PORTLAND, Ore. – Lewis & Clark College held Pacific Lutheran University scoreless in the first half before the Lutes scored four goals after halftime to defeat the River Otters 4-0 in a Northwest Conference men's soccer game Saturday at Griswold Stadium.
THE BASICS
Pacific Lutheran 4, Lewis & Clark 0
(Lewis & Clark 1-8-0, 1-5-0 NWC)
(Pacific Lutheran 6-1-2, 4-0-1 NWC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Senior
Micaiah Garan made five saves in 77 minutes in goal for Lewis & Clark, including four in the first half.
Senior
Dylan Weinstein led the River Otters with two shots, including one on goal. Junior
Alex Woods recorded the team's other shot on goal.
The teams were tied 0-0 at halftime. Pacific Lutheran outshot Lewis & Clark 10-0 and took six corner kicks in the first half. Garan stopped shots from Landon Sexton in the 10th minute, Mike Murega in the 26th, Misha Turchaninov in the 28th and Ty Brunner in the 44th.
The Lutes scored 68 seconds into the second half when Connor O'Brien converted a pass from Jean Dadie at 46:08. Turchaninov scored at 53:11 on another assist from Dadie to make it 2-0.
Weinstein took Lewis & Clark's first shot of the game in the 60th minute, sending his attempt wide left.
Gavin Murphy made it 3-0 at 68:01, scoring off an assist from Ryan Vu.
The River Otters put two shots on goal within 83 seconds. Pacific Lutheran goalkeeper Gio Aguilar-Gutierrez saved Weinstein's attempt at 71:31 and Woods' shot at 72:54.
Senior
Keahi Meredith entered in goal for Lewis & Clark at 76:37. Owen Harned scored in the 78th minute to make it 4-0. Harned headed in Valentijn Belder's corner kick after Isak Medhaug redirected the ball to the back post.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Pacific Lutheran outshot Lewis & Clark 23-3 and held a 9-2 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Lutes took 11 corner kicks. The River Otters had none.
- Pacific Lutheran held 54 percent of possession, and 61 percent in the first half.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark hosts the University of Puget Sound on Sunday at noon at Griswold Stadium.
