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Oct. 29, 2006 Lutes Defeat Whitworth, 2-0, on Senior Day
TACOMA, Wash. – Pacific Lutheran honored its five seniors at halftime of their final home match, and all of the PLU players celebrated at the end of the match as the Lutes defeated the Whitworth Pirates, 2-0, in a Northwest Conference women’s soccer match played Sunday at the PLU field. With the victory, PLU improves to 11-5-2, including an 8-4-2 mark in conference play. The defeat drops the Pirates to 11-4-2 for the season and 9-4-1 in the conference. Jackie Oehmcke, a senior forward from Gig Harbor, scored against the run of play at 16:15 to put the Lutes ahead. Nicole Reinke sent a 30-yard pass over the back line to Oehmcke, who broke in behind the defense with a perfectly timed run. She blasted the ball past Whitworth goalkeeper Leah Motz and into the back of the net for her fifth goal this season. Another of Pacific Lutheran’s seniors, defender Breann Vanden Bos from Issaquah, scored the second goal at 60:48. Her lofted pass into the goalie box was caught by the wind and Motz was unable to get back to knock it away. The ball bounced once on the ground and then up into the top of the netting, giving Vanden Bos her second goal of the season. Up to that point, Whitworth had controlled most of the action as the Lutes had managed just those two shots. In the final 30 minutes, PLU was able to put additional pressure on Whitworth, forcing three saves from Motz. The Pirates had several good scoring chances of their own on eight shots, forcing PLU senior goalkeeper Alyssa Blackburn from Sandy, Utah, to make four saves in goal. Defender Nikki Roeder from Renton and Nicole Veth from Bremerton were PLU’s other seniors playing their final home match. - PLU -
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