EVERETT, Wash. – Playing in wet and windy conditions, the Evergreen Geoducks couldn’t hold off the Trinity Lutheran Eagles, falling 4-1 in a non-conference women’s soccer match on Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Field in Everett, Wash.

The Eagles got on the board just three minutes into the game as Kayla Kliphardt fired a high shot from the top of the box that snuck just under the crossbar.  Trinity Lutheran struck against just seconds before halftime as Courtney Brown collected a loose ball in the box and finished  from near point blank as TLC took a 2-0 lead into the break.

Evergreen closed the gap in the 51st minute after Kori Lerch (Chester, Va./Matoaca HS) gathered a ball from Delaney Smith (Dupont, Wash./Steilacoom HS/Tacoma CC) and fired from about 25 yards out, finishing in the upper left corner.

Trinity widened the gap again in the 80th minute as Kliphardt scored her second goal of the game and then Kaeli Eberth scored on a penalty kick in the 90th minute as the Eagles collected the 4-1 non-conference win.

TLC held a 21-8 advantage on shots, though the gap was just 7-3 in the second period.  Evergreen keeper Kaitlin MacKenzie (Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens HS/Shoreline CC) made nine first half saves in her only game in her home county this season.  Kyla Kitts (Renton, Wash./Kentridge HS/Highline CC) came in for the second half, making two saves.

The Geoducks are back in action on Saturday when they open up Cascade Conference play at Northwest.  Kick with the Eagles is set for 3:30 p.m. in Kirkland, Wash.

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KIRKLAND, Wash. – Playing a rare non-conference match against a fellow Cascade Conference opponent, the Evergreen Geoducks could not collect the win, falling to in-state rival Northwest, 4-0, in a women’s soccer match on Friday afternoon at Northwest University in Kirkland, Wash.

The Eagles (3-5-0) got on the scoreboard early as Jessica Oliver dribbled up to the six-yard box and fired it past Evergreen (1-3-0) keeper Kaitlin MacKenzie (Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens HS/Shoreline CC).  NU made it 2-0 about ten minutes before halftime, as Rachel Saleen took a pass from Megan Beisley and fired in a goal from 20 yards out.

Northwest scored against just a few minutes into the second half as Saleen got a head on a corner kick by Shea Samuelsen in the 48th minute for the 3-0 lead.  The final goal came in the 69th minute as Lina Arciniegas passed in a ball to Tiffany Taylor, who unleashed a long-distance shot that snuck in the upper left corner of the goal.

Despite allowing the four NU goals, MacKenzie had a strong day in net, making six saves.  Evergreen was outshot, 18-9, on the match but was whistled for just three fouls, compared with nine for Northwest.

The Geoducks have one more non-conference match remaining as they will head up to Everett, Wash. on Sep. 29 to take on Trinity Lutheran, beginning at 4 p.m.

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NEWBERG, Ore. – Junior Rayna Murphy (Longview, Wash./Mark Morris HS) scored her first goal of the year in the 10th minute and that was all it took to give the Evergreen Geoducks their first win of the year, holding off the George Fox Bruins, 1-0, in a non-conference women’s soccer match on Thursday night in Newberg, Ore.

Sophomore Anna Stump (Boone, N.C./Watauga HS) fed in a cross early in the match and Murphy finished the job from about 10 yards out to give the Geoducks the lead.  The Evergreen defense never was tested as the Geoducks took the lead into the break.

In the second half, Evergreen continued to control the match, outshooting the Bruins, 4-1, in the final 45 minutes.  Senior Kaitlin MacKenzie (Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens HS/Shoreline CC) made just one save to collect the shutout with the 1-0 Geoduck win.

After a pair of scrimmages, the Geoducks will travel up to Kirkland, Wash. on Sep. 20 to take on Northwest in a non-conference match, beginning at 2:30 p.m.

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