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0
Westminster (UT) WESTM (4-7-5, 0-5-3)
3
Winner Fort Lewis FLC (9-2-5, 5-2-1)
Westminster (UT) WESTM
(4-7-5, 0-5-3)
0
Final
3
Fort Lewis FLC
(9-2-5, 5-2-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Westminster (UT) WESTM 0 0 0
Fort Lewis FLC 2 1 3
Gabriel Legendre vs. Westminster
Kaitlyn Silva
Gabriel Legendre (8) winds up for his third goal of the night to complete his hat trick against the Griffins on Dirks Field (Nov. 1, 2024)

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

Legendre’s first-career hat trick secures RMAC Tournament berth for No. 19 Fort Lewis

DURANGO, Colo. – Making the start to his final three regular-season matches at home on Dirks Field, fifth-year senior Gabriel Legendre stepped into the moment and delivered his first-career hat trick in his 79th career match to power the no. 19-ranked Skyhawks (9-2-5, 5-2-1 RMAC) to a 3-0 shutout over Westminster (4-7-5, 0-5-3 RMAC) and punch a ticket into the 2024 RMAC Tournament.
 
"What a special moment and a special night for Gabe to get those three goals," head coach David Oberholtzer shared. "As a group, we know we didn't play our best or to our potential last weekend. We wanted to respond, and coming out and getting the win and three points is great, but to be able to do it in the convincing manner we did with such a strong overall team performance, was great for the group morale."
 
Fort Lewis dominated Westminster, taking control of possession for 54 percent of the match while firing 14 shots and seven corner kicks. While Westminster took an equal 14 shots, the Skyhawks placed nine shots on goal against WU's six. Sophomore Lucas Martin returned to goal-tending duties for the Skyhawks after a four-match hiatus and tied his career-high with six saves en route to his fifth shutout of the season and the eighth of his career. Roark Looney made an identical six saves between the posts for Westminster.
 
Legendre first broke through the Griffins' defense in the 20th minute as a quick turnover at midfield and a subsequent pass to Tomas Duenes allowed Duenes to punch a through-ball down the left side towards the box. While the keeper rushed out and a defender closed in, Legendre found a glimpse of space to send a lunging shot into the back-right corner of the net.
 
13 minutes later, Duenes fired off a corner from the near side to the far corner of the box, where Casey Stracher drove a header back to where it came toward the near post where a streaking Legendre made a header inside the right post for a 2-0 cushion.
 
Westminster found the back of the net with 1:43 seconds remaining in the first half on a volley that was left un-cleared near the top of the box, however, a foul in the box by the Griffins just before the shot nullified the score.
 
It took 15 minutes into the second half for Legendre to catapult himself up through the Fort Lewis record books. Legendre and Thomas Kirkham had a classic give-and-go just in front of the Skyhawks bench before Legendre drove untouched to the edge of the penalty box and rifled a ball down the turf and inside the left post to complete the hat trick.
 
With the goal, Legendre brings his career total to 33 and ties Rich Hansen (1995-98) for the fifth-most goals in program history. In addition, his nine points bring his career total to 82, jumping Thomas Hoang (2008-11) and Euan Percell (2007-09) for the seventh-most points in Skyhawks history. Legendre trails Percell in total goals (37) and Yannis Becker (2012-15) in total points (86).
 
Notables
-With the victory, Fort Lewis captured the fifth of six available spots in the 2024 RMAC Tournament.
-The Skyhawks now take a 9-8-1 lead over the Griffins in the all-time series after drawing 2-2 in Salt Lake City, Utah, last season.
-Gabriel Legendre earned his first career hatch trick in 79 career matches to climb into a tie for the fifth-most goals (33) in program history with Rich Hansen (1995-98) while jumping to the seventh-most points (82).
-Tomas Duenes earned two assists in the match, bringing his season total to seven and his career tally to 23. Duenes' 23 assists rank sixth all-time in program history, and he now owns 67 career points, eight points shy from the Skyhawks all-time top 10 list.
-Casey Stracher picked up his fourth assist for Fort Lewis this season and the fifth of his career.
-Thomas Kirkham picked up his first assist of the season, his fifth as a Skyhawk, and the tenth of his career.
-Lucas Martin now owns a season-best five shutouts in 2024 and has eight shutouts between the posts as a Skyhawk. Martin now ranks tenth all-time in program history for career shutouts behind Tom Donley (2002-06) with 11. In addition, Martin owns 107 career saves behind tenth-place Zane Wells (2006-09) and Devin Zimmerman (2000-01) with 113.
 
Senior Day
Fort Lewis will continue its three-game home stand this Sunday as the top-ranked Skyhawks host Colorado Mesa (5-8-2, 2-5-1 RMAC), who they defeated 1-0 back on Sep. 29 in Grand Junction, Colo., and who played three non-conference matches on Dirks Field earlier this year, at 1 p.m. for Senior Day.
 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Team Scoring Play
20:44
FLC Gabriel Legendre (7)
Assisted By: Tomas Duenes Gonzalez
GOAL by FLC Legendre, Gabriel Assist by Duenes Gonzalez, Tomas.
33:04
FLC Gabriel Legendre (7)
Assisted By: Tomas Duenes Gonzalez , Casey Stracher
GOAL by FLC Legendre, Gabriel Assist by Duenes Gonzalez, Tomas and Stracher, Casey.
60:38
FLC Gabriel Legendre (7)
Assisted By: Thomas Kirkham
GOAL by FLC Legendre, Gabriel Assist by Kirkham, Thomas.

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