Warner Pacific Cruises Past Multnomah
PORTLAND, Ore. – In a windy and rainy Cascade Collegiate Conference match, the Multnomah University men’s soccer team fell to the neighboring Warner Pacific Knights 8-0 on Saturday night at Portland Adventist Academy.
The Knights improved to 7-5-1 overall, 5-2-1 in conference, scoring four goals in each half over the Lions (0-11, 0-8 CCC).
How it Happened: It didn’t take too long for the Knights to find the back of the net as Warner’s Mario Guizar earned the first goal of the game from 16-yards off a deflection just over 10 minutes into the period. MU’s Austin McKee tried to answer back minutes later with a shot that forced Knights’ keeper Joe White to make a save.
WPC improved their lead, scoring two consecutive goals in the 17
th minute to take a commanding lead. Trying to cut into the deficit, Michael Kochis and Josh Gulliford each got off a shot with White coming up with another save.
The final goal of the first half came in the 31
st minute when Cesar Esquivel notched a goal, getting just passed the keeper. The Lions had one more attempt in the opening period when White tallied his third save after a shot by MU’s Juan Candido.
In the second half, Warner scored in a wave, scoring three goals within five minutes of each other as the final goal came in the 79
th minute.
By the Numbers: For the Lions, Kochis tallied two shots, both of which ended in saves while keeper Manny Guillermo totaled 17 saves for the second consecutive night.
As for the Knights, eight different players scored a goal while Esquivel led the way with eight shots.
Coming up Next: MU heads back out on the road as they travel to Northwest Christian on Oct. 16 followed by Corban University.