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BELLINGHAM, Wash. --- SPU's Cory Janzen and
WWU's Ian McLeod each scored to lead their teams to a 1-1 tie in a
non-conference mens soccer game Wednesday night at Civic
Stadium.
Seattle Pacific, which took a 1-0 lead in the
41st minute, is 4-3-1. Western, which had a four-game winning
streak snapped but is unbeaten in its last five games, is now
6-3-1.
The 20 minutes of overtime were eventful, with
each team getting good scoring chances and Westerns Paul
Nissley being redcarded in the 102nd minute after a collision with
Falcon goalkeeper Jimmy Ward.
Seattle Pacifics Grant Falco had a shot
deflected wide in the 100th minute, and in the 106th minute,
Westerns Eric Blatt got a shot off after a cross into the
goalmouth, but Ward made the save.
The Falcons, who had a 14-11 edge in shots, got
the last chance of the game with just 20 seconds left, as shot
from 20 yards by Michael Brkich forced a sprawling save from
Viking goalkeeper Ben Dragavon.
Both teams were real tight and
played conservatively, said Western coach Travis Connell. The
teams have a lot of respect for each other and it showed in the
play. What was weird was that there werent that many
chances, but the chances the teams did get were great
opportunities.
Janzens goal, the first allowed by
Western in the last four games, came as he knocked in a corner
kick from Jeremy Yerkes.
The Vikings leveled the score as Kris Pope took
a pass from David Schlesinger, reached the end line and fed a ball
into the middle, where McLeod crashed the net and scored.
Seattle Pacific coach Cliff McCrath was on the
sidelines for the contest. McCrath had been redcarded in a 5-1
loss at Simon Fraser, but the governing sports authority for the
Seattle Pacific/Simon Fraser soccer game was considered to be the
two athletic directors of the two schools involved since it was a
non-league contest, and the red card was rescinded.
The Vikings continue their seven-game home
stand on Oct. 7 (1 p.m.), playing host to defending NCAA Division
II finalist Cal State Dominguez Hills.
WESTERN WASHINGTON 1, SEATTLE PACIFIