PORTLAND, Ore. - In five games this season, the Lewis &
Clark Pioneers hadn't allowed a goal but the second-ranked Puget
Sound Loggers made up for previous opponents woes, pounding past
the Pioneers, 5-0, in a Northwest Conference women's soccer match
on Sunday afternoon at Griswold Stadium in Portland, Ore.
The Loggers (5-0-0, 2-0-0 NWC) got on the scoreboard early when
sophomore Jenny Moore (Kent, Wash./Kentwood) fired a shot under
L&C keeper Elise Delgado in the 11th minute for the early 1-0
lead. Fellow sophomore Mikaela Freeman (Alameda,
Calif./Bishop O'Dowd) made it 2-0 in the 17th minute on a
successful penalty kick and the Moore scored yet again in the 25th
minute to make it 3-0.
Senior Janece Levien (Beaverton, Ore.) made it 4-0 shortly
before halftime, using the old-school Astroturf in Portland to
bounce a shot over Delgado. The goal was not only Levien's
sixth of the season but the 58th of her career, tying her for the
top spot all-time in Logger women's soccer history with 2005
national player of the year Cortney Kjar.
Puget Sound added their final goal in the 81st minute when
Melissa Abellanida (Pukalani, Hawaii/King Kekaulike) took a pass
from Theresa Henle (Issaquah, Wash.) and fired it into the upper
right corner of the net for the 5-0 Logger victory.
Three of the Logger goalkeepers saw action in the match with
junior Katie Wheeler (Oregon City, Ore.) the only one that was
forced to make a save. Puget Sound outshot Lewis & Clark,
24-5, in the relatively clean match, that saw just 11 fouls called.
The Loggers return home next weekend as they play host to
Whitworth on Saturday and Whitman on Sunday. Both games are
set for Noon on Peyton Field at Baker Stadium in Tacoma, Wash.
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