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Louvier's hat trick helps Warriors capture inaugural Capitol Cup
September 12, 2006
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Junior Caleb Louvier notched the first hat trick of the season -- 2nd of his career -- against cross-town rival and NCAA Division III member Willamette in helping the Warriors win the inaugural Capitol Cup. (Photo courtesy of William Scott Photography) |
SALEM, Ore. – In the inaugural Capitol Cup between cross-town rivals Corban and Willamette, junior midfielder Caleb Louvier (SeaTac, Wash.) notched the first hat trick of the season in helping lead the Warriors to a 4-2 victory over the Bearcats at Sparks Filed on Tuesday.
With the victory, the Warriors bring home the first-ever Capitol Cup trophy for display in the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.
In a very physical first half, the host Bearcats struck first when Mikey Rodrigues knocked home a rebound off Corban's sophomore goalkeeper James DelCastillo (Fairbanks, Alaska) in the 39th minute. Willamette's Forrest Donoho was credited with the assist, as he set up the easy put-back for Rodrigues.
Down by a goal and completely controlling the offensive flow, Louvier unloaded a shot from 20 yards out into the lower right corner for his 2nd goal of the season. Louvier took a pass from freshman defender Mark Mendenhall (Windsor, Calif.) and with one quick turn, rocketed the ball past Willamette's diving keeper to tie the game at 1-all.
With the score knotted at 1-1 at the half, Corban came out just as strong as they were in the opening 45 minutes and were awarded a penalty kick in the 49th minute. Louvier stepped up from 12 yards out and guided the ball into the lower left corner, as the Bearcat net-minder dove to his right.
Less than eight minutes later, Louvier capped the hat trick when he took a pass from senior forward Scott Marshall (Bend, Ore.) and guided a curling shot off the outside of his right foot into the lower left corner.
Down by a pair of goals, Willamette got back within striking distance when Sam Moore took a pass from Rodrigues and tapped in a shot from four yards out. Rodrigues started the play by taking the ball down the near sideline and then stepped towards the endline before sliding a pass onto Moore's foot, who was waiting in front of a wide-open net.
Wasting no time, sophomore forward Tyler Grove (North Marion, Ore.) put Corban back up by two goals sixteen seconds later when he worked with junior midfielder Joshua Crain (Olympia, Wash.) on a perfect through ball. From six yards out, Grove unloaded a shot into the back of the net for his second goal in less than a week.
Making his first start in net in ten days, DelCastillo picked up his first collegiate victory, as he recorded 5 saves compared to Willamette's Mark Bennett's game-high 7 saves.
In the game, there were 46 fouls called and seven yellow cards handed out -- 4 for Willamette and 3 for Corban.
Corban now finds themselves at 2-2-1 overall, while Willamette is 1-4-0 on the season. The Warriors will be next in action on Thursday, Sept. 14th, when they take part in the first-ever "Soccer Under the Lights" versus Cascade College beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Warrior Field.
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