Yellowjacket Men Lose Third in a Row in Washington (Sept. 22, 2003)
Box Score

BELLINGHAM, WA – The MSU Billings men’s soccer team was shut-out for the third time in as many games Monday night, losing 2-0 at Western Washington.  The Jackets gave up two first-half goals in falling to 5-5-1 for the season.  Western Washington improved to 3-5-1.

“We made some stupid mistakes in the first half and that’s what cost us,” said head coach Doug Seigle.  “We played better in the second half, but just couldn’t put it away.  We missed a penalty kick in the first couple minutes of the game that could have changed the game, then we had two shots in the second half hit the post.  We had our opportunities in the game, we just didn’t capitalize.”

Thomas Pertuit (Jr., Billings, MT) earned a penalty kick only 2:52 into the game, but hit the left post then missed wide right after gaining the rebound.  The Vikings broke the scoreless tie in the 15^th minute when Sean McCormick beat goalkeeper Jess Feldtman (So., Lander, WY) to the bottom right corner of the net from 12 yards out.  WWU added another goal in the 38^th minute for the final margin.

The Yellowjackets, who finish the three-game trip through Washington without a goal, were out-shot 20-9.  Pertuit and A.J. Reyes (Fr., Quartz Hill, CA) each had two shots.  Reyes narrowly missed scoring with six minutes remaining in the game when his header hit the left post.

The Yellowjackets will look to rebound from their three-game losing streak with two games in Colorado this weekend.  They will play at Regis on Friday and at Colorado-Colorado Springs on Saturday.  Friday’s match against Regis was to have pitted brothers Thomas and Oliver Pertuit against each other, but Oliver will reportedly miss the game after receiving his fifth yellow card of the season this weekend.