OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Evergreen State College broke a 1-1 tie with a goal by
Elliot Falor (So. M) in the first half, and
Luca Viana (Jr., F) added an insurance goal in the second half, as the Geoducks downed Northwest University 3-1 at Geoduck Pitch on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Cooper Davis (Jr., D) earned two assists for Evergreen.
With the win, Evergreen improved to 5-6-3 on the season, 3-6-1 in the CCC. Northwest dropped to 4-9-1 overall, 2-8-0 in the CCC.
Zac Walker (Jr., M) gave Evergreen a 1-0 advantage at the 10:44 mark. He scored on a shot from 15 yards, after receiving a crossing pass from Davis. Luuk Wessteijn of NU equalized the score at 20:16, when he hit the right corner of the net form eight yards. Titus Bishop received an assist on the play.
Falor's goal put the Geoducks back in front on a five-yard shot at 31:17. Davis, who registered his second assist of the half, started the play with a crossing pass from the left side of the field. Evergreen increased its lead to 3-1 when Viana scored at 68:33. Viana's shot was from 12 yards into the upper left corner of the goal. He was assisted by
Damien Rodriguez with a pass from the right side.
Evergreen goalkeeper
Tom Cole (Sr.) registered all six of his saves in the second half to preserve the win. Bailey Hopkins earned two saves for the Eagles.
The Geoducks gained an 8-5 lead in total shots during the first half, while NU claimed a 10-3 shooting margin in the second half. For the game, Northwest outshot Evergreen 15-11 overall and held a 7-5 edge in shots on goal. The Geoducks finished with an 8-7 advantage in corner kicks.
It was Senior Day for the Evergreen team. Geoducks who participated in the senior announcements were
Kolby Juarez (M),
Phillip Lam (M),
Preston Lam (D),
Walt Nichols (M),
Connor Scanlon (F),
Finley Sundberg (F), and
Alec Zimmerman (F).
The Geoducks will return to action on Friday, Oct. 30 at Eastern Oregon University. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. PDT.
