TACOMA, Wash. - Junior Cole Peterson (Great Falls, Mont.) scored
the game-winner with less than two minutes remaining in the second
overtime as the Puget Sound Loggers defeated the Whitman
Missionaries, 1-0, in a Northwest Conference men's soccer match on
Saturday afternoon on East Athletic Field in Tacoma, Wash.
The Loggers (8-5-2, 6-2-2 NWC) were on the defensive for
the first half as Whitman outshot Puget Sound, 5-0. UPS
managed a few more shots in the second half, still being outshot,
4-3, but the strong play of the defense, including keeper Greg
Saetrum (Boise, Idaho/Timberline), forced overtime. After a
scoreless first overtime period, the Loggers finally put the ball
in the net in the 109th minute when Peterson took the pass from
Taylor Hyde (Sandy, Utah/Waterford) and put the ball past Brett
Axelrod for the game winner.
Saetrum finished with six saves on the day to collect the
shutout. Axelrod made three saves on the day, allowing the
game-winner in the second OT.
The Loggers will look to get another win on Sunday afternoon
when they play host to Whitworth at 2:30 p.m.. With a win
over the Pirates, the Loggers can move into first place in the NWC
standings.
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