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Geoducks Climb Past Mounties, 2-0, on Senior Day

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Taking the pitch for the final time at home, the Evergreen Geoducks earned their first win of 2012, defeating the Eastern Oregon Mountaineers, 2-0, in a Cascade Conference women’s soccer on Saturday afternoon at Evergreen Pitch in Olympia, Wash.

After a scoreless first half that saw EOU outshoot Evergreen, 7-3, the Geoducks went on the offensive in the second half and it paid off.  The Geoducks took the lead in the 73rd minute as junior Bianca Flores (Yakima, Wash./Yakima Valley CC) dribbled up the right and shot from about 25 yards out to beat EOU keeper Kailey Moss.

After the Mounties pressed forward and looked for the equalizer in the closing minutes, the Geoducks were able to take advantage of the extra space on offense as Sophie Krauza (Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial HS) crossed in a ball to Rayna Murphy (Longview, Wash./Mark Morris HS), who chipped it over Moss’s head for the 2-0 win.

Outshooting EOU 10-3 in the second half, the Geoducks finished with  13-10 advantage on shots.  Moss made four saves for the Mounties while Kaitlin MacKenzie (Lake Stevens, Wash./Shoreline CC) made three stops to collect the shutout.

The Geoducks hit the road next week  in the final weekend of play.  Evergreen will head to Portland, Ore. to take on Warner Pacific on Friday at David Douglas High School.

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Yotes Dig Up Geoducks, 5-1

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Brittney Lacey scored twice as the College of Idaho Coyotes shot past the Evergreen Geoducks, 5-1, in a Cascade Conference women’s soccer match on Friday afternoon at Evergreen Pitch in Olympia, Wash.

The Yotes got on the board in the 18th minute after a foul by Evergreen in the box provided College of Idaho with a penalty kick and Lacey converted for the 1-0 lead.  C of I added another score shortly before halftime as Bri Blair sent in a corner in the 41st minute that found the forehead of Hallie Taufoou, who then directed the ball to the head of Jessica Ayala, who put it into the net for the 2-0 lead.

Evergreen finally responded in the 51st minute as Rayna Murphy (Longview, Wash./Mark Morris HS) dribbled up the left side and finished unassisted, firing the ball past C of I keeper Melissa Holmes-Joseph to cut the Yotes lead to 2-1.

It didn’t take much longer for the Yotes to build the lead back up to two goal as Sarah Hicks put a shot on net that was deflected over the head of Lauren Davidson for C of I’s third goal of the match.  College of Idaho continued to pull away in the 73rd minute as Lacey earned her second goal of the match, this time on the assist from Ayala, to push the lead to 4-1.  The final goal came in the 85th minute as Natasha Rooney sent a pass to McKenzie Anderson, who one-timed it from about 15 yards out for the score.

College of Idaho held a 16-11 advantage on shots, as well as a 4-3 advantage on corner kicks.  Holmes-Joseph finished with three saves for the Yotes before being replaced by Aimee Pierson in the 81st minute.  Kaitlin MacKenzie (Lake Stevens, Wash./Shoreline CC) had five first-half saves for the Geoducks while Davidson had one stop in the second half.

Evergreen wraps up the home portion of the 2012 schedule on Saturday when they play host to Eastern Oregon.  College of Idaho continues the road trip as they visit Northwest University in Kirkland, Wash.  Both matches are set for 3 p.m.

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Roland Brace Leads Geoducks Past Beacons, 3-0

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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Jeff Roland (Tacoma, Wash./South Puget Sound CC) scored twice and Mirza Memic (Bellevue, Wash./Whatcom CC) added a goal and an assist as the Evergreen Geoducks collected a 3-0 win over the Northwest Christian Beacons in a Cascade Conference men’s soccer match on Wednesday evening at Mike Kelly Field in Springfield, Ore.

The Geoducks (8-5-0, 8-2-0 CCC) took the lead in the 36th minute as Memic got past a Northwest Christian (3-9-2, 1-7-2 CCC) defender before putting the ball past Erik Carrazco for the score.  Evergreen held an 8-4 advantage on shots in the first half as they took the 1-0 lead into the break.

