Box Score

NEWBERG, Ore. -- Alex Barsher scored two goals and the Missionaries beat George Fox on the road this afternoon, 2-1, in a Northwest Conference men's soccer matchup.
 
The victory improves the Missionaries conference mark to 5-4-1 and their overall record to 6-8-2. The Bruins fall to 0-10 in the NWC and 1-15 on the season.
 
Barsher's  team-leading eighth and ninth goals of the season brought the Missionaries back from a 1-0 deficit. It is the third time this season that Barsher has scored two goals in a game.
 
The Bruins took a 1-0 lead on an unassisted goal by Luke Hammer in the twentieth minute. Hammer intercepted a pass and then beat Whitman goalkeeper Niko Contos one-on-one.
 
Whitman answered eleven minutes later when Barsher scored on a cross from Logan Grime. The half ended in a 1-1 tie.
 
The Missionaries scored the winning goal at the 62:40 mark when Jesse Mirman and Barsher combined on a perfect give-and-go with Barsher putting the shot past the goalkeeper, inside the left post.
 
Although the score was close, the shot totals were not. Whitman tallied 27 shots with 11 of them on-goal. The Bruins only mustered six shots with four on target. Junpei Tsuji fired off 6 shots for Whitman, Marco Medina 5 and Barsher 4.
 
The Missionaries have now won two out of their last three and with today's victory, take the season series from George Fox 2-0; Whitman defeated the Bruins 3-1 at the Whitman Athletic Fields earlier in the season.
 
Next Up: the Missionaries play at Pacific University tomorrow at 2:30 pm . . . Whitman defeated the Boxers 5-1 in their meeting at Whitman back on September 28 . . . tomorrow's match can be viewed via live video at http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/pacific.portal#