By Gabi Marrese
The Loggers took on the second-place team in conference, Pacific Lutheran, on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Both teams battled through the first half and the Loggers’ goalkeeper, junior Jamie Lange (Lake Tapps, Washington), had three saved goals before entering halftime scoreless. Lange was named defensive student-athlete of the week last week by the Northwest Conference.
In the 57th minute, the Lutes got called with a handball inside the 18-yard box. Senior Jacquelyn Anderson (Renton, Washington) scored off the penalty kick for the only goal of the game. Lange had another three saves in the second half from the Lutes’ 10 attempted shots.
“We came into this game with so much passion and so much fire. Yes, every game is a big game for us but it’s always a good day when we can beat the Lutes,” Lange said.
The Loggers faced Lewis and Clark on Saturday, Oct. 21, winning 4-0 against the Pioneers. This shutout makes Lange’s sixth straight game without giving up a goal and earned her Logger of the Week as well as the Northwest Conference Women’s Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week. Lange is currently ranked second in the conference for saves with a total of 79. Her save percentage is .908 and her goals-against average is .51.
“The defense’s mentality is like, ‘Ok, we are the last line of defense and it’s our job to get the ball out,’” Lange said.
The Loggers’ next game will be against the conference leader, Whitworth, on Saturday, Oct. 28. The last timed game against the Pirates ended in a tie after two overtimes. This time the Loggers will host Whitworth at Baker Stadium.