In the second half, senior Kevin Flavin (Oak Harbor, Wash./Shoreline CC) sent in a cross to the front of the goal in the 59th minute and Roland picked up his first goal of the night, firing it past Carrazco.  Just a few minutes later, Roland did it again, this time on the assist by Memic, as the Geoducks earned the 3-0 win.

Despite 10 Northwest Christian shots on the night,the duo of Mauricio Sanchez (Wenatchee, Wash./Wenatchee Valley CC)  and Mitch Treend (Vancouver, Wash./Prairie HS) didn’t have to do much to earn the clean sheet as no Beacon shots found the frame.

The win also sets a new season high for head coach John Purtteman, who earns his 68th career win and 35th career conference win with the shutout.  The Geoducks sit just one win back of their previous record for conference wins of nine, reached most recently in 2005.

Evergreen will go for win number nine on Saturday afternoon when they take on Corban, beginning at 3pm at Warrior Field in Salem, Ore.

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No. 18 Cavs Slice Past Geoducks, 4-1

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – On a wet and windy Saturday afternoon, the 18th-ranked Concordia Cavaliers battled to a win over the Evergreen Geoducks, 4-1, in a Cascade Conference men’s soccer match on Evergreen Pitch in Olympia, Wash.

The first half’s lone score came in the 42nd minute as Evergreen keeper Mauricio Sanchez (Wenatchee, Wash./Wenatchee Valley CC) lost control of the ball following a save on a shot by CU’s Septi Danciu and Jordan Green got a boot on the loose ball, firing it in from point blank for a 1-0 halftime lead.

In the second half, Concordia pushed the lead to 2-0 in the 48th minute as Gerrit Hamann sent in a cross from the right side and Sam Carmichael fought his way to the left post to finish past Sanchez.  The Geoducks cut the lead in the 51st minute as Jeremy Novack (Lake Forest Park, Wash./Shorecrest HS) gathered a corner from Jeff Roland (Tacoma, Wash./South Puget Sound CC) and put it past Scott Gross from about six yards out.

At the 61 minute mark, Concordia struck again as Green earned his second of the afternoon following a Sanchez save on a shot by Carmichael.  The Cavaliers rounded out the scoring in the 71st minute as Michael Chamberlain put in a shot that was saved by Sanchez but Hamann was there for the rebound and his shot bounced off the bottom of the crossbar and in for the 4-1 win.

Concordia held a 19-11 advantage on shots, including 13-6 on goal.  Sanchez made nine saves for the Geoducks while Gross made five stops to earn the win for the Cavs.

The Geoducks will next be in action on Wednesday when they travel to Eugene, Ore. to take on Northwest Christian.  Concordia next plays next Friday as they host Oregon Tech in a CCC counter.

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Northwest Blanks Evergreen, 4-0

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KIRKLAND, Wash. – Northwest’s Acacia Johnson scored twice and assisted on two others to lead her Eagles over the Evergreen Geoducks, 4-0, in a Cascade Conference women’s soccer match on Friday afternoon at NU Soccer Field in Kirkland, Wash.

The Eagles got on the board for the first time in the 29th minute as Johnson fed in a ball to Shea Samuelsen, who finished from 10 yards out for the score.  Northwest made it 2-0 in the 37th minute as Johnson got her first of the match on the assist from Hannah Reeser.  It took just 71 seconds  for Johnson to get her second as she took a pass from Jessie Murphy and sent a lob over Kaitlin MacKenzie (Lake Stevens, Wash./Shoreline CC) for the 3-0 halftime lead.

After the break, the Eagles scored their final goal in the 59th minute as Johnson earned her sixth point and second assist of the afternoon, this time on a pass to Jordyn Wilson, who shot the ball past Lauren Davidson (Seattle, Wash./Garfield HS) for the 4-0 win.

Northwest held a 23-9 advantage on shots for the afternoon.  MacKenzie had three first-half saves while Davidson made five saves protecting the Geoduck net.  Mariah O’Brien made two saves to earn the shutout for Northwest.

The Geoducks return home next Friday when they play host to College of Idaho, beginning at 3 p.m.  Evergreen will then wrap up the home portion of the schedule on Saturday, Oct. 20 as they host Eastern Oregon in a CCC match, also set for 3 p.m. at Evergreen Pitch in Olympia, Wash.

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