Sports & Outdoors

Sports Recaps

By Gabi Marrese

Volleyball
The Loggers hosted Willamette on Friday, Oct. 27. Rita Dexter had her first double-double of the season with 19 kills and 19 digs. Kristen Miguel followed on the leaderboard with 13 kills. The team gave up the second set to the Bearcats, who managed to win in four sets. On Saturday, the Loggers recognized their seven seniors before the last home match against Linfield. The match went into five sets which allowed the team to boost their stats. Dexter had her second consecutive double-double with 17 kills and 15 digs.

Men’s Soccer
The men’s team were scoreless in the first half and the first on the board was Linfield in the last six minutes. With 13 seconds left in the match, Luke Murdock scored the tying goal to send the match into overtime. The Loggers fought hard and came out strong in the second overtime. Benjamin Whitman crossed the ball to Murdock for the second and winning goal. On Sunday, the Loggers took on the first place team, Willamette. The first half was scoreless as the Loggers outshot the Bearcats 4-1. Finally, in the 85th minute the Loggers’ Sean Hamel was able to put away a cross from Sam Gonzalez. Puget Sound will play at home on Saturday Nov. 4 for their last conference match against Pacific Lutheran.

Women’s Soccer
The women’s team faced top-ranked Whitworth at home on Saturday. The Loggers were first to score in the 26th minute, with a goal by Tayla MacPherson. Just before half, the Loggers gave up a foul in the box and allowed the Pirates to score on a penalty kick. The Loggers were quick to answer six minutes into the second half. Lura Morton headed a corner kick from Tess Peppis to take the lead. Jamie Lange recorded seven saves in the win. On Sunday the three seniors were recognized before the game against Whitman. The Loggers were off to a great start coming out of the gates with a goal from Peppis in the third minute of the game. The defense held off their opponents from scoring for the 11th time this season. The Loggers will travel to Willamette on Saturday, Nov. 4.

Football
With a minute left in the first half, the Loggers’ Tanner Diebold rushed for the first score of the game. They entered halftime with a score of 13-7. Both teams were scoreless in the third quarter. The Loggers’ first drive of the fourth quarter ended with a rushing touchdown from Paul Thomas. This put the Loggers up 14-13. Some big defensive plays allowed the Loggers to hold onto the win by one. The Loggers will hit the road one last time for the season as they take on Linfield on Saturday, Nov. 4.

Swimming
The Northwest Conference Sprint Meet was held in Wallace Pool for the season opener for both men’s and women’s. In the pentathlon, Dylan Reimers finished 10th overall with a time of 2:41.67. For the women’s, Calista Skog finished third with a time of 2:55.58 after teammate Kelli Callahan. Callahan, with the second place time, recorded 2:55.58 behind crosstown rival, Pacific Lutheran. The Relay Meet was hosted by Pacific Lutheran the following day. The men’s team totalled 19 points to give them third place. They took second in the 300-breastroke and finished first in the mixed 400-freestyle. The women’s team also earned 19 points, tying Whitman for third place. Their wins were in the 300-yard butterfly and the 500-free. The next dual meet will take place at Lewis & Clark on Friday, Nov. 3.

Cross Country
The Northwest Conference Championship was hosted by Whitman on Saturday. The men’s team finished with a score of 232, placing them ninth overall. Liam Monghan lead the team with 34th place overall. The women’s team placed third with a score of 92. The team was led by Samantha Schaffer, who finished eighth overall. After the meet, Schaffer was announced women’s Freshman of the Year. Schaffer was also announced All-Northwest Conference Second Team along with teammate Rachael Metzler.