Northwest U. and Whitman Battle to 1-1 Tie
WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Northwest University and Whitman College battled for 110 minutes, double overtime and to a 1-1 tie tonight in non-conference play in Walla Walla.
Craig McCuistion (Jr., Ridgefield, Wash.) put Northwest U. (1-2-2) into the lead 61:06 into the game as he put the ball into the net from 5 yards out and off an assist from the Eagles’ Micah Williams (Sr., Sacramento, CA). The lead didn’t last for very long as four minutes later (65:28 mark), Whitman’s Stephen Phillips got the ball past NU goalie Brian Swanson to tie the score at 1-1.
Whitman (1-0-4) out shot NU 15 to 14 and Whitman goalkeeper, Brett Axelrod had 6 saves and NU goalie, Brian Swanson (Jr., Everett, WA) had one save for the Eagles.
Northwest U. stays on the road in Walla Walla for an 8 p.m. match up with Walla Walla University before returning home to Kirkland.