Box Score PORTLAND, Ore. -- A long pass from Kennie Beighle set up a 30-yard score by Jezza Hutto in the 74th minute and propelled the Lewis & Clark Pioneers to a 2-1 win over the George Fox Bruins on Sunday at Griswold Stadium.
Hutto's score followed a penalty kick goal from Brecklyn Beighle in the 65th minute that tied the match at 1-1.
All of the game's scoring occurred in the second half. George Fox took a 1-0 lead on Hannah Beardemphl's goal in the 51st minute.
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Key Moments
Unique to the Spring 2021 schedule, the Pioneers (1-1, 1-1 NWC) play each of their Northwest Conference opponents twice in the same week. After a 4-1 loss to the Bruins last Wednesday at George Fox, Hutto was happy that the team bounced back.
"It was really satisfying to see that we can address our tactical issues and find some unity to come back from a 4-1 loss a few days earlier," Hutto said. "The energy and momentum was with us and that's what pushed me to keep getting into the attacking third. It was really cool to have that adrenaline rush after scoring the winning goal in an already very intense match."
George Fox held possession for almost 60 percent of the game, but both teams had nearly the same amount of shots (9-8 in favor of the Bruins). Freshman goalkeeper Sophia Young stopped both shots on goal by the Bruins in the first half before allowing the early second-half score by Beardemphl.
15 minutes later, Brecklyn Beighle pushed the tempo and fed the ball forward to Hutto who battled with George Fox's Hannah Moya down the right side. Moya was called for a foul as they raced even with the six-yard box and Hutto tried to center the ball. On the penalty kick, Brecklyn Beighle scored to the left side of the net for her first goal of the season.
"This game we really came together as a team," Kennie Beighle said after the last home opener of her Pios career. "We figured out what we need to improve on and delivered. We played for each other and came through to win it."
In the 74th minute, shy of midfield, Kennie Beighle squeezed through two defenders on the run to feed the ball ahead to Hutto, who chased the ball 30 yards and narrowly legged it toward the net ahead of sprinting George Fox goalkeeper Annalisa Klein for a goal from 30 yards out.
Deeper Look
- Lewis & Clark's win was its first following a loss of three goals or more since Nov. 3, 2018 when the Pios bounced back from a 5-1 loss at Pacific Lutheran to beat Whitman 3-2 (2OT) in Portland
- Brecklyn Beighle and Hutto each finished with three shots overall, two in frame and one goal, while Becca McCullough and Giselle Bodeen also took shots
- Young made a career-high four saves in 90 minutes of goalkeeping
- The Pios committed 17 fouls and took two corner kicks compared to nine and five for George Fox, respectively
- Olivia Cowley, Celeste Schreifels and Bodeen started their first home collegiate match, while Kavya Riedman made her first appearance overall
- Lewis & Clark has now held opponents to one goal or less in six straight home matches
- Alexa Myers, Madi Pastores, Brecklyn Beighle and Young played all 90 minutes
Looking Ahead
The Pioneers have this week off before playing at Pacific on Mar. 17 and hosting the Boxers on Mar. 21.
