PORTLAND, ORE. – The Multnomah University men's soccer team put together their best performance of the season only to be spoiled in a hard fought 2-3 loss to the Beacons from Northwest Christian University. 
 
THE BASICS:
Final: Multnomah 2, Northwest Christian 3
Records: MU (0-8-0, 0-3-0 CCC), NCU (2-2-0, 2-1-0 CCC)
Location: Portland, Ore.
 
 
GAME SUMMARY:

• The Lions drew first blood in the 19^th minute on a 25-yard strike from Jake O'Neil that found the upper left corner of the net to put MU up 1-0.
• NCU scored the equalizer with only :30 left in the half as Paul Zarkin corralled a bouncing loose ball and tucked it away to make the score 1-1 going into half-time.
• In the second half it was NCU who struck first, but not until the 75^th minute when Nicolas Schapochnik scored on a through pass from Oswaldo Ramirez, making it 2-1 in favor of the Beacons.
• The Lions didn't take long to answer when Samual Nicolas turned on a free-kick pass from Ren Beasler, just inching past the NCU keeper, Julian Hernandez to tie the game back at 2-2.
• NCU ended the tie in the 82^nd minute with a goal from Sanchez off an assist from Kinkade Barreiro. The Beacons managed to hold on to their 3-2 lead to take their second CCC victory of the season.

 
COMING UP NEXT:
The Lions continue with their CCC play by hosting Corban University on Saturday, September 28^th at 4:30pm. The Warriors from Corban are coming off a 4-1 win over Warner Pacific University.