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Wheaton Overcomes Vikings Men's Soccer Team
CHICAGO, IL (October 5, 2002) - Sean Pearman scored a first-half goal and Justin
Risma added another in the second half as Wheaton College beat North Park
University (NPU) 2-0 in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
men's soccer game.
The Thunder raised their record to 7-2-1, 2-0-1 in conference play, while
North Park fell to 7-3-1, 1-2. In the process, Wheaton avenged a 2-1 defeat
to the Vikings a year earlier.
Pearman raced 60 yards with a breakaway pass as two NPU defenders ran in
close pursuit. He got past defender Darryl Payne and beat goalie Matt Evans
with a 12-yard kick into the net at the 28-minute mark.
Late in the first half, the Vikings had a scoring chance at the 43-minute
mark as Matt Moncala took a Fredrick Airosto pass near the Wheaton goal.
But Wheaton goalie Pat King came far out of the goal to smother the ball
just as Moncala kicked it and the ball bounced away.
In the second half, neither team had a viable chance to score until 11
minutes remained in the game. Risma was wide left on a shot from 20 yards
away, but a minute later he drilled a ball past Evans from about the same
spot on the field.
NPU was continually frustrated by the Wheaton defense, but even when the
Vikings had opportunities, they couldn't capitalize. The most frustrating
moment came at the end of the game as Andreas Olofsson hit the post with a
header. Airosto was in front of the net as the ball bounded toward him, but
his header went over the net.
The Vikings seemed ready to play Wheaton, having whipped North Central
College 7-0 last Saturday. Airosto had two goals and an assist while
Moncala added two goals for coach John Born's squad.
In other sports news at North Park:
- NPU's girls soccer team (7-3) beat visiting North Central College last
Saturday 5-1 as Beth Johnson scored twice and the Vikings edged Concordia
University 1-0 on Monday thanks to a goal by Abbie Frank.
- In cross-country, NPU's women placed sixth of 19 teams at the 40th
annual Beloit College Old English Classic Saturday. The men's team finished
12th of 22 teams.
- The Vikings volleyball team lost a conference match to Carthage College
in three games Tuesday, but a strong performance at the Wheaton College
Invitational last weekend helped the team raise its overall record to 6-11.
NPU beat Asbury College of Kentucky three games to two on Saturday as
Lindsay Reh totaled 13 kills and Kristin Bortoli had 42 set assists and
four service aces. Reh posted 10 kills and Rosamond Fields had three solo
blocks in three-game victory over Trinity International University earlier
that day. On Friday, the Vikings split two matches to open the tourney. NPU
lost to Judson College three games to two despite 11 kills each by Reh and
Fields. Reh had nine kills and Amanda Pheonix added eight more in a
three-game win over Milwaukee School of Engineering.
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