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GOLUTES.COM
Koczan
Bailey Plumb
4
Winner PLU-M PLU-M (9-4-0, 5-2-0)
3
UPS UPS (4-5-2, 2-3-2)
Winner
PLU-M PLU-M
(9-4-0, 5-2-0)
4
Final
3
UPS UPS
(4-5-2, 2-3-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
PLU-M PLU-M 1 3 4
UPS UPS 3 0 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Mark Albanese, Director of Sports Communication

Lutes Surge Past Loggers 4-3 on Friday Afternoon

TACOMA, Wash. - The Pacific Lutheran University men's soccer team scored three goals in 15 minutes, erasing a two-goal deficit and emerging from Baker Stadium with a 4-3 victory over host University of Puget Sound in Friday afternoon's Battle of the South Sound. 

The Lutes (9-4, 5-2 Northwest Conference) got off to a rocky start with the Loggers (4-5-2, 2-3-2 NWC) scoring a goal just 34 seconds into the game and adding another in the fourth minute. Ola Kvindesland got the Lutes on the board in the 22nd minute but homestanding Puget Sound quickly countered with a score in the 27th minute and took a 3-1 advantage into the halftime intermission.

Holton Halfaker got things rolling for the Lutes in the second half, scoring in the 52nd minute off an assist from Matt Koczan before Joe Sammartino provided the equalizer just three minutes later on a penalty kick. Mason Joe closed out PLU's second half scoring binge, netting the eventual game-winner in the 67th minute off a feed from Ryan Griffith for his first collegiate goal.

"UPS is a very hard place to win at and UPS is a strong disciplined team," said Head Coach John Yorke. "Being down 2-0 three minutes into it was not an ideal situation but I was really proud of our guys for just staying focused and playing the game one moment at a time. We had a really good second half led by our senior class stepping up and not letting us lose." 

RJ Noll and Cole Weaver combined for six saves on the day with Weaver tending goal in the second half and collecting the win for the Lutes, while their counterpart, Wren Norwood, stopped five shots and yielded four goals. 

It was a fairly even game statistically with Puget Sound holding a slim 14-13 edge in shots while both teams ripping off nine on goal.

"We're pretty excited to go back to Parkland after this game with the second half of the season still in front of us and still in the mix for the conference title." 

PLU takes the rest of the weekend off and returns to the pitch next Saturday, trekking to Forest Grove, Oregon to face Pacific University. 
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