LOGGER MEN POLISH RESUME WITH 2-1 WIN
FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Putting an exclamation point on their quest for an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship, the Puget Sound Loggers defeated the Pacific Boxers, 2-1, in the Northwest Conference finale for both schools on Saturday afternoon in Forest Grove.
Wearing the jersey of injured teammate Alex Lehecka (Burlington, Wash./Burlington Edison), senior Mark Conrad (Seattle, Wash./Willamette) got the games first goal just six minutes into the match, firing in a shot from about three yards out to give the Loggers (15-3-1, 10-3-1 NWC) a 1-0 lead over the host Boxers (8-7-2, 6-6-2 NWC).
Robin Grossman evened it up for the Boxers in the 52nd minute, getting a shot past Logger keeper Pete Van Sant (Santa Cruz, Calif.). The Loggers got the game winner in the 88th Conrad fed in a pass to Greg Swanson (University Place, Wash./Curtis) and Swanson finished to give Puget Sound the 2-1 win.
Van Sant finished the game with four saves on the day as the Boxers outshot the Loggers, 13-10. Andrew Stevermer made five saves for Pacific, allowing the two goals.
The Loggers will now wait until Sunday afternoon to see if they have earned a bid to the NCAA Championship. If they Loggers are part of the field, they will find out who and where they play on Monday morning.
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