NAMPA, Id. (Aug. 30) -- David Smith's second goal helped break open the game early in the second half as Seattle Pacific University began its men's soccer season with a 7-0 win over Northwest Nazarene in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference match Friday at Finkbeiner Recreation Center.

The Falcons (1-0-0), despite dominating play throughout, led only 2-0 at halftime but erupted for four goals in a span of 27 minutes to put away the Crusaders (0-1-0). Tom Funk (Fr., Orland Park, Il.) came off the bench for a goal and an assist. Michael Brkich (So., Vancouver, BC), Grant Falco (Sr., Veradale, Wa./University), James Ward (So., Salem, Or.) and Michael Schefter (Jr., Yakima, Wa./West Valley) supplied the rest of the offense.

Smith (So., Corvallis, Or.) opened the scoring just eight minutes after the kickoff, stroking a cross from Mike Pardini (Sr., Pasco, Wa.) past NNU keeper Erik Gamble. Brkich made it 2-0 in the 28th minute but wasn't until Smith's header from a ball served in by Jeremy Yerkes (So., Gresham, Or.), in the 61st minute, that Seattle Pacific went beyond reach.

SPU finished with a 28-1 advantage in shots and 7-0 in corner kicks. Ward, after playing 60 uneventful minutes in goal, went upfield to score his fourth career goal with 12 minutes left. Adrian Cravalho (Sr., Mililani, Hi.) finished at keeper and was credited with one save.

All 21 available players saw action for the Falcons. Projected starting midfielder Ross Vaillancourt (Fr., Bedford, NH) was held out with an injury.

Wednesday afternoon Seattle Pacific visits San Francisco State, the second of five consecutive road games to open the season.

Scoring--
1, SPU, Smith (Pardini) 8:00;
2, SPU, Brkich (Janzen) 28:00;
3, SPU, G. Falco (unassisted) 51:00;
4, SPU, Smith (Yerkes) 61:00;
5, SPU, Funk (unassisted) 74:00;
6, SPU, Ward (Funk) 78:00;
7, SPU, Schefter (Funk) 90:00.

Shots--SPU 28, NNU 1.

Saves--SPU (Ward 0/Cravalho 1) 1, NNU (Gamble 10/O'Connor 0) 10.

Corner kicks--SPU 7, NNU 0.

Fouls--SPU 12, NNU 21.

Cautions--Arsenault, NNU, 56:00; Kester, NNU, 61:00; Funk, SPU, 65:00.