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3
Winner Pacific Lutheran PLU (7-3-0, 4-0-0)
1
Whitman WHIT (5-6-0, 2-3-0)
Winner
Pacific Lutheran PLU
(7-3-0, 4-0-0)
3
Final
1
Whitman WHIT
(5-6-0, 2-3-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Pacific Lutheran PLU 0 3 3
Whitman WHIT 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Falls To Pacific Lutheran In NWC Play

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - It was a tale of two halves as the Whitman College men's soccer team and Pacific Lutheran duked it out for conference supremacy. The Blues dominated the first half but surrendered three second-half goals in a 3-1 loss to the Lutes in Northwest Conference action on Sunday afternoon.

The preseason favorites looked the part in the opening 45 minutes, dominating the Lutes and taking a 1-0 lead into halftime. Both teams went at each other early but it didn't take long for Whitman to take control. Attacking both flanks, the Blues (5-5, 2-2 NWC) broke through in the 20th minute. Alex Cooper played Adam Joss in behind the right side of the Lute defense as Joss delivered a perfect cross which Jourdan Furukawa volleyed into the far side netting.

The second half began with the Blues picking up where they left off, but a quick PLU (6-3, 3-0 NWC) goal changed the complexion of the game. Just over five minutes into the half, Jackson Moore found Zak Gregg racing into the penalty area who finished past Owen Davis-Bower who was late coming to the ball.

Moore and Gregg connected again for PLU's second goal. Moore dribbled to the bi-line and slipped a ball across the Whitman goalmouth as Gregg hit a well struck shot to the far post. Davis-Bower got his hand to the ball but couldn't keep it out of the net.

PLU all but sealed the win moments later. In similar fashion, Rainier Schlekewey fed Keegan Heggerness from the right flank who finished to the far post.

Davis-Bower posted three saves on the afternoon with PLU keeper Cole Weaver making two for the Lutes. 

The Blues return to action this Friday, Oct. 4 at George Fox. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m.
 
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