NEWBERG, Ore. – After breaking a scoreless tie with a goal just before halftime, the visiting University of Puget Sound Loggers went to tack on two more second-half goals and sail past the George Fox University Bruins 3-0 in a Northwest Conference men's soccer match that was played in a steady drizzle Friday night here at the Austin Sports Complex.

The teams battled on even terms throughout most of the first half, though the Loggers did have decidedly-more corner kick opportunities (7-1) but failed to cash in on any of them.  UPS finally broke through with 1:28 left before the half when Matthew Durland sent a long through ball ahead to Vincent McCluskey, who ran into a roadblock of Bruin defender Steven Haga and goalkeeper Elliott Davis, who had moved up to challenge the play.  The three players all collided at the ball, Davis went down, Haga was injured on the play and had to leave the game, and McCluskey came through standing for an easy shot into an undefended net, his fifth score of the season.

The Loggers added their first insurance goal at 55:52 of the second half when a foul was called on the Bruins in the penalty box and Colin McIntosh converted the ensuing penalty kick into the left corner of the net for his second score of the year.  The visitors got their third goal at 86:06 when Andrew White crossed from the left to Marcus Rudd in the middle of the box, and he drilled home his first goal of the season from 10 yards away just under the crossbar.

Puget Sound ended with a 12-7 advantage in shots, 6-2 in shots on goal, and 8-1 in corners.  Chris McDonald earned the shutout for the Loggers with a pair of saves, while Davis had three stops in the net for the Bruins.

NEXT: George Fox (2-13-1, NWC 0-11-1) plays its final home game of the season Sunday at 2:30 p.m. against league-leading Pacific Lutheran University.  It will be the final home game for Bruin seniors Josh Couch and Sean Daughtry, who will be recognized in pre-game ceremonies on the field ... Puget Sound (9-6, NWC 8-4) goes to Pacific University Sunday, also at 2:30 p.m.