SPOKANE, Wash. - The Whitman men's soccer team turned heads with an explosive 3-1 victory over Whitworth on Wednesday night at The Whitworth Soccer Field, staying perfect in Northwest Conference play and extending its unbeaten start to the season.
Lucas McAllister stunned the Whitworth crowd, notching a hat trick in the opening 10 minutes to set the tone for the Blues.
Whitman improves to 4-0-3 overall and sits atop the conference at 3-0, while Whitworth drops to 1-2-2 (1-1-1 NWC).
McAllister opened the scoring just before the three-minute mark, weaving through defenders for a left-foot strike assisted by Takahiro Hikida. He doubled the lead minutes later off a well-worked play from Henry Pierce and Keegan Chapko, finishing low to the corner. He capped his remarkable run in the 10th minute, turning a Kevin Serrano cross into his third goal.Â
The Pirates managed a late second-half goal through Dominic Gusman but could not overcome Whitman's early onslaught.
Niclas Isensee started and held the Bucs scoreless into the 70th minute before being spelled for Tait Whittmore. Aiden Chase played a full 90 minutes for Whitworth.
Whitman next heads to Linfield and will tangle with the Wildcats on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 2:45 p.m.
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