SPOKANE, Wash.āJunior
Ishan Abraham scored with less than three minutes remaining to break up host Whitworth University's shutout bid, but it wasn't enough as Lewis & Clark College men's soccer fell 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at Whitworth Soccer Field.Ā
THE BASICS
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Whitworth 4, Lewis & Clark 1
(Lewis & Clark 0-10, Northwest Conference 0-5)Ā
(Whitworth 5-3-1, NWC 3-1-1)Ā
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Reigning Northwest Conference Player of the Year Cole Friesen scored twice and added two assists to help the Pirates stay unbeaten at home this year (2-0-1). Cameron Gardner and Clayton Crockett each added goals for the hosts.Ā
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Abraham scored his second collegiate goal and second strike in the past four games. In the 88
thĀ minute, junior
Daniel Estoll sent a cross in the box from the right side of the field. A Whitworth defender slipped in front of Abraham, leaving him one-on-one with the keeper and he sent a left-footed shot across the goal to make it 4-1.Ā
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Sophomore keeper
Micaiah Garan made four saves on eight shots in his third-consecutive conference start.Ā
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Whitworth scored all four of their goals in a 40-minute span. After a quiet opening 25-minutes, Friesen scored his first goal of the day, an unassisted tally, in the 26
thĀ minute.Ā
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Friesen made it 2-0 early in the second half when he brought down a long pass from Johnny Finnegan and sent a right-footed shot into the net at 50:17.Ā
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The hosts made it 3-0 on Gardner's first goal of the season at 51:19.Ā
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Whitworth closed out their scoring in the 65
thĀ minute. Crockett headed home Dominic Gusman's cross for four goals in 39:37.Ā
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BY THE NUMBERS
- Whitworth earned a 20-6 edge in shots and 9-4 lead in shots on goal.Ā
- Abraham leads Lewis & Clark in goals this season (two) and Estoll paces the team in assists (two).Ā
- The Pirates are now 4-0 against Lewis & Clark since the Pioneers reinstated varsity men's soccer.Ā
- Garan has posted three or more saves in six of his seven appearances this season. The sophomore went over 1,000 career minutes played on Saturday (1,009:05).
WHO'S NEXTĀ
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Lewis & Clark will travel to take on Whitman College on Sunday at Noon in their second game of a three-game road trip.Ā
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