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February 9, 2010
MacLean Earns Academic All-America Honors
Derek MacLean, a senior defender who wrapped up his Pacific Lutheran soccer career last fall, has earned 2009 NSCAA/adidas Men's College Scholar All-America Team honors as announced by the national coaches association.
December 15, 2009
MacLean Earns Third Team All-America Honors
Pacific Lutheran senior defender Derek MacLean has earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division III All-America third team honors.
December 11, 2009
PLU Trio Earns First Team All-Region Honors
A trio of Pacific Lutheran men's soccer seniors - defender Derek MacLean and midfielders Jason Bjorgo and Andy Hyres - have earned National Soccer Coaches Association of American Division III All-West Region First Team honors.
November 13, 2009
Men's Soccer Reaps All-Conference Rewards
John Yorke earned Northwest Conference men's soccer Coach of the Year honors, and four of his players received first team recognition in a vote of the NWC coaches.
November 8, 2009
Lutes Shunned by Tournament Selection Committee
A season that saw Pacific Lutheran tie a single-season record with 14 wins and also finish a strong second in the Northwest Conference came to a crashing end on Sunday when the Lutes were not extended an at-large bid to the Division III men's soccer postseason tournament.
November 7, 2009
Kearns Scores Twice as Lutes Rally Past UPS
PARKLAND - Trailing 1-0 with 34 minutes remaining in its season on a cold and wet Saturday afternoon, Pacific Lutheran rallied behind a pair of Chad Kearns goals to defeat visiting Puget Sound, 2-1, keeping alive its Division III men's soccer postseason hopes.
November 5, 2009
Lutes Host Loggers in Regular Season Finale
A Northwest Conference championship, and possibly a berth in the NCAA Division III postseason tournament, could be on the line this Saturday when Pacific Lutheran hosts cross-town rival Puget Sound in a Northwest Conference men's soccer match.
November 1, 2009
Three-Goal Second Half Carries Lutes Past Fox
PUYALLUP - Pacific Lutheran scored all three of its goals in the second half on the way to an important 3-1 Northwest Conference men's soccer win over the visiting George Fox Bruins at the Washington Premier soccer field.
October 31, 2009
Lutes Pick Up Huge Win Over Pacific
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran moved ahead of Pacific and into second place in the Northwest Conference men's soccer standings with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the visiting Boxers on Saturday afternoon.
October 29, 2009
Every Match a Must Win for Lutes
The Pacific Lutheran men's soccer team faces a must win situation in each of its final three regular season matches if it has any hope of winning the program's first Northwest Conference title since 1992.
October 25, 2009
PLU Keeps Pace in Tight Conference Race
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran moved to within two points of the Northwest Conference men's soccer lead by defeating visiting Willamette, 2-0, on a chilly Sunday afternoon.
October 24, 2009
Lutes Pull Away From Linfield in High-Scoring Match
PARKLAND, Wash. - Spencer Augustin and Chad Kearns both scored their second goals of the match in the second half as Pacific Lutheran pulled away from visiting Linfield for a 5-2 Northwest Conference men's soccer victory on Saturday afternoon.
October 23, 2009
Five-Match Home Stand Begins This Weekend
Pacific Lutheran, trailing Northwest Conference co-leaders Pacific and Whitworth by four points, plays its final five NWC matches at home. That string of home contests begins this weekend when the Lutes host Linfield on Saturday and Willamette on Sunday.
October 20, 2009
Hyres Earns Conference Recognition
Andy Hyres earned Northwest Conference men's soccer offensive player of the week honors after scoring two goals and assisting on two others last week for Pacific Lutheran.
October 18, 2009
Three-Goal Burst Carries Lutes Past Whitman
WALLA WALLA - The host Whitman Missionaries scored first and last, but visiting Pacific Lutheran notched three tallies in between to take a 3-2 Northwest Conference men's soccer win on Sunday afternoon.
October 17, 2009
Whitworth Breaks Late Tie to Beat Lutes
SPOKANE, Wash. - It was a typically wild Northwest Conference men's soccer match on Saturday between visiting Pacific Lutheran and Whitworth as the host Pirates gave up a two-goal, second-half lead before scoring twice more late to hold onto first place in the conference standings with the 4-2 victory.
October 15, 2009
Third-Place Lutes Open Second Half of NWC Play
Pacific Lutheran, third place in the standings, goes east of the mountains for Northwest Conference matches against the league-leading Whitworth Pirates and the sixth-place Whitman Missionaries.
October 11, 2009
Lutes End Long Winless Drought at UPS
TACOMA - You would have to go all the way back to 1991 to find the last time that a Pacific Lutheran men's soccer team defeated Puget Sound in a match at the Loggers' home field, but that string of 15 straight losses or ties came to an end on Saturday.
