SOCCER: Stillwater stifles Helena Christian

HELENA — Stillwater Christian scored five straight goals to pull away from Helena Christian with a 5-2 win in an MCAA Western Conference soccer match on Friday night.

Helena Christian got on the board first with a penalty kick in the 25th minute, but it didn’t take long for the Cougars to bounce back.

Jorgen Lindborg scored a hat trick in six minutes surrounding the halftime break and Isaac Neumann scored two goals after that to give Stillwater a commanding lead. Helena Christian added a score late, but the Cougars had already sealed the victory.

“We came out a little bit slow,” Stillwater coach Ryan O’Rourke said. Stillwater played a late night game at Columbia Falls on Thursday before travelling to Helena.

“I think we were a bit tired from that. As the game wore on we played better.”

Stillwater outshot Helena Christian 16-11 and Cougars goalkeeper Zack Basnett made nine saves.

Stillwater 1 4 — 5

Helena Cn 1 1 — 2

HC—Cole Koenig (PK), 25’

SCS—Jorgen Lindborg (Darren Kauffman), 32’

SCS—Lindborg (Isaac Neumann), 36’

SCS—Lindborg (Nicholas Sulzbacher), 38’

SCS—Neumann, 47’

SCS—Neumann, 55’

HC—Alex Donaldson, 59’

Shots—HC 11, SCS 16. Saves—HC 11 (Austin Asbury), SCS 9 (Zack Basnett). Corner kicks—HC 2, SCS 7. Fouls—HC 3, SCS 7. Cards—none.