KIRKLAND – All-Conference forward
Elliot Misic got his first two goals of the season as Northwest posted a 6-0 win over Walla Walla on Friday.
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Misic finished the game with two goals and an assist, while
Noah Prophet and
Gian Herrera had a goal and an assist apiece.
Brayden Corwin and
Jack Eberl also found the back of the net.
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Prophet scored in the 12
th minute, using a nice pass from
Jacen Stein for the game winner.
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Misic scored in the 16
th minute after
Gian Herrera collected a carom off a penalty kick save and fed Misic to his left.
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Misic scored again in the 32
nd minute, playing home a cross from
Tyler Hopp.
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That 3-0 score carried the Eagles into halftime.
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In the 53
rd minute, Misic passed forward, past the defense, and Herrera ran down the ball for a one-on-one goal for the 4-0 lead.
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Corwin got his goal for a 5-0 lead in the 65
th minute, using a feed from Prophet.
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In the 70
th minute, Eberl buried a header off of a finely placed corner kick by
Kyler McIntosh.
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"It's always good to get the win, as wins in the conference are hard to come by," said NU Head Coach Gary McIntosh. "It's nice to see four different guys get goals today. The defense did a solid job getting the shut out. It's time now to focus on tomorrow's game."
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Alexander Thiehofe needed just one save for the shutout win. The Eagles had 33 shots in the contest against four for Walla Walla, with no Wolves shots in the second half.
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Diego Molina had a dozen saves for the Wolves.
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Misic led the Eagles with six shots, while Prophet and Herrera added four apiece. Misic put five of his six shots on frame. Herrera had three shots on goal, and Corwin and Hopp had two each. In addition to Prophet and Eberl,
Daniel Amador, Stein,
Ryota Uchikoshi, and McIntosh had one shot on goal apiece.
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The Eagles, now 4-4-2 overall and 2-2-1 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference, host Carroll College on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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