Under Armour Team of the Week Announced
LA GRANDE, Ore. –The Corban University men’s soccer team has been named the “Under Armour Team of the Week” for August 20-26, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
Corban, picked 2
nd in the CCC preseason poll and ranked No. 21 in the NAIA preseason poll, recorded two shutouts in non-conference action with a 3-0 win over Spring Arbor University (Mich.) and a 2-0 victory of NCAA D III Linfield College (Ore.)
Even though the Warriors were outshot by the Cougars of Spring Arbor 24-9 on the evening Armando Lopez, Kohl Hurtado and Alex Segovia each would find the back of the net for Corban. Marcos Ochoa would provide four saves in the tilt to preserve the shutout.
Against Linfield, Corban fired off 28 shots to the Wildcats nine scoring once in each half for the 2-0 win. A stellar defense along with seven saves from Ochoa secured the win.
Corban (2-0, 0-0 CCC) will be in action for another non-conference games against Willamette University (Ore.) on September 1.