November 19, 2009 @ 7:46 pm
Following a successful 2009 campaign that saw the Raiders return to the NWAACC playoffs, the team lost their opening round playoff match to Spokane, 3-1. The 6-5-2 Raiders had their best finish in four seasons, and the team made a strong statement to the rest of the NWAACC about the future of Pierce College Soccer. Freshman Casey Woodruff capped his stellar freshman season by scoring the Raiders lone goal in the 74th minute. Woodruff lead the Raiders with nine regular season goals.
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October 29, 2009 @ 11:35 pm
The Raiders Mens Soccer team will be returning to the NWAACC playoffs, after a one year absence from post season play. Despite a 3-1 loss to Clark College on Wednesday, the Raiders current 10 point advantage in the standings over Southwest Oregon CC, with just 2 games remaining, is enough to guarantee the #3 spot in the Southern Division. The Raiders can still catch Clark for second place, but must win their remaining 2 games against Southwest Oregon and Chemeketa, while Clark must lose all 3 of their contests. Coach Bill Pearsons all freshmen team has made quite an impression on the rest of the NWAACC this season, and look to turn a few heads in the NWAACC playoffs.
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October 20, 2009 @ 6:51 pm
The Raider Mens Soccer team moved back into the NWAACC Coaches Poll, jumping to their highest ranking of the 2009 season, at #7. The team earned a #8 ranking in the September 22 poll, but fell out of the Top 8 just 2 weeks later. Solid performances against some of the top teams in the NWAACC have earned the all-freshmen squad a great deal of respect across the conference. The Raiders look to turn their new status into a solid showing in the conference playoffs in November.
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October 20, 2009 @ 6:41 pm
The Raider Men's Soccer team took to the road last Wednesday, and came up on the winning end with a 1-0 victory. The win keeps the Raiders one point behind the Penguins, solidly in 3rd place in the Southern Division. Freshman midfielder Stevie Laughlin scored the games only goal on a free kick in the 57th minute. The Raiders solid defense held up for the remainder of the contest, improving the Raiders league mark to 5-1-2 (5-2-3 overall).
The Raiders host South Puget Sound this Wednesday at 4 pm, at Heritage Recreation Center. The top-ranked Chemeketa Storm come to town on Saturday, game time at 2 pm.
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September 28, 2009 @ 6:05 pm
Riding the wave of their early season success, the Raiders Soccer team earned a #8 ranking in the latest NWAACC Coaches Poll. The team is off to one of their best starts in years, compiling a 3-0-1 league record (3-1-2 overall). The Raiders are one of three teams from the Southern Division ranked in the top eight.
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September 28, 2009 @ 1:32 pm
The Raiders Mens Soccer team are just six games into the 2009 season, and already they have equalled their win total from last year. The Raiders earned their third victory of the season with a 1-0 win over Skagit Valley CC on Saturday. Freshman Oscar Diaz scored the only goal of the game in the 24th minute, and goalies Paul Root and Nick Creveling combined for the shutout. The win improves the Raiders league record to 3-0-1, good for 10 points and second place in the Southern Division standings, two points behind Clark College.
The Raiders are on the road for the next two matches. They will play South Puget Sound CC this Wednesday at 5:00 pm, and Whatcom CC on Saturday (10/3) at 2:00 pm. The Raiders return home on Saturday, 10/10, when they host Everett CC at 2:00 pm, at Heritage Recreation Center.
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