PORTLAND, Ore. - Jenny
McKinsey moved into second place on the George Fox
University all-time points list and third on the career goals list
with the only score of the game, lifting the Bruins to a 1-0 win
over the Lewis & Clark College Pioneers in a Northwest
Conference women's soccer match Sunday here at Griswold Stadium.
The struggling Bruins had not scored a goal or notched a victory
since defeating Linfield College 3-0 at home on, a string of five
straight games. McKinsey snapped the first of those strings
with an unassisted goal at the 31:12 mark, scoring after a
deflection in the penalty box. It was her seventh of the
season, tying her with Kirsten Cardwell for the team lead, and the
30th of her career, breaking a tie for third on the Bruin career
list with Brooke (Pitner) Erickson. Coupled with a
Bruin-record 20 career assists, she now has 80 total points after
passing Gegi Bonera's 79 and is second only to Karli Holub' 102
points.
From there, it was up to the Bruin defense to hold the lone, and
that they did, limiting the Pioneers to 10 shots in all and none on
goal, despite a 6-3 advantage for the Pios in corner kicks.
The closest the home team came to tying the score was a breakaway
by Katrina Weisbecker in the 76th minute, but the Bruins were able
to punch the ball out of bounds before she could finish the run
with a shot.
Bruin keeper Becka Doyle was credited with her third shutout of
the season, although she had to make no saves to get it. The
Bruins took 11 total shots in the game, five on goal, with Pioneer
keeper Elise Delgado making four saves.
George Fox (7-11, NWC 4-10) visits Linfield College Friday at 11:00
a.m. to begin the final weekend of the season. Lewis &
Clark (3-10-2, NWC 2-10-2) goes to Whitman College Friday, also at
11:00 a.m.