SPOKANE, Wash. – Whitworth men's soccer closed the 2026 season with a back-and-forth 4-3 loss to visiting Puget Sound on Sunday afternoon at Whitworth Soccer Field.
The Pirates finished the season with a 4-13-3 overall record and 2-11-3 Northwest Conference mark. The Loggers, who scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute, finished strong at 7-3-8 overall and 6-3-7 in the NWC.
Following the celebration of seven Whitworth men's soccer seniors, the Bucs opened the match with high energy. Their aggressiveness resulted in the match's first goal. Ralph Borromeo fed Connor Bly in the middle of the box, who turned to his right and fired in his first goal of the season.
15 minutes later, Puget Sound's Owen Foley punched in a cross from Jackson Smith to even the score. Whitworth answered back in the 36th minute when Logan McGrann hooked in a long shot from outside the box. It was McGrann's first career goal.
After an evenly played first half, the Loggers netted the next two goals to gain the advantage. Vinny Self's pass got through several Pirate defenders to Smith, who tied the game in the 57th minute with his 11th goal of the season. Smith and Self connected again nine minutes later, this time with Self on the scoring end.
Whitworth kept up the intensity and responded. Bly found Lucas Joehnk on the left side of the box, who fired a tough angled shot past goalkeeper Mason Allison for his first goal of the season.
Both attacks continued to press for the game-winner, and Puget Sound's Logan Tracy found it with three and half minutes to play. Smith assisted the goal, his third of the match.
The three Pirate goal scorers led the attack with two shots on goal each. Bly led the way with three shots total. Henrik Dahlgren made the start in net and saved six shots.
Owen Foley led the Loggers with four of their 10 shots on goal. Allison made four saves.
The Pirate men will be back in action next fall.
