Box ScoreTACOMA, Wash. – Puget Sound scored three goals in the first 12 minutes of the match and limited Pacific to just two shots Saturday as the Loggers posted a 3-0 shutout of the Boxers in both teams' Northwest Conference men's soccer season opener at Baker Stadium.
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Sean Ryan opened scoring for the Loggers just 77 seconds into the match, finishing off well-placed crossing passes by Nick Campanelli and Andrew White. White then scored for himself in the ninth minute, tallying on a crossing pass from Conner LaFerriere that he slotted into the back post.
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Landon Gauthier gave Puget Sound 3-0 lead in the 12th minute, hitting his shot into the right upper hand corner off of White's second assist of the afternoon.
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The early scoring was all that was needed in a match that saw the defenses dominate play. Puget Sound took only six more shots outside of that first 12 minutes and outshot the Boxers 10-2. Puget Sound also held a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
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Leyton Thommasen (Fr., Des Moines, Wash.) saw his record drop to 3-3-0 with the loss, making five saves. Nathan King made two stops to earn the win for Puget Sound.
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Pacific dropped to 3-3-0, 0-1-0 NWC, while Puget Sound improved to 4-2-1, 1-0-0 NWC. Pacific will try to even up their conference record on Sunday as they finish their road trip at Pacific Lutheran.
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