Junior Tyler Hagen scored the game-winning goal Saturday against Evergreen for his team-high tying third goal of the season.
Pair of Goals Lifts Corban Past Evergreen
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SALEM, Ore. – Single goals in both halves helped lead Corban to a two-goal victory over the visiting Geoducks of The Evergreen State College, 2-0, in a crucial Cascade Collegiate Conference game Saturday on Warrior Field.
In the 15th minute, Tyler Hagen teamed with Derik Chaney on the eventual game-winning goal, as Hagen netted his team-high tying third goal of the season. Chaney would begin the play by taking the ball along the endline before lifting a pass up and over Evergreen's defense onto a wide-open Hagen, who unleashed a shot that was redirected by a Geoduck defender into the back of the net at the 14:49 mark.
Neither team would get another scoring opportunity over the final 30 minutes of the first half, as Corban held onto a one-goal lead at halftime.
In the 70th minute, Devin Chaney found himself on the receiving end of a redirected shot by Josh Hamilton for his third goal of the season and a two-goal Warrior lead. Hamilton began the play with a shot from 18 yards out that was blocked by a Evergreen defender and found the awaiting foot of Chaney, who rifled home his third and final shot of the game putting the home team up by the score of 2-0.
Overall, Corban won the offensive side of the ball collecting six more shot (14-to-8) and 10 more shots on goal (12-to-2) than Evergreen. The host Warriors also registered one more corner kick (4-to-3) than the Geoducks, while playing a cleaner game the ESC being whistled for three fewer fould (10-to-7).
Corban goalkeeper Steven Mason played the entire 90 minutes between the pipes collecting a mere two saves en route to earning the win and his first-ever collegiate shutout. Meanwhile, Evergreen split time between a pair of keepers – Christian Pettit and Mitch Treend – with the duo combining to collect 10 saves. Both net-minders allowed a goal, while Pettit would play the opening 57:50 with four saves and Treend manned the net for the final 32:10 with a game-high six saves.
With today's victory, Corban evens its overall record at 4-4-0 and 2-2-0 in Cascade Collegiate Conference games. On the other hand, Evergreen falls to 1-5-1 overall and remains winless in league contests at 0-3-1. Both teams will return to the field on Wednesday, September 28th, as Corban travels to Klamath Falls to take on Oregon Tech at 7:00 p.m. and the Geoducks will host the visiting Knights of Warner Pacific in Olympia starting at 4:00 p.m.