Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo.
Hopkins owns lone goal as SOU defeats Multnomah
SOU Sports Information
ASHLAND – Southern Oregon peppered shots all afternoon at Multnomah keeper Manuel Guillermo-Olivares, but
Travis Hopkins had the only one that counted Friday at Raider Stadium.
Playing in front of a home crowd for the first time this season, the Raiders defeated the Lions, 1-0, behind Hopkins' goal in the 50th minute for their third consecutive Cascade Collegiate Conference win.
The junior from Roseburg didn't appear until the last few minutes of the first half, but five minutes into the second he gathered the ball with space on the right sideline. With a pair of defenders tailing, he dribbled nearly half the field at full speed before skipping a shot from about six yards out that got under a sliding Guillermo-Olivares and met the net.
Seven different players have now scored a goal apiece for the Raiders, who improved to 3-5 overall and 3-0 in the CCC going into Sunday's 11 a.m. contest with winless Walla Walla (Wash.).
The Lions (1-5, 0-3) were on the defensive all game as SOU racked up a 20-1 advantage in shots and put seven on goal. SOU keeper Wyatt Zabinksi collected his only save in the first half for the Raiders' second shutout in three games.
During CCC play, the Raiders have only allowed five shots on goal and have yet to allow one in a second half.
Noe Favila recorded the only shot of the afternoon for the Lions.
SOU has won all three meetings between the teams, though this was the closest of the bunch.