La Grande, Ore. | Warner Pacific traveled east to face the Mountaineers of Eastern Oregon University on Saturday night. WPU fell 0-3.
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The Mounties got off to a quick lead, scoring just 5 minutes into the match and forcing the Knights to tighten up their defense. They did just that; heading into half, WPU trailed 1-0.
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The first 15 minutes of the second half was a defensive effort by both teams, as the Knights' offense were looking the for the counter to tie the game. EOU found a crack in the WPU defense and were able to put in their second goal in the 57
th minute.
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Despite Warner Pacific's best effort to get on the board, the Mounties found the back of the net for the match's final goal in the 65
th minute. The Knights weren't able to break down the EOU defense to get on the board, and the match ended with a 0-3 defeat.
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The Knights will face the College of Idaho Yotes on Sunday afternoon at 1:30pm.
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