HONOLULU, Hawaii—Lewis & Clark College men's soccer fell 5-0 to Division II Chaminade University on Saturday afternoon in their 2024 season opener.Â
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THE BASICS
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Chaminade 5, Lewis & Clark 0
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(Chaminade 0-0)Â
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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Three Pioneers first years started and seven made their collegiate debut on Saturday at St. Louis Field.Â
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The host Silverswords scored three goals in the opening 12:22 to take control and added two penalty kick goals to cruise to the 5-0 win.
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Junior
Declan Cloutier came on for the final 32:22 and made two saves on three shots. The only goal he allowed was on a penalty kick goal in the 67
th minute.Â
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Sophomore
Keahi Meredith earned his second collegiate start and first start on Opening Day. The Hawaii native played the first 57:38 in net.
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Sophomore
Owen Carroll and freshman
Sam London recorded the Pioneers two shots on Saturday.Â
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Chaminade opened the scoring at 2:40 when Oliver Horgan scored off a pass from Owen Caba. The hosts added a second goal at 11:32 from Ian Garcia and made it 3-0 when Owen Malone found the back of the net at 12:22.
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Lewis & Clark grew into the game and posted their first shot in the 33
rd minute when Carroll sent a shot that went just off target.Â
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Chaminade added a fourth goal just before halftime on a penalty kick. London nearly put the Pioneers on the board in the final minute of the half but his shot went just high.Â
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BY THE NUMBERS
- First years Talen Haywood, Emmet McDonough and London all earned their first collegiate starts.Â
- Saturday's contest marked the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The contest counted as a regular-season game for Lewis & Clark. It was an exhibition for the Silverswords who due to NCAA DII rules can't play regular-season countable games until September 7.Â
- Ali Alfstad, Alex Woods, Kaden Nakamura and Brandon Paynter all made their collegiate debuts off the bench in Saturday's opener.Â
- Chaminade finished the game with a 17-2 advantage on shots and a 7-0 edge in shots on target.Â
- The game marked the first time Lewis & Clark men's soccer played a game off the West Coast since October 18, 1991 when they traveled to play the College of Idaho. Â
WHO'S NEXTÂ
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Lewis & Clark will take on Hawaii Pacific University on Sunday at 10 a.m. in their second and final game in Hawaii. Â