END OF THE LINE
Despite one of the best seasons in school history, the Puget Sound Loggers did not earn an at-large selection to the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship. Despite that, the 2007 season will be well represented in the record books.
The Loggers vs. George Fox
Andrew Hewitt (Monroe, Wash./Archbishop Murphy) scored the games first goal less than two minutes into the contest and the Loggers never let up as Puget Sound breezed past the George Fox Bruins, 4-2, in a Northwest Conference men's soccer match on Friday afternoon in Newberg, Ore.
Hewitt's goal at the 1:55 mark gave the Loggers (14-3-1, 9-3-1 NWC) a 1-0 lead over the Bruins (3-12-3, 1-9-3 NWC). Taylor Hyde (Sandy, Utah/Waterford) took a pass from Greg Swanson (University Place, Wash./Curtis) in the 20th minute for a 2-0 lead. The Loggers continued to pile it on when freshman Kyle Benson (Lynnwood, Wash./Kamiak) took a pass from Mark Conrad (Seattle, Wash./Willamette) to give UPS a 3-0 halftime lead.
In the second half, the Bruins cut the Logger lead down to two goals when Sean Daughtry was fed by a Peter Luginbill corner kick and the shot by Daughtry got past Logger keeper Pete Van Sant (Santa Cruz, Calif.). Freshman Jackson Lindeke (Minneapolis, Minn./St. Paul Academy) answered back quickly for the Loggers, taking a pass from Conrad just 28 seconds later for the Loggers' fourth goal of the afternoon. GFU's Brian Story scored the game's final goal in the 63rd minute but it wasn't enough to prevent the Loggers from capturing the 4-2 victory.
The Loggers made just one save on the day, a stop by reserve keeper Scott Macha (Eugene, Ore./Marist) in the final 20 minutes of the game. UPS outshot George Fox, 12-9, and outfouled the Bruins as well, 14-8.
The Loggers vs. Pacific
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.
Statistically Speaking
As a team, the Loggers led the NWC in several categories this season. Puget Sound was tops in shots (359), goals (48), corners (121), and attendance (394 avg/g). Individually, Pete Van Sant was tops in shutouts (10).
On the national stage, Van Sant is 19th in GAA (0.569) and save percentage (0.863).
Setting Records
The 2007 Loggers set a new single-season record of highest goals per game averaging, scoring 2.44 goals per game.
The Coach
In his 14th season at the helm of the Loggers, Reece Olney has compiled a career record through the weekend of 174-77-25. In Northwest Conference matches, Olney has a record of 102-31-13.
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