Sept. 8, 2006

Visiting Lutes Crush Region’s No. 7-Ranked Team, 6-0

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO – Freshman forward Mattis Ostvold (Kirkenaer, Norway / Høgskolen i Hedmark) tallied a goal and an assist in the first six minutes, setting the tone as Pacific Lutheran shocked Colorado College, 6-0, in a non-conference men’s soccer match on Friday.

Colorado College had come into the match with a 3-0 record, including a 2-1 win over Linfield (Ore.), and ranked No. 7 in the NCAA Division III West Region. The Lutes dominated most of the action against the hosts despite playing at altitude.

“Our guys were ready to go today, and they believe in each other,” said PLU head coach John Yorke. “If we’re going to be one of the better teams in our region, we have to beat the better teams in the region. That was a good team and we had to play very well to beat them.”

Getting the early lead—with Ostvold providing two key plays—allowed Yorke to “run guys in and out” in a substitution rotation that proved beneficial in Colorado Springs’ high-altitude.

Ostvold's first goal came on a header at the 3:23 mark. He added an assist less than three minutes later on a goal by junior forward Mike Ferguson (Sumner, Wash. / Auburn Riverside HS). Freshman forward Baard Asker (Oslo, Norway / Wang) gave the Lutes plenty of cushion with two more first half goals, and sophomore forward Derek Karamatic (Gig Harbor, Wash. / Gig Harbor HS) finished the scoring with two strikes in the second half. Asker and Karamatic both had assists, as did freshman defender Peter Thomas (Sumner, Wash. / Sumner HS).

Sophomore Andrew Croft (Kenmore, Wash. / Inglemoor HS) played 72 minutes in goal and shared the shutout with freshman Joshua Hooley (Cheney, Wash. / Cheney HS).

The Lutes outshot Colorado College, 16-13, and the Lutes put 12 of their attempts on goal.

With the win, PLU improves to 1-1. The Lutes close out their Colorado road trip at 2 p.m. Saturday with a match against Buena Vista (Iowa) in Colorado Springs.

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