Warner Pacific Breaks Through With 3-0 Shutout of Evergreen

Warner Pacific improves to 2-9-2 overall and 1-5 in CCC action

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Warner Pacific women’s soccer team earned their first Cascade Collegiate Conference win of the season with a 3-0 decision over Evergreen State today at David Douglas High School.

All three goals by the Knights came in the second half - two of them off the foot of forward Brittany Johnson. The sophomore scored her first in the 63rd minute with a driving 25 yard shot over the head of the Geoduck goalkeeper. Eight minutes later, Johnson tapped in a cross from Kelsey Messmer.

Oregon Ducks Dellinger Invitational Results

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Oregon used a pair of 1-2 finishes to sweep the fifth annual Bill Dellinger Invitational Saturday in Alton Baker Park. Jordan Hasay and Alexandra Kosinski led the second-ranked women, while the No. 3 men actually went 1-2-3 with Matthew Centrowitz leading Luke Puskedra and Danny Mercado across the line to defeat No. 11 Wisconsin.

The Ducks wore special pink uniforms in recognition of Oregon being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Those uniforms will be auctioned on goducks.com later this month

The Willamette University men's and women's basketball teams will host a Midnight Madness event

(SALEM, Ore.) - Several Willamette athletic teams will participate in contests and relays to kickoff the evening. Following the relays, Willamette Events Board will be sponsoring bingo inside Cone Field House from 10:45-11:30 p.m. (PDT).

Current Willamette students are encouraged to bring clothing items from other colleges and universities. If they turn in an item with a school name other than Willamette University on it, they will receive a free Bearcat Bench t-shirt. There is a limit of one t-shirt per student.

Boxers and Bruins Battle thru 2 Overtimes to Deadlock

(FOREST GROVE, Ore.) - Getting the second half of Northwest Conference play off to an undecided start, the visiting George Fox University Bruins and the Pacific University Boxers battled through 90 minutes of regulation and two 10-minute overtimes to a 1-1 tie in a women’s soccer match Wednesday night here at Lincoln Park Stadium.

Pacific got on the board first with a goal by Jaymie Komo, assisted by Tianna Homad and Jenny Novak.

NAIA Ranks Concordia Women’s Soccer and Southern Oregon Men’s Cross Country Ranked Number 1

(PORTLAND, Ore) - Two Cascade Collegiate Conference programs – Concordia women’s soccer and Southern Oregon men’s cross country – are ranked No. 1 in the nation again this week, according to new NAIA Top 25 polls released by the national office.

Concordia, which improved to 12-0-1 with a pair of road victories last week, is top-ranked for the third consecutive week and fifth time this season. The Cavaliers collected 19 of 22 first-place votes to outpoint No. 2-ranked Azusa Pacific (9-0-2) of the Golden State Athletic Conference. CCC member Corban received votes in the poll but did not crack the Top 25.

Linfield Defeats Willamette, 4-0, in Women's Soccer

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Willamette University women's soccer team dropped a Northwest Conference match to visiting Linfield College, 4-0, on Wednesday, Oct. 13. Linfield improved to 9-4-0 overall and 7-2-0 in the NWC. Willamette is now 5-8-0 overall and 4-5-0 in the NWC.

The Wildcats scored two goals in each half to secure the victory. Emily Fellows scored both goals for Linfield in the first half. The freshman has now scored 19 goals this season.

Ducks Host Fifth Annual Bill Dellinger Invitational

(EUGENE, Ore.) - The Oregon men’s and women’s cross country teams will host the fi fth annual Bill Dellinger Invitational Saturday on Pre’s Trail in Eugene’s Alton Baker Park. The men’s 8,000 meter race starts at 11:45 a.m., while the women’s 6,000 meter competition will start at 12:30 p.m. Admission to the meet is free.

It will be the first time the Dellinger has been held on Pre’s Trail since the inaugural race in 2006.

Ducks Place 12th at PGA West Tourney

Oregon's fall season continues next week, Oct. 18-19, with a stop at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational hosted by Cal at the Meadow Club in Fairfax, California.

(LA QUINTA, Calif) - The University of Oregon men's golf team completed play at The Prestige at PGA West in 12th place, 34 strokes behind by fellow Pac-10 member Cal, which took home the team title with an even-par 864 at the 54-hole event.

The Ducks dropped five spots over the final 18 holes, doubling their score in relation to par by shooting a 17-over 305 to end the tourney +34.

Corban Moves Up in Latest NAIA Coaches' Poll

(SALEM, Ore.) - For the fourth straight week, Corban's women's soccer team finds itself among the nation's elite according to the latest National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) coaches' poll that was released Tuesday afternoon.

After picking up its 10th win of the season on Friday against Warner Pacific and dropping a heart-breaker to the nation's top-ranked Concordia by a single goal twenty-four hours later, Corban moved up one spot to No. 34 in the country thanks to 26 total points.