This Week In Geoduck Athletics

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With O-week coming up around the bend, the Geoducks are excited to welcome all the new Greeners to campus!

Cross Country
The Geoduck men ran against some stiff competition last weekend at the Sundodger Open in Seattle and will rest up this week before taking to the course again next weekend in Salem, Ore.

Men’s Soccer
After a pair of 1-0 wins, including a double-overtime rain-soaked conference win yesterday over Warner Pacific, the Geoducks hit the road this weekend, traveling to Klamath Falls to take on Oregon Tech.  Kick with the Owls is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Women’s Soccer
The Geoducks earned a hard-fought 1-0 win last Thursday against George Fox and will try to make it two in a row when they travel to Kirkland on Friday for a non-conference tilt against Northwest.  Kick off is set for 2:30 p.m.

Volleyball
The Geoducks will be in action on Friday night when they take on Northwest in Kirkland.  Evergreen then makes the short trip to Lacey next Tuesday for a non-conference match against Saint Martin’s.

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.

Geoducks Outduel Knights, 1-0, in CCC Opener

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – With much of the match played in a heavy rain, the Evergreen Geoducks and Warner Pacific Knights battled until the 109th minute as the host Geoducks earned the overtime win in a Cascade Conference men’s soccer match on Tuesday evening at Evergreen Pitch in Olympia, Wash.

The rains began to fall about 10 minutes before match time and continued for the entire first half as the two teams played tight but neither squad could break onto the scoreboard.  Evergreen (3-1-1, 1-0-0 CCC) held a slight lead on shots at 6-5, forcing Warner Pacific (1-2-0, 0-1-0 CCC) to make four first half saves.

The second half also began under rainy skies as the Geoducks put on the pressure.  WPC took a blow in the 61st minute as Ricky Carmolinga was shown a straight red following a hard tackle near midfield.  Knight keeper Dorian Lair was exceptional in the second half of regulation, making seven of his 12 saves to force extra time.

After a scoreless first overtime period, it looked like the two teams were going to be headed for a second scoreless overtime period but Jack Fortune (Monroe, Wash./Monroe HS) got in a ball to Willie Spurr (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt HS), who powered it in for the game winner and his second goal of the season.

The Geoducks held a 23-13 advantage on shots but Lair was solid in net, making 12 saves and allowing just one goal.  Evergreen keeper Collin Harlow (Kirkland, Wash./Juanita HS/Shoreline CC) also had a solid game, making five saves to collect his third shutout of the season.

Evergreen hits the road this weekend, traveling to Oregon Tech on Saturday.  Match time with the Hustlin’ Owls is set for 1 p.m. in Klamath Falls, Ore.  Warner Pacific will also be in action on Saturday, playing host to Corban.

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Evergreen Sweeps CCC Men’s Soccer Weekly Awards

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – After helping lead the Evergreen Geoducks to a 1-0 non-conference win over Whitworth on Saturday, seniors Jeff Roland (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS/South Puget Sound CC) and Collin Harlow (Kirkland, Wash./Juanita HS/Shoreline CC) have been named Red Lion Cascade Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week.

Roland earned the offensive honors after scoring the game winner against the Pirates in the third minute of the match.  The goal was his second of the season and was enough to give the Geoducks their second victory of the year and propel them into conference play on a winning note.

Harlow was named defensive player of the week after doing his best impression of the brick wall.  The senior made eight saves against a talented Whitworth team, not allowing a goal as he earned his second shutout of the season.

Evergreen opens up Cascade Conference play on Tuesday evening when they host Warner Pacific.  First kick with the Knights is set for 5 p.m. at Evergreen Pitch in Olympia, Wash.

#16 Mounties Sweep Past Geoducks

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – Junior Victoria Love (Seaside, Calif./Seaside HS/Hartnell College) threw down 11 kills with just one error to show she is among the elite attackers in the Cascade Conference but it was the 16th-ranked Eastern Oregon Mountaineers earning the straight set victory over the Evergreen Geoducks in a CCC volleyball match on Saturday night in La Grande, Ore.

After action was tight in the early stages of the first set, Eastern went on a 12-1 run that put the nationally-ranked Mounties ahead by a comfortable margin.  A 5-0 run ended the frame, giving EOU the 25-12 set one win.

The second set started similar to the first but the Geoducks dug deep and kept with the CCC-leading Mountaineers.  After Evergreen pulled within two points at 19-17, Eastern Oregon turned up the juice and powered their way to a 25-20 set two win to extend the match lead.

Evergreen looked like they might grab a win in the third set as the Geoducks led for the first half.  EOU tied the match up at 17-17 and a 6-0 run clinched the match for the Mountaineers at 25-19.

Love led the way for the Geoducks, finished with 11 kills and one errors on 24 attacks for a .417 clip.  Kelsey Delagrange (Longview, Wash./Kelso HS/Mt. Hood CC) picked up 27 assists on the night while Liza Domingo (Ka’a’awa, Hawai’i/Kahuka HS/Lower Columbia College) added 12 digs to her season totals.

EOU was led by 15 kills from Stefani Sorensen and 10 from Casey Loper.  Karly Stack led the Mounties with 25 assist while Jessalyn Smith finished with a match-high 15 digs.  The Mountaineers hit .324 on the night, connecting for 47 kills and 11 errors on 111 total attacks.

Following a pair of scrimmages on Tuesday afternoon in Bremerton, Wash., the Geoducks will play at Northwest on Friday night.  First serve with the Eagles is set for 7 p.m. at NU Pavilion in Kirkland, Wash.

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Geoducks Shuck Bucs, 1-0, in Non-Conference Finale

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SALEM, Ore. – Senior Jeff Roland (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS/South Puget Sound CC) scored his second goal of the season in the third minute as the Evergreen Geoducks picked up a 1-0 win over the Whitworth Pirates in a neutral site men’s soccer match on Saturday afternoon in Salem, Ore.

After Whitworth (2-1-0) was whistled offside to open the game, Roland took possession about 30 yards away and fired in the game winner past keeper Shane Nishioka-Healy to give the Geoducks (2-1-0) a 1-0 lead.

The score remained 1-0 at halftime and despite a 10-2 Pirate advantage on shots in the second half, Geoduck keeper Collin Harlow (Kirkland, Wash./Juanita HS/Shoreline CC) made six saves in the final 45 minutes to finish with eight for the day and collect the shutout.

The Geoducks will open up Cascade Conference play on Tuesday evening when they host Warner Pacific.  First kick with the Knights is set for 5 p.m. at Evergreen Pitch in Olympia, Wash.

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