Visiting Willamette handed the Marshfield girls soccer team a tough 6-0 loss on the Pirates’ home field on Thursday.

Trailing 2-0 at halftime, Marshfield coach Kitty DeMoss pulled goalkeeper Meagan Meader to use her skills on the field to generate more offense, but the Pirates’ defense suffered in a four-goal second half.

“We weren’t generating any kind of offense (in the first half),” said DeMoss. “We weren’t scoring, and I would rather take the risk than lose 2-0. It’s still a loss.”

The absence of starting forward Kelsey Laird, who was injured on Tuesday against Churchill, probably had something to do with the lack of scoring chances for Marshfield. 

“(Laird) was such a spark plug for the offense. We really had to try and fill in the gap, and we couldn’t do it tonight,” said DeMoss after the game.

Willamette’s goals came from Laura Nelson on a penalty kick (13th minute), Carrie Bullard (36th minute), Kristin Drews (41st minute), Erika Schiller (43rd minute) Sammy Hamacher (53rd minute) Noelle Myrand (58th minute).

DeMoss said midfielder Christine Hunter, fullback Courtney Lanza and Hannah Francis had strong performances in the loss.

“It’s just really a gut check. We have to look at ourselves and where we’re going,” said DeMoss of her team that’s now 0-3 in Midwestern League play. “This game’s over, and we have to learn from it. We’ll watch the tapes and go from there.”

Far West League

North Bend shuts out Coquille

North Bend’s girls soccer team shut out Coquille on the road Thursday in a 2-0 Far West League victory. Both of the Bulldogs’ goals came in the second half.

“We didn’t play very well in the first half,” said North Bend coach Mark Usselman. “In the second half we turned it around and played much better.”

In the 58th minute Taylor Cribbins scored on a Brooke Davison assist, and Cribbins again found pay dirt in the 60th minute on an assist from Caitlin McCullough.

Glide nabs win from Douglas

The Glide girls soccer team outlasted Douglas Thursday, earning a 2-1 victory on the road.

Shelby Heidrick tallied two second-half goals for the Wildcats in the win. Douglas’ lone goal came from Caitlyn Strain.

Bruins and Lancers tie

Brookings-Harbor and South Umpqua played to a 2-2 tie Thursday in a battle of the Far West League’s top teams.

Ashley Juarez had goals in the third and 13th minute for the Bruins, while Victoria Jackson tallied goals in the 25th and 35th minutes for the Lancers.

UVC tops Sutherlin

Umqua Valley Christian defeated Sutherlin 2-1.. UVC’s goals came from Danni Buechly and Cassie Lesch.

Sutherlin’s Chelsea Spencer had the lone goal for the Bulldogs.

Boys Soccer

Far West League

Bulldogs top Red Devils

The North Bend boys soccer team earned a crucial 2-0 victory over visiting Coquille to move to 5-0 and stay atop the standings in the Far West League.

“It was a great team effort,” said Bulldogs coach Blaine Demming. “It was a good defensive battle.”

Sam Lynass scored both goals for North Bend, with assists from Billie Rempelos and Jeramy Dubisar. Connor Keith recorded the shutout for North Bend, but Red Devils keeper Jeff Veysey had a strong showing as well.

Pacific defeats Douglas

Jonathon Everest had two goals as Pacific beat Douglas at home 3-1.

Pete Swenson opened up the scoring for the Pirates in the 32nd minute on an assist from David Sanin. Everest scored his first goal in the 44th minute on an assist from Swenson, and then his second goal came in the 49th minute.

Douglas’ goal came in the 70th minute unassisted from Sean Brookins.

“We played according to the way we wanted to in this game,” said Pacific coach Tom Swenson

Bruins blank South Umpqua

Linden Loren had a hat trick and the Brookings-Harbor boys soccer team rolled to an easy 5-0 victory over visiting South Umpqua Thursday.

Kevin Sthen assisted on one of Loren’s goals.

The Bruins’ other two goals came from Dylan Roberts on an assist from Anthony Babb, and Tyler Wood on an assist from Loren.

