Three Second Half Goals Propel Redlands Past Poets
Whittier College men's soccer faced off against the
conference-leading University of Redlands on October 13, and
continued to play the Bulldogs as tough as any team in the
conference, despite the 4-1 score line. The Poets lost 1-0 in
their first meeting this season and at halftime of game two, the
teams were tied at one.
The Bulldogs took the lead in the 26th minute thanks to
a goal from Ross Schunk on an assist from Kody Andrew. The
Poets answered back before the halftime break.
Nnadozie Nwokeabia '09 scored in the
33rd minute from a sharp angle that caught a deflection
from a Redlands' defender. Whittier goalkeeper, Paul
Stepler-Camp '10, made three of his six saves in the first
half to keep the score knotted at one.
In a ten minute span of the second half, the Poets' hopes for an
upset were over. Andrew put a rebound in the back of the net
in the 56th minute for what would prove to be the
game-winner. Less than a minute later, Schunk scored for the
second time to give the Bulldogs a 3-1 lead. They added
another goal in the 63rd minute to make the final score
4-1.
The lone goal for the Poets marked the first time since 2000 that a
Poets squad scored a goal against Redlands. Last season,
Whittier was out scored 11-0 in two games against the Bulldogs.
The Poets travel to Pomon-Pitzer Colleges on October 17 for a 4pm
game. The two teams played to a 2-2 tie in their last
meeting. The Poets then host their final three games of the
season against SCIAC opponents Caltech, La Verne and Occidental.
