Pirate men fall to Boxers 1-0

FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Visiting Whitworth fell 1-0 to Pacific (Ore.) in a Northwest Conference men’s soccer match on Saturday afternoon at Hansen Stadium. Trenton Zimmermann’s goal in the 52nd minute moved the Boxers to 2-3-2 overall and 2-1-2 in the NWC. In a similar fashion to Wednesday’s match at Whitman, the Pirates (2-5-1, 0-3-1 NWC) played a strong defensive match and battled to the end, but were held without a goal. Both teams finished the match with ten shots, though Pacific proved to have more dangerous chances with eight on target to Whitworth’s four. Early in the second half,…