PARKLAND, Wash. – Hitting the road for the first time, the Evergreen Geoducks ran up against the 23rd-ranked Pacific Lutheran Lutes and it was the home squad earning the 4-0 win in a non-conference men’s soccer match on Sunday afternoon on West Field in Parkland, Wash.

The Lutes got on the board in the sixth minute as Giancarlo Santoro fed a ball in to Derek Johnson , who put the ball past Evergreen keeper Collin Harlow (Kirkland, Wash./Juanita HS/Shoreline CC).  PLU made it 2-0 before the half as Johnson scored again following a corner kick by Rigoberto Loreto.

Pacific Lutheran added two more quick goals in the early part of the second half.  Loreto scored an unassisted goal in the 53rd minute and then fed a ball to Brian Lefavour for a goal in the 56th minute.

PLU held a 12-4 advantage on shots as Willie Spurr (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt HS) was the only Geoduck able to put the ball on frame.  Harlow finished with four saves on the afternoon and the Geoducks were whistled offsides three times, compared with once for the Lutes.

Evergreen heads to Oregon for the first time on Saturday afternoon when they take on Whitworth in a neutral site contest at Willamette.  First kick with the Pirates is set for 1 p.m. in Salem, Ore.

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – Following a hard-fought 1-1 tie against 22nd-ranked Rocky Mountain on Saturday, senior defender and captain Brady Espinoza (Pasco, Wash./Pasco HS/Walla Walla CC) has been named Red Lion Cascade Conference Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.

Espinoza, the 2012 CCC Defensive Player of the Year, anchored the back line that held Rocky to just one goal over 110 minutes.

In addition to holding the Bears to just the one score after RMC came to Olympia averaging 2.67 goals per game, the Geoducks defense held RMC striker Oliver Gore to just three shots, none of which were on goal. Gore came into the game with five goals in three games played.

Espinoza previously earned player of the week honors on Oct. 22, 2012. This is the first weekly honor for the Geoducks this season.

Evergreen will next be in action on Sunday when they head north to take on Pacific Lutheran in a non-conference match. First kick with the Lutes is set for 2:30 p.m. in Parkland.

OLYMPIA, Wash.  –  After 22nd-ranked Rocky Mountain struck first, the Evergreen Geoducks evened it up as the two teams battled for 110 minutes before settling for a 1-1 tie in a non-conference men’s soccer match on Saturday afternoon in Olympia, Wash.

The Battlin’ Bears (3-0-1) opened up the scoring in the 16th minute as Tanner Wolff unleashed an absolute bullet for 30 yards out that shot into the net to put Rocky up 1-0.

The Geoducks (1-0-1) evened it up a little over 10 minutes later as Kodey Eley (Federal Way, Wash./Federal Way HS) fed in a ball to the box and Willie Spurr (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt HS) got a boot on it to finish from about five yards out.

Both teams continued to push over the remainder of the first half and into the second half but strong play by the keepers led to overtime.  Each team had a solo shot in each of the overtimes but only one found the frame and Rocky keeper Joachin Soderstrom made his sixth save of the day to preserve the tie.

Collin Harlow (Kirkland, Wash./Juanita HS/Shoreline CC) played all 110 minutes for Evergreen, allowing one goal on 13 shots with four saves.

The match also saw its share of cautions as eight total cards were shown, including a second yellow that resulted in a red for Rocky defender Ronaldo Goncalves in the 86th minute.

Evergreen will next play on Sep. 8 when they make the trip north to Parkland, Wash. to take on Pacific Lutheran.  Game time with the Lutes is set for 2:30 p.m.

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