OLYMPIA, Wash. --
Noah Blake (Jr., F) scored a goal for The Evergreen State College just 7:43 into the game following a well-executed fastbreak to give the Geoducks an early lead in a 1-0 victory over Corban University on Friday, Oct. 9. The Cascade Collegiate Conference win at Geoduck Pitch upped Evergreen's record to 4-3-3 on the season, 2-3-1 in the CCC. Corban fell to 4-3-2 overall, 1-3-2 in the CCC.
The game's only goal began with a lengthy pass from
Daniel Aguilar Fuentes (Jr. D) to
Markus Winkler-Cook (Jr., D) down the right sideline. Winkler-Cook received the pass and then crossed the ball to Blake, who scored from five yards out near the left post. It was Blake's second goal of the season.
Evergreen goalkeeper
Tom Cole (Sr.) earned a complete-game shutout while contributing six saves. Rylan Davidson made four saves in goal for Corban.
The Geoducks held a 6-4 edge in total shots at halftime, but Davidson registered all four of his saves for Corban during the first 45 minutes. The Warriors outshot the Geoducks 8-6 in the second half, but Cole provided Evergreen with four saves in the final 45 minutes.
Zac Walker (Jr., M) of Evergreen earned a quality shot just 34 seconds into the second half. Walker's shot went wide right. Despite holding a narrow 1-0 lead, Evergreen battled the Warriors the rest of the way and kept the shutout on the scoreboard.
For the game, Evergreen and Corban both finished with 12 total shots. Corban held a slim 6-5 edge in shots on target. The Warriors claimed a 5-4 margin in corner kicks.
Blake led all players with four total shots and three shots on goal. Zachery Milczarek led the Warriors with three total shots. Antonio Virrueta took two shots and placed both shots on goal for Corban.
The Geoducks will take on Bushnell University at Geoduck Pitch on Saturday, Oct. 10. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. PDT.
