Oct. 27, 2007

Whitman Women Edge PLU, 1-0, in NWC Soccer

Box Score

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Kristen Berndt booted her 42nd career goal and Whitman College blanked its fourth consecutive soccer opponent in a 1-0 Northwest Conference victory over Pacific Lutheran Saturday afternoon at the Whitman Athletic Fields.

Solidifying its hold on third place in the conference, Whitman ran its NWC record to 8-3-2. PLU, now 3-9-1 in the NWC, heads to Spokane for a game against Whitworth at noon Sunday.

Berndt did the game's only scoring in the 25th minute, running onto a lob pass from Molly Gordon on the left side of the goal before knocking the ball to the far corner of the net. Berndt, a senior, now has 11 goals on the season, all but one of which has come in conference play.

Whitman, winning its six straight game, outshot the Lutes 14-11, but the visitors were denied a single shot on goal. Courtney Porter, a sophomore, pushed her NWC-leading shutout total to eight.

PLU's best scoring opportunity came with about 33 minutes left in a still-scoreless first half. A streaking and lunging Christina McDuffie just missed getting her head on a well-placed crossing pass in front of the Whitman goal. McDuffie and teammates Meredith Newby and Bre Greenman took two shots each for the Lutes.

(Courtesy of Whitman Sports Information Office)