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September 1, 2003

Five players score seven goals against Northwest College.

OLYMPIA, Wash. - One of the goals that had alluded The Evergreen State College Men's Soccer this season was achieved Monday and with style.

After back-to-back overtime losses in their first two games, the Geoducks (1-2) recorded an impressive 7 - 1 win over Cascade Conference rival Northwest (0-2).

For the second straight game, Tacoma native Joe Gjertsen (Tacoma, Wash./Wilson H.S.) put Evergreen on the scoreboard first and followed it with a hat trick (three goals in a game). In Saturday's overtime loss to Western Baptist, Gjertsen got his first hat trick at Evergreen accompanied by his first assist. Three games into the 2003 season he already rung up 7 goals.

Throughout the majority of the ninety-minute game the Geoducks kept the ball in Eagles end of the field. Thirty-one shot by Evergreen, sixteen on-goal, kept Northwest's defense and goalkeeper J.J. Geise busy.

"As the tournament progressed it was obvious to see that we are very tough up front," said coach Tom Boatright, beginning his third season at Evergreen. "We may very well have the best group of forward in the conference. Time will tell."

Two of the remaining four goals came from Evergreen starters Nick Mancaruso (Lakewood, Wash./Lakes H.S.) and Justin Connell (Sequim, Wash./Sequim H.S.)

Co-head coach Tom Boatright with legendary Evergreen men's soccer coach Arno Zoske.
By the mid-point of the second half Boatright had cleared the bench, giving the reserve players valuable playing time.

Sophomore Rory Sopoci-Belknap (Santa Fe, N.M./Santa Fe H.S.) scored his first goal of the season on a penalty, after being fouled while attempting to head-in a waist high pass.

Returning forward Jake Taylor (Cali, Columbia/Peninsula H.S.) scored Evergreen's seventh and final goal in the 87th minute.

The only blemish, to an otherwise dominate Geoduck performance, came in the final second when Northwest snuck a goal past reserve goalkeeper Joe Erickson (Moses Lake, Wash./Moses Lake H.S.).

"I feel real bad for letting the shutout get away," said Erickson, after the game. "I knocked the corner kick down, then could not get the spring off my ankle necessary to reel in the loose ball. Any other day that would have been a routine save for me."

Evergreen will next take the field on Saturday, Sep. 6, against George Fox University. The 1:00 p.m. game with be played on Field 4 at The Evergreen State College.

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