Box Score

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- First place Puget Sound scored two first half goals and, then, held-off the Missionaries for a 2-0 win this afternoon at the Whitman Athletic Fields in a Northwest Conference men's soccer contest.

 

The victory moves the Loggers to 8-1 in conference and 10-4 overall. Whitman drops to 4-4-1 and 5-8-2.

 

UPS got on the board at the 22:42 mark when Carson Swope received a long pass just beyond midfield and then beat the defender on the dribble, firing off a shot from the left that beat goalkeeper Stuart Ellsworth.

 

The two teams played fairly evenly the rest of the half before the Loggers got their second goal with less than four minutes remaining before intermission.  Josh Sonico lofted a free kick into the box that was headed at the goal. Ellsworth deflected the shot. Colin McIntosh kicked in the rebound before the Whitman defense could recover, giving the Loggers a little extra cushion.

 

The Loggers outshot the Whits in the first stanza 8 to 2. The trend reversed in the second half with the Missionaries applying the pressure, tallying 7 shots to Puget Sound's 3.

 

Whitman's best opportunity occurred late in the half when Jesse Mirman let go a shot from inside the box that deflected off the far post. The Loggers were able to clear the rebound and the threat was thwarted.

 

For the match, the Loggers tallied 11 shots (6 on-goal); the Missionaries had 9 shots (3 on-goal).

 

Whitman was 1-1 for the weekend at home. Yesterday the Missionaries won a thrilling double-overtime match against Pacific Lutheran in which Junpei Tsuji scored in the last second.

 

Next Up: Whitman travels to George Fox and Pacific University this Saturday and next Sunday . . . both matches start at 2:30 pm.

 

Contact:

Andrew Holt

Whitman Sports Information Director

holtac@whitman.edu

509.527.5902