Owls Fly Out of Olympia With 2-0 Victory
Visiting Oregon Tech scored a goal in each half Friday to defeat The Evergreen State College, 2-0, in a Cascade Collegiate Conference women's soccer match played at Geoduck Pitch.
The Owls (7-5-0 overall, 5-2-0 CCC) moved into second place in the conference standings after getting goals from Hailey Satyna in the 40th minute and Ellie Quercia in the 83rd minute. The Oregon Tech defense limited the Geoducks (0-8-2, 0-5-1) to just four shots as Megan Green recorded the shutout in goal.
Evergreen, playing with a reduced roster because of a rash of recent injuries, stayed tough against the Owls through the first third of the match before Satyna put her team on the board with a 35-yard shot that eluded Geoducks keeper Emily Sorenson. The half ended that way, and with Oregon Tech having a 6-1 advantage in shots.
The insurance goal came on a nicely worked attack down the right flank. Abigail Herbert laid off a pass to Bailey Whitehurst, and her first-time cross found Quercia in the box, and Querica did not miss from close range.
Maddie Lockwood put Evergreen's shot on goal, but other than that the home team had trouble breaking down the Oregon Tech defense.
Both teams are in action tomorrow, Evergreen hosting Southern Oregon and Oregon Tech playing against Northwest University in Kirkland.