 25-22 set three win.

Evergreen was led by 13 kills from Victoria Love (Seaside, Calif./Seaside HS/Hartnell College).  Cassidy Watkins (Tucson, Ariz./Mountain View HS/Trevecca Nazarene Univ.) added 10 kills while Kelsey Delagrange (Longview, Wash./Kelso HS/Mt. Hood CC) picked up 36 assists on the night.  The Geoducks hit .238 on the night, connecting on 40 kills with 15 errors on 105 total swings for their top hitting match of the season.

Eastern Oregon was led by a match-high 18 kills from Loper, who had just two attack errors on 32 swings to hit .500 on the night.  Stefani Sorensen added 12 kills while Karly Stack finished with 37 assists.  The Mountaineers hit .351 on the match, connecting for 49 kills with 10 errors on 111 total swings.

The Geoducks play host to College of Idaho on Saturday night, beginning at 7 p.m. at CRC Gymnasium.  Eastern Oregon is also in action on Saturday, traveling to Kirkland, Wash. to take on Northwest, also beginning at 7 p.m.

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Warriors Shutout Geoducks, 4-0

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SALEM, Ore. – Audrey Sullivan scored twice and assisted on two more as the Corban Warriors defended their home field against the Evergreen Geoducks, 4-0, in a Cascade Conference women’s soccer match on Thursday afternoon at Warrior Field in Salem, Ore.

The Warriors (6-5-1, 2-1-0 CCC) got on the board in just the third minute as Tera McDonough sent in a cross to Sullivan, who tapped it over Kaitlin MacKenzie (Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens HS/Shoreline CC) to put the Geoducks (1-6-0, 0-2-0 CCC) behind, 1-0.  Less than 10 minutes later, Corban struck again as Sullivan crossed a pass in to Randi Donahue, who scored her second goal of the season to give the Warriors a 2-0 halftime lead.

The Geoduck defense held strong for much of the second half but the Warriors managed two goal in the final 10 minutes as Sullivan scored her ninth goal of the year in the 82nd minute and then assisted McDonough in the 84th minute for the 4-0 victory.

Corban outshot the Geoducks, 18-13, on the afternoon but Evergreen had an 8-7 advantage in the second half.  MacKenzie made three saves for the Geoducks while Alexis Beattie made two saves to collect the shutout for Corban.

Evergreen is back in action on Saturday evening when they travel to Springfield, Ore. to take on Northwest Christian.  First kick with the Beacons is set for 6 p.m. at Mike Kelly Field.

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This Week In Geoduck Athletics

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Greeners don’t have far to go to cheer on the Geoducks this week as men’s soccer and volleyball are both at home and cross country isn’t far away.

Cross Country
After three weeks without racing, the Geoducks return to competition this weekend at the PLU Invitational in Parkland.  The women’s race is set to begin at 10 am, followed by the men at 11 am.

Men’s Soccer
Evergreen’s lone match takes place this Saturday as the Geoducks host in-state rival Northwest, beginning at 1 p.m. on Evergreen Pitch (Field #4). Saturday afternoon’s match supports local youth clubs in our Little Kickers Day,

Women’s Soccer
The Geoducks women’s team is the lone program competing out of state this week as they play at Corban on Thursday and at Northwest Christian on Saturday.  They will return home next week for matches against College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon.

Volleyball
Evergreen volleyball returns to CRC Gymnasium this weekend with a pair of powerhouse programs coming to town.  On Friday, the Geoducks host 10th-ranked Eastern Oregon and it is the annual Breast Cancer Awareness match with fans invited to trade in their green and white for pink. Saturday night brings College of Idaho to town and it will be Trivia Night at the CRC so come show off your knowledge of useless facts either about the athletes or the world.  Both matches are set to begin at 7 p.m.

Follow the Geoducks this weekend and all season long on Twitter (twitter.com/GoGeoducks) and Facebook (facebook.com/GoGeoducks) or simply visit us on the web at www.evergreen.edu/athletics.