Adidas Team of the Week Announced
LA GRANDE, Ore. –The Corban University women’s soccer team has been named the “Adidas Team of the Week” for October 26- Nov. 1, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
Facing elimination from any chance at a berth in the CCC Women’s Soccer Championships Corban went on the road and earned two key victories this past weekend.
On Friday the Warriors defeated Northwest University 1-0 on a goal by Emma Kosmala in the 42
nd minute. The defensive would not yield any goals to the Eagles throughout the day and the win secured a spot in the post season tournament.
At stake against The Evergreen State Geoducks was receiving either the 7
th or 8
th seed, along with determining the fate of the final team that would advance to post-season. As a result of weather and poor field conditions in Olympia the match was delayed and moved to Tumwater High School for an 8 p.m. start. The Warriors prevailed over TESC 3-2 with goals by Sadee Kallis, Lexi McQueary and Olivia Erskine.
Corban (7-10-1, 4-6-1 ccc) will take a three-match winning streak to the CCC Championships and will face No. 2 seed College of Idaho at 8 p.m. in a quarterfinal match next Wednesday. The 2015 CCC Women’s Soccer Championships presented by U.S. Bank will be held Nov. 11-14 in Springfield, Oregon at the Willamalane Sports Complex.