Brian White’s hat trick rallies Whitecaps from two goals down to 4-3 victory over St. Louis City

By The Associated Press

Vancouver Whitecaps' Levonte Johnson, right, and St. Louis City's Jake Nerwinski vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/ETHAN CAIRNS]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brian White scored twice in the second half to polish off a hat trick and rally the Vancouver Whitecaps from a two-goal deficit to a 4-3 victory over St. Louis City. It was the second career hat trick for White, who accounted for all three goals in the Whitecaps’ 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Oct. 2, 2021. He is the first player to have multiple hat tricks in franchise history. It was the fifth three-goal effort turned in by a Whitecap since Vancouver (8-7-4) joined the league in 2011. Njabulo Blom opened the scoring in the 7th minute for St. Louis City (3-7-10), using an assist from Chris Durkin to net his first goal of the season and the second of his career.