GU men win their tourney

Mon., Sept. 22, 2008

Phillippe Garre scored his first goal of the season, Scott Barnum had five saves and Gonzaga University held off Cal State Bakersfield down the stretch for a 1-0 men’s soccer victory Sunday to win the Gonzaga Nike Soccer Classic.

The Bulldogs (3-2-1) won their tournament for the first time in three tries.

Oregon State, which defeated Missouri-Kansas City 5-1 on Sunday, finished third and UMKC took fourth.

Four Bulldogs were named to the all-tournament team – defenders Nick Barclay, Tim Muravez and Mitch Boland, along with forward Tye Perdido, the tournament MVP.

•John Prugh and Eddy Prugh each scored a goal and Whitworth defeated Willamette 2-0 in a Northwest Conference match at Salem, Ore.

The Pirates are 6-0-1, 2-0 NWC. Willamette is 1-5, 0-2.

Women

Whitworth (5-1, 1-1 NWC) took its first loss of the season as Willamette’s Lauren Miller scored with 4:21 remaining to give the Bearcats a 2-1 victory at Salem, Ore.

Willamette is 3-3, 1-1 NWC.

•Idaho fired 34 shots but only one found its target as the Vandals lost 2-1 to Robert Morris at the UNLV Rebel Classic in Las Vegas.

True freshman Desirae Hull scored her first career goal for Idaho.

•Denver defeated Gonzaga 3-0 at Boulder, Colo.

The Bulldogs are 4-5-0.

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