LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The Mountaineers of Eastern Oregon University scored two goals in the second half to extend an early one-goal lead during a 3-0 win over The Evergreen State College in Cascade Collegiate Conference men's soccer action on Friday, Oct. 30. EOU improved to 5-3-6 on the season, 5-2-4 in the CCC, while Evergreen dropped to 5-7-3 overall, 3-7-2 in the CCC.
Christian Samayoa scored a goal to give Eastern Oregon a 1-0 lead just 5:36 into the game. He was assisted on the play by Jeff Jaimes. Njabulo Nkosi actually had EOU's first chance to score but his shot at 3:34 hit the crossbar.
The Mountaineers remained in front by a single goal when the second half started. EOU tallied its second goal at 51:14 on a shot by Henry Lopez that was assisted by Davyd Fedina. Lance Nelson scored the game's final goal several minutes later at 56:59. Nelson's goal was unassisted.
Evergreen took three shots in the final 10 minutes of the game, but the Geoducks were unable to score.
Luca Viana (Jr., F) created the first two shots. Goalie Victor Melendez saved the first attempt at 80:29 and Viana's shot at 84:10 went wide. At 89:30, a shot by
Gabriel Wilhelm (Jr., F) of Evergreen was cleared by a defender for the Mountaineers.
For the game, EOU held a 14-3 edge in total shots and a 4-2 advantage in shots on target. Evergreen goalkeeper
Tom Cole (Sr.) earned one save. Keivn Pullara, who started in goal for EOU, did not make a save while playing 70:27. Melendez earned one save over the final 19:33. EOU finished with a 3-1 lead in corner kicks.
The Geoducks will take on College of Idaho on Saturday, Oct. 31. Game time in Caldwell, Idaho, is set for 6:30 p.m. MDT / 5:30 p.m. PDT.
