NEWBERG, Ore. – Senior
Dylan Weinstein scored twice to set the Lewis & Clark College men's soccer career goals record, but George Fox University scored four second-half goals to earn a 4-3 win Sunday at Austin Sports Complex.
THE BASICS
George Fox 4, Lewis & Clark 3
(Lewis & Clark 0-5-0, 0-2-0 NWC)
(George Fox 1-3-0, 1-1-0 NWC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Weinstein scored in the 58th and 84th minutes to record his sixth and seventh career goals, surpassing the previous program mark set by
Ben Schwartz ('26). Weinstein tied the record in Friday's home opener against Pacific.
Junior
Sam London scored his first goal of the season in the 76th minute to pull the River Otters within one.
Senior
Micaiah Garan made seven saves in goal for Lewis & Clark, including a penalty kick stop in the eighth minute.
The teams played a scoreless first half before combining for seven goals over the final 33 minutes. George Fox had an early opportunity to take the lead on a penalty kick at 7:55, but Garan stopped Zac LeVin's attempt to the left side of the goal. Junior
Trevor Koo tried to put the River Otters ahead in the 36th and 37th minutes, but George Fox goalkeeper Joshua Adams-Vakulenko saved both shots.
Weinstein gave Lewis & Clark a 1-0 lead at 57:56, scoring off an assist from junior
Ali Alfstad. The goal was Weinstein's second of the season and gave him sole possession of the program career record.
LeVin answered four minutes later, converting a pass from Aidan Brouddus to tie the game at 1-1. He scored again in the 67th minute and completed his hat trick in the 75th off an assist from Wilson Fresh to give the Bruins a 3-1 lead.
London cut the deficit to 3-2 at 76:09 with his first goal of the season.
George Fox regained a two-goal advantage in the 79th minute when Talon Wagner converted a penalty kick to make it 4-2.
Weinstein scored again in the 84th minute to bring Lewis & Clark within 4-3. The senior made a run into the box and headed home a ball that deflected off a George Fox defender.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Weinstein became the first Lewis & Clark player to score twice in a game since Nadav Dicovski did so against Willamette on Oct. 23, 2023.
- George Fox outshot Lewis & Clark 22-10 and held an 11-5 advantage in shots on goal.
- Weinstein led Lewis & Clark with three shots and matched Koo with two shots on goal.
- Senior Emmett Olson and sophomore Raff Ladd also recorded shots.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark travels to Whitworth University on Saturday for a noon kickoff.
