Box Score
College Place, Wash. – The Lions traveled to Walla Walla University to face-off against the Wolves Sunday night. The Wolves (3-4, 1-1 CCC) and the Lions (0-7, 0-2 CCC) played in a defensive battle for the first 70 minutes of the match before the Wolves broke through the defense and recorded their first goal of the match.
The first half was a defensive battle as the Wolves had their best opportunity to score late in the first half, but multiple team saves by the Lions kept the score at 0-0 going into the half.
Coming out of the half, both teams battled back-and-forth, as each team had opportunities to break the 0-0 tie, however, no team could find the back of the net. In the 72
nd minute, the Wolves finally broke through as
Jordan St. George sent a cross ball over to the right side of the box and
Pedro Reyes converted a beautiful header just beyond the outstretched arms of Lions goalkeeper
Ivan Morales.
The Wolves wasted no time, as they turned a Lions turnover near midfield into their second goal two minutes later.
Emmett Semple took a
Gavin Cortes deflection off the post and found the back of the net to give the Wolves a 2-0 lead in the 73
rd minute. The Wolves continued to put the clamps down on defense for the remaining part of the match, prevailing with a 2-0 victory.
The Lions finished the night with 9 saves and 3 shots on goal, 2 of which were by Jason Monterosso and 1 of which was by Ren Beasler.
Up next for the Lions is a home match vs Northwest Christian on Friday, September 27
th at 7:00 PM.
Story credit: WWU Sports Information
