Corban opened its home conference schedule with a victory over Evergreen Thursday on Warrior Field in Salem.
Corban Shuts Out Evergreen in CCC Battle
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SALEM, Ore. – Returning home for the first time in almost a month, Corban University showed just how much the Warriors enjoy playing on their own turf taking care of the visiting Geoducks of Evergreen, 4-0, in a Cascade Collegiate Conference game Thursday on Warrior Field.
Corban (6-5-1, 2-1-0 CCC) has allowed just two goals in 470 minutes of action on Warrior Field so far this season, while Evergreen (1-6-0, 0-2-0 CCC) has scored only two goals away from Olympia this year.
The Warriors' Audrey Sullivan had a hand in each of Corban's four goals, as she scored twice and handed out a pair of assists. Tera McDonough and Randi Donahue scored the Warriors' other two goals, as goalkeeper Alexis Beattie registered two saves en route to picking up her second shutout of the season.
Corban wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard, as Sullivan teamed with McDonough in the third minute on her team-leading eighth goal of the season. McDonough would begin the scoring play by sending a crossing pass from the far sideline onto Sullivan, who tapped home the game's opening shot into the back of the net for the eventual game-winning goal.
Just over eight minutes later, Sullivan would team with Donahue on her second goal of the year. In the 12th minute, Sullivan sent a crossing pass from left-to-right where Donahue was waiting and put the ball into the back of the net for a 2-0 Corban lead.
Evergreen's best scoring opportunity came in the 26th minute when Sophie Krauza ripped a shot from 20 yards out that ricocheted off the crossbar and out of bounds, as the Geoducks could not muster much more offense throughout the game.
Corban would control the offensive flow throughout the opening half, as the Warriors registered six more shots (11-to-5) than Evergreen that included putting four of its first five shots on-target.
The second half would be a different story for the first 35 minutes, as Evergreen held an 8-to-6 advantage in shots but could not find the back of the net.
In the game's final ten minutes, Corban would score two more goals thanks to Sullivan's team-leading ninth goal of the year in the 82nd minute and McDonough's seventh score of the season just over two minutes later.
Sullivan would put the Warriors ahead by three goals at the 81:51 mark when she took a shot from 20 yards out and directed it into the upper right corner of the goal following a pass from freshman Amber Lennier.
One hundred and twenty-two seconds later, McDonough took a pass from Sullivan and flicked an 18-yard shot into the upper left corner of the goal for the final tally of 4-0 at the 83:53 mark.
Evergreen's Kaitlin MacKenzie tallied a game-high three saves for the Geoducks in 90 minutes between the pipes.
Overall, Corban registered five more shots (18-to-13) than Evergreen with the Warriors putting seven shots on-target versus the Geoducks' three. In a physical game, Corban was whistled for 18 fouls compared to Evergreen's 10 with the Geoducks drawing a pair of yellow cards.
Both teams return to action on Saturday, October 12th, when Corban hosts Northwest beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Warrior Field in Salem and Evergreen continues its road trip against Northwest Christian in a 6:00 p.m. game in Eugene.