CALDWELL, Idaho -- The Evergreen State College and The College of Idaho were scoreless after 75 minutes in their Cascade Collegiate Conference men's soccer game on Saturday, Oct. 31, but the Yotes scored three goals in less than four minutes to defeat the Geoducks 3-0. The game was played at Simplot Stadium.
With the win, C of I upped its record to 6-5-5 overall, 6-2-4 in the CCC. The Geoducks ended the season at 5-8-3 overall, 3-8-1 in the CCC.
The Yotes outshot Evergreen 7-2 in the first half, but neither team scored. Evergreen goalie
Tom Cole (Sr.) produced three saves in the first half, while Fynn Gehring from C of I earned one save during the opening 45 minutes.
Evan Dickinson provided C of I with a 1-0 lead on a goal at 76:24. Alfie Roffey was credited with an assist. Less than a minute later at 77:15, Zayne Davis added the Yotes' second goal on an assist from Greyson Pew. Rodri Garcia-Marina completed The College of Idaho's scoring outburst by creating an unassisted goal at 80:17. The three goals were scored in 3:53.
The College of Idaho outshot Evergreen 20-5 during the game, including an 11-1 edge in shots on goal. The Yotes claimed a 5-2 lead in corner kicks.
Davis led C of I with six total shots and three shots on goal. Evergreen's five shots were by five players, including a shot on target by
Angel Sandoval (Jr., F).
Cole competed in goal for all 90 minutes and earned eight saves for the Geoducks. Gehring played 80:26 in goal for C of I and shared the shutout with Lucas Melo, who was in goal for the final 9:34. Gehring's save in the first half was the only save for the Yotes.
For the season, Cole accumulated 75 saves for Evergreen to go wth a 1.63 goals against average. He achieved three solo shutouts and two combined shutouts.
