PORTLAND, Ore. - Warner Pacific men's soccer earned their first win of 2105 with 4-1 decision on the road over Pacific University.The Basics• Score: Warner Pacific 4, Pacific (Ore.) 1• Records: WPC (1-2-0), PAC (0-1)• Location: Hanson Stadium, Forest Grove, Ore.• The Short Story: The Knights, who dropped their first two matches of the season, took out their frustrations on the Boxers who were taking the field for the first time this fall. Warner Pacific used two goals by Cesar Esquivel, and the senior forward also added an assist in the non-conference victory.How it Happened• Esquivel got his team on the board early at the 16th minute, shooting a header past Pacific goalie Leyton Thommasen, off a free kick from Knight keeper Joe White.• 13 minutes later (29th min.) Esquivel fed teammate Alejandro Catalan on a give and go to give the visitors a 2-0 lead, a margin that they would take into the halftime locker room.• The teams played evenly early in the second half until Esquivel scored his second goal of the night in the 62nd minute to make it 3-0. • The Boxers would answer just three minutes later when freshman Jesus Velasquez-Greer scored his first college goal • Edgar Contreras capped the banner night for the Knights with a goal in the final minute.• The result was the first career win for WP head coach Chris Thoms.Quotes"I am happy for the guys, they deserved the win," said coach
Chris Thoms. "We were creative going forward, and made it difficult for them for most of the game. It feels good to perform well against a good team. We'll still get to work in training to prepare for a tough conference season."
