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Oct 17, 2009

Levien Scores Game Winner In Overtime to Keep #2 Loggers Perfect

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Senior Janece Levien (Beaverton, Ore.) scored the game winner in the third minute of overtime to keep the second-ranked Puget Sound Loggers undefeated on the 2009 season with a 2-1 victory over the Whitman Missionaries on Saturday in Walla Walla, Wash.

The second-ranked Loggers got on the scoreboard just before halftime as Mikaela Freeman (Alameda, Calif./Bishop O'Dowd) fed the ball into Abby Goss (Spokane, Wash./University), who put the ball in net for her first goal of the season and a 1-0 Puget Sound lead.

Whitman evened it up in the 54th minute when Corina Gabbert took a pass from Liz Forbes and fired the ball over Kallie Wolfer (Salt Lake City, Utah) to tie the game at 1-1.  With the remainder of the game scoreless, the Loggers entered overtime for the first time in 2009.

In the extra time, sophomore Jenny Moore (Kent, Wash./Kentwood) got the ball into Levien, who simply chipped the ball over the head of Courtney Porter for the game winner.

The Loggers outshot Whitman, 28-10, on the day, forcing Porter to make nine saves on the afternoon.  The Loggers also held an 8-1 advantage in corner kicks while Whitman was called for 20 fouls, compared with 11 for visiting Puget Sound.

The Loggers will head up to Spokane on Sunday for a matchup with Whitworth, beginning at Noon on Whitworth Soccer Field.



Melissa Abellanida
Pukalani, Hawai'i
King Kekaulike HS

With 63 caps heading into her senior season, Melissa has been a presence on the Logger back row since arriving at Puget Sound in 2006. "I chose Puget Sound because it would allow me to obtain an exceptional education while still participating in soccer with a nationally-ranked program."