“We did good obviously, because of the score,” said Brookings-Harbor coach Gabriel Anaya. “But I would have liked to see more talking, more excitement from the players.”

VOLLEYBALL

MIDWESTERN LEAGUE

Pirates get road win

The Marshfield volleyball team picked up an easy road win at North Eugene Thursday, winning in straight sets 25-17, 25-23 and 25-17.

“The first and third games we played pretty well, the second game we kind of dropped down to their level a little bit,” said Pirates coach Tammie Montiel.

Kara Young had eight kills and seven digs for Marshfield, while Katelyn Richmond added 17 assists.

Far West League

Bulldogs survive scare

After a first-game scare, North Bend’s volleyball team finished off Brookings-Harbor in straight sets. The Bulldogs trailed 16-23 in the first game, but North Bend scored nine straight points behind the serving of Alexandra Mateski to win 25-23 and go on to take the next two games 25-13 and 25-15.

Mateski had 15 kills in the match, while Katie Banta added 29 assists. Haley Dunham had 11 kills, and Ashley Horlacher added 14 digs.

Dani Olson had 13 kills for the Bruins, and Breanne Manley added 26 digs.

Siuslaw wins crucial match

In a matchup of Far West preseason favorites, Siuslaw came away with a big road victory over Douglas in five games, winning 25-23, 17-25, 19-25, 25-21 and 15-10.

Shelbey McClellan tallied 22 kills for the Vikings in the win, and Leigh Aurich added 42 assists.

South Umpqua gets Far West win

South Umpqua defeated Sutherlin at home in four games in what Lancers coach Sarah Gray called a “nail-biter.” South Umpqua won 25-23, 26-24, 22-25 and 25-21. 

“They really stepped up,” Gray said of her team.

The match was the Lancers’ first Far West win of the season.

Shelbey Day had 10 kills for the Lancers, and Taylor Whitmore chipped in 29 assists.

Amanda Hutchings tallied 15 kills for the Bulldogs, and Danielle Hultz added 36 assists.

Sunset Conference

Panthers hang on against Braves

The Gold Beach volleyball team earned a thrilling, come-from-behind victory Thursday night, coming back from two games dow to defeate Reedsport at home 17-25, 22-25, 26-24, 25-18,15-8.

Panther Molly Hockema had 20 kills in the win, while Rendall MacLaurie added 48 assists and Lindsey McDonald tallied 18 digs.

Shelby Wiggins had 27 digs for Reedsport.

Coquille blanks Rogue River

Coquille shut out visiting Rogue River Thursday, winning in straight sets 25-11, 26-24 and 25-23. After cruising to victory in the first game, the Red Devils had to earn the second two games.

“I guess the team lost focus a little bit,” said Coquille coach Troy Cooper.

Allison Cook had eight kills and seven aces for the Devils, while Nikki Hall chipped in 12 kills  and two aces.

Cascade Christian rolls to win

Cascade Christian easily topped Myrtle Point at home Thursday, winning in three games 25-7, 25-9 and 25-10. The Sunset Conference win kept the Challengers undefeated.

Breanna Holtz had 26 assists for Cascade Christian, and Hannah Brewster added 11 assists.

Bandon wins in five

Bandon pulled out a hard-fought, five-game victory at Glide Thursday night. The Tigers dropped the first two games but won the final three, by scores of 23-25, 22-25, 26-24, 25-8 and 15-13.

“The girls just sprung up and dug deep,” said Bandon coach Shani Pierce.

Briana Valentine had 21 kills for the Tigers and Jordan Tipton logged 25 assists.

For Glide, Lyndsey Mann had 17 digs.

Powers tops Pacific on road

Powers defeated Pacific on the road, winning in four games 25-21, 18-25, 25-19 and 25-15.

“It was an evenly-matched game, but we came out motivated and ready to play,” said Powers coach Beth Rector. “Overall we played pretty well.”

 Hailey Patterson had 10 assists and 14 digs for the Cruisers, while Kristin Clausen had 13 digs and seven aces.

For Pacific, Devon Ashdown tallied nine aces, Jesse Culley chipped in 10 digs and Cassie Keeper had 14 digs.