PARKLAND, Wash. – For the second time this season, George Fox University took Pacific Lutheran University to the wire in a Northwest Conference men's soccer match, only to see a late goal by the Lutes once again turn a potential upset into a frustrating 1-0 loss for the Bruins Sunday afternoon here at East Field.

In their previous meeting in Newberg on Sept. 21, the Bruins and Lutes went toe-to-toe before PLU scored with a mere 34 seconds left.  This time, the two battled to a scoreless draw for over 80 minutes before the Lutes finally punched across the winning score in a tough, physical match that saw 40 fouls whistled (25 on PLU, 15 on George Fox) and seven yellow cards (four on PLU, three on the Bruins).

PLU got its game-winning goal following a George Fox foul in the 82nd minute.  Diego Aceves sent a place kick into the middle of the box, where Joe Olenginski secured the ball and knocked it home from six yards out at the 81:56 mark.

The PLU defense held the Bruins to five shots in the game, only one in the second half, and two on goal, with Luke Andrew getting the most chances with two shots.  The Lutes fired 18 shots in all, eight on goal, led by Derek Johnson with total eight shots and four on target.  PLU held a 6-3 edge in corner kicks also.

George Fox keeper Ricardo Sotelo kept his team in the game with seven saves, while Joe Rayburn made two saves in picking up the shutout win for the Lutes.

NEXT: George Fox (1-18, NWC 0-13) closes out its season Saturday with a home game against Pacific University at 1:30 p.m. … The Bruins will honor six seniors before the game: Steven Haga, Brandon Zebarth, Sawyer Meek, Nick Schoen, Luke Andrew, and Christian Reed … Pacific Lutheran (12-4-3, NWC 7-4-2) host the crosstown rival University of Puget Sound Saturday at 1:30 p.m. to end its season.