COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. -- Walla Walla University scored a goal 16:06 into the game and the Wolves held on for a 1-0 win over The Evergreen State College on Sunday, Oct. 18 in a Cascade Collegiate Conference men's soccer game. The win improved WWU to 3-5-3 overall, 3-2-3 in the CCC, while Evergreen fell to 4-6-3 on the season, 2-6-1 in the CCC.
Gabriel Delgadillo earned the game's lone goal for the Wolves. He was assisted on the play by Mauro Garrote. The Wolves almost doubled their lead in the closing seconds of the first half, but a shot by Garrote was cleared near the goal line by
Daniel Aguilar Fuentes (Jr., D).
Both teams had other chances to score during the first half. Evergreen forced Walla Wall goalie Seba Vargas to make two saves in the first 45 minutes.
Tom Cole (Sr.) registered four saves for the Geoducks in the first half.
Evergreen was awarded a penalty kick midway through the second half at 66:55 after a foul in penalty area by Vargas, who received a yellow card on the play.
Luca Viana (Jr., F) took the penalty kick for the Geoducks, but his shot was saved by Vargas.
The Geoducks continued to battle and created three shots in the final 10 minutes.
Kolby Juarez (Sr., M) took a shot that went wide left at 80:42.
Angel Sandoval (Jr., F) shot at 86:56, but Vargas recorded a save. Viana produced the final scoring attempt of the game in the closing seconds. His shot from the right side was a deflected by Vargas near the right post with two seconds left. Time expired before Evergreen could take the resulting corner kick.
Walla Walla held a 19-12 lead in total shots and an 8-6 margin in shots on goal. Cole and Vargas were each credited with six saves. The Geoducks claimed a 6-3 edge in corner kicks with three in each half.
Delgadillo topped WWU with five total shots and two shots on target. Viana contributed four shots for Evergreen, including two shots on goal. Sandoval finished with three total shots -- all on target -- for the Geoducks.
Evergreen will play Northwest University at Geoduck Pitch on Saturday, Oct. 24. It will be Senior Day for the Geoducks. Kickoff is slated for 3 p.m. PDT.
