BELLINGHAM, Wash. (Oct. 8) -- Bobby Schefter's long-range blast and Jimmy Ward's solid goalkeeping combined to earn 24th-ranked Seattle Pacific University a 1-0 win over Western Washington in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's soccer game Monday night at Civic Stadium.

The Falcons (2-1-0, 8-5-0), playing in Bellingham for the first time in 11 years, snapped a two-game losing skid and remained unbeaten (30-0-2) against the Vikings in the last 32 meetings dating back to 1970.

The game's only goal came in the 26th minute. Erik Skipper (Sr., Hillsboro, Or./Glencoe) collected a loose ball and slipped it to Schefter, positioned 39 yards in front of the Western net. Schefter took one touch and fired into the upper left corner past keeper Darin Laier. It was Schefter's fourth goal of the year.

Ward (Fr., Salem, Or./Sprague) made eight saves?seven in the second half?to earn his second shutout. David Hileman's 15-yard shot forced Ward to make a diving stop with 8 minutes remaining. The Vikings (1-1-0, 6-7-0) took 12 of their 16 shots after halftime.

SPU plays the next three games on the road, beginning Saturday afternoon at Seattle University.

Scoring--
1, SPU, B. Schefter (Skipper) 25:14.

Shots--SPU 12, WWU 16.

Saves--SPU (Ward) 8, WWU (Laier) 4.

Corner kicks--SPU 3, WWU 3.

Fouls--SPU 12, WWU 24.

Offside--SPU 1, WWU 5.

Cautions--Milsten, WWU, 17:51; Hagler, WWU, 54:47; Skipper, SPU, 58:56; Miller, WWU, 60:17.