SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Playing their sixth straight match on the road, the Evergreen Geoducks earned a decisive 3-0 win over the Northwest Christian Beacons in a Cascade Conference women’s soccer match on Saturday evening at Mike Kelly Field in Springfield, Ore.

The Geoducks (2-6-0, 1-2-0 CCC) opened up the scoring in the 17th minute with a little help from the Northwest Christian (3-8-1, 1-2-1 CCC) defense as the Beacons put in an own goal after an NCU defender booted the ball into her own net for the 1-0 Evergreen lead.

In the second half, Vanessa Zamora (Vancouver, Wash./Hudsons Bay HS) dialed up a beauty in the 53rd minute, sending in a bomb from 25-yards out that got past NCU keeper Kristin Fulbright for the 2-0 lead.  The Geoducks made it 3-0 in the 65th minute as Anna Stump (Boone, N.C./Watauga HS) converted on a penalty kick.

Despite collecting the 3-0 win, the Geoducks were outshot 14-7 on the match but Kyla Kitts (Renton, Wash./Kentridge HS/Highline CC) made six saves to collect the shutout.  Fulbright, the defending NAIA defensive player of the week, allowed the three goals, making three saves on the night.

The Geoducks return home on Thursday afternoon when they host Eastern Oregon, beginning at 4 p.m. on Evergreen Pitch in Olympia, Wash.

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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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KIRKLAND, Wash. – Playing under ideal skies, the Evergreen Geoducks did not earn an ideal result, falling to the Northwest Eagles, 2-0, in a Cascade Conference women’s soccer match on Saturday afternoon at NU Soccer Field in Kirkland, Wash.

The Eagles (5-5-0, 1-0-0 CCC) got on the scoreboard in the 23rd minute as Annie-Bryn Stauffer unleashed a left-footed missile from 20 yards out that snuck into the upper left corner and past Geoduck (1-5-0, 0-1-0 CCC) keeper Kaitlin MacKenzie (Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens HS/Shoreline CC).

Northwest doubled the advantage in the 74th minute as Tiffany Taylor fed in a ball to Acaia Johnson, who dribbled up the right side and shot across the goal into the lower left for the score and 2-0 lead.

Despite allowing the two goals, MacKenzie was strong in net, making seven saves on 17 total shots by NU.  Northwest’s Patty Hughes also made seven saves as every Evergreen shot was on target, though none could sneak past the Eagle keeper.

The Geoducks remain on the road next week as they travel to Corban on Thursday.  First kick with the Warriors is set for 4 p.m. in Salem, Ore.

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