October 4, 2009
Late Goal Gives Pacific Win Over Lutes
FOREST GROVE - Sean Mills netted his fourth goal in three matches and his second game-winner of the weekend Sunday as Pacific knocked off Pacific Lutheran, 1-0, in a Northwest Conference's men's soccer match at Lincoln Park Stadium.
October 3, 2009
PLU Wins Stats Battle But Loses on Scoreboard
NEWBERG, Ore. - Despite dominating in shots and corner kicks, the No. 25-ranked Lutes saw their unbeaten Northwest Conference record ended on Saturday when the George Fox Bruins took a 2-1 decision.
October 1, 2009
Lutes Earn National Ranking, but Tough Road Ahead
Pacific Lutheran puts its No. 25 ranking in NCAA Division III men's soccer on the line this weekend when it plays a pair of Northwest Conference opponents in Oregon.
September 27, 2009
PLU's Kearns Nets Match Winner in Overtime
PARKLAND - Chad Kearns scored two goals, including the match winner with five seconds remaining in the first overtime as Sunday as Pacific Lutheran scuttled Whitworth, 2-1, in a battle of unbeaten Northwest Conference men's soccer teams.
September 26, 2009
Lutes Now 3-0 in Conference After Comeback Win
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit with a pair of second half goals and defeated the Whitman Missionaries, 2-1, in a Northwest Conference men's soccer match played Saturday at the PLU field.
September 23, 2009
Lutes Face Big Tests This Weekend
With two Northwest Conference road wins under their collective belts, the Pacific Lutheran Lutes face a stern test this weekend when they host the Whitman Missionaries and the Whitworth Pirates in two more conference contests.
September 22, 2009
Zaccagnini Earns NWC Weekly Honor
Junior midfielder Daniele Zaccagnini earned Northwest Conference men's soccer Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring two goals against Willamette and assisting on Pacific Lutheran's match-winning goal against Linfield.
September 20, 2009
Augustin's Overtime Goal Lifts Lutes to Victory
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - After playing to a stalemate through two halves plus an overtime session, Pacific Lutheran topped Linfield, 2-1, on a Spencer Augustin goal in double overtime.
September 19, 2009
Zaccagnini Scores Twice, Lutes Beat Willamette
SALEM, Ore. - Junior midfielder Daniele Zaccagnini scored his first two goals of the season to lead Pacific Lutheran to a 3-1 Northwest Conference men's soccer victory over the host Willamette Bearcats on Saturday afternoon.
September 14, 2009
It’s All About the Conference Chase
Sophomore forward Spencer Augustin is on a roll with a goal in each of the last three matches as Pacific Lutheran opens its Northwest Conference schedule this weekend with a pair of road games in Oregon.
September 12, 2009
Saint Martin's Hands Lutes 3-1 Defeat
SPOKANE - Spencer Augustin scored his team-high third goal of the season for Pacific Lutheran on Saturday but the Lutes came out on the short end of a 3-1 decision to Saint Martin's at the Whitworth Invitational.
September 11, 2009
Lutes Win Another Overtime Thriller
SPOKANE - Chad Kearns in the eighth minute of overtime, giving Pacific Lutheran a 3-2 win over Capital (Ohio) for its third consecutive men's soccer victory, and its second in extra time.
September 9, 2009
Lutes Take 2-1 Record to Spokane
Winners of two straight on their Minnesota road trip, the PLU Lutes will take on Capital (Ohio) and Saint Martin's this weekend at the Whitworth Invitational in Spokane.
September 7, 2009
Big Win as Lutes Knock off Gustavus Adolphus
ST. PETER, Minn. - Pacific Lutheran scored a goal in each half and goalkeeper Brian Kostol recorded his first clean sheet of the season as the Lutes defeated host Gustavus Adolphus, 2-0, in a men's soccer match played Monday afternoon.
September 5, 2009
Lutes Rally, Beat St. Thomas in Overtime
ST. PETER, Minn. - Pacific Lutheran fell behind 2-0 early but rallied to defeat the St. Thomas Tommies, 3-2 in overtime, in a non-conference men's soccer match played Saturday afternoon at Gustavus Adolphus University.
September 3, 2009
Lutes Fall to UC Santa Cruz on Overtime Goal
PARKLAND - Brendan Ward headed home Cody Pillon's corner kick with 2:18 remaining in the second overtime to give the visiting UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs a hard-fought 1-0 men's soccer victory over the host Pacific Lutheran Lutes on Thursday afternoon.
September 3, 2009
Tough Opening-Week Opponents for PLU
Pacific Lutheran opens its 2009 season this week with matches against a trio of very tough region opponents, including a season-opening home match against UC Santz Cruz.
September 1, 2009
2009 Season Prospectus
August 7, 2009
NWC Coaches Pick Lutes to Finish Third
Northwest Conference men's soccer coaches picked Pacific Lutheran to finish third and made Whitworth the unanimous pick to win the 2009 NWC title.
