Box Score MONMOUTH, Ore--Western Oregon took a break from Great Northwest Athletic Conference play with a 3-0 victory over Jamestown (North Dakota) on Saturday night under the lights.
The Wolves got first half goals from
Archie Dhima (10:49) and
Will Boyle (29:45) to give them what they would need on offense, and then their defense did the rest. At the end of 90 minutes, WOU improved to 7-3-5 on the season while the Jimmies dropped to 1-8-3.Â
Jacob Solek added a goal in the 72nd minute for insurance, his third of the year.
Marcus Vazquez had three assists, the most in the four-year program's Division II record book.
Dhima's goal was his 13th of the season, by far a school record in the Division II era for WOU (previous record was nine). Vazquez now has five assists on the season. It was Boyle's first goal of the season. He came into the match having taken just one shot.Â
Goalkeeper
Austin Valdez had five saves in his shutout work before departing after 75 minutes played.
Joshua Allen finished the final 15 minutes with a save.
The final stat sheet showed WOU with a 22-10 shot advantage, including 9-6 in shots on goal. Western had a 9-0 corner kick advantage.
Western Oregon will get back to conference play this coming week, hosting first-place Seattle Pacific on Thursday (noon) and Northwest Nazarene on Saturday (10 am). The Wolves will head into the week in second place in the GNAC, setting up the conference showdown against the Falcons on Thursday.Â
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