Geoducks Kick Past Owls, 3-2
OLYMPIA, Wash. – After building up a three-goal lead, the Evergreen Geoducks held off a late charge by the Oregon Tech Owls to earn a 3-2 win in a Cascade Conference men’s soccer match on Saturday afternoon in Olympia, Wash.
The Geoducks (4-7-1, 3-5-1 CCC) opened up the scoring in the 33rd minute after Kevin Flavin dialed long distance, putting it past Oregon Tech (4-9-0, 2-7-0 CCC) keeper Loren Jessen from about 35 yards out for the 1-0 lead. Evergreen made it 2-0 in the 73rd minute when Jeremy Novack fed in a ball to George Bundy.
The lead became three goals for Evergreen in the 80th minute when Bundy fired a shot off the cross bar and Brandon Wood headed it in for the goal, his second of the season. The Owls finally got on the board in the 89th minute on a goal by Ashton Betts and once again in the 90th minute by Dustin Hirata, who bent in a corner kick for the score, but it was too little too late as Evergreen earned the 3-2 win.
Both teams finished the match with 13 shots on the day while OIT held an 8-1 advantage on corner kicks. Evergreen keeper Christian Pettit made six saves to collect the win while Jessen made just one stop for the Owls.
Evergreen wraps up their four-match home stand on Wednesday afternoon when they host Corban. Oregon Tech will also be in action on Wednesday, hosting Warner Pacific in Klamath Falls, Ore.