#4 LOGGERS CAN'T ESCAPE THUNDER
WHEATON, Ill. - For the fifth time in the last six seasons, the Puget Sound Loggers played their way to the Sectional Final of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship. In 2007, the ride ended there as they lost to the top-ranked Wheaton (Ill.) Thunder, 2-0, in a game played on Saturday evening in Wheaton, Ill.
The Thunder (25-0-0) outshot the Loggers (21-2-1) 11 to 3 in the first period but sophomore keeper Kallie Wolfer (Salt Lake City, Utah) kept the ball out of the net, making five saves in the first 45 minutes of the match to force a 0-0 draw into the halftime break.
In the second half, Wheaton broke the scoreless tie in the 49th minute when Kira Davis connected on a free kick from about 40 yards out. Wolfer continued to be strong in net, making another four saves in the second period, but the Thunder struck again in the 86th minute when Erin Hodina got ahold of the rebound following a Libby Passiales shot and Hodina put the ball in net for the 2-0 win to send the defending national champions into the national semifinals.
The Loggers were able to put eight shots up against the Thunder but only two were able to find the goal and Kristin Eggert made stops on both those balls to collect the shutout.
Puget Sound ends the season with a winning percentage of .896, the second-highest in school history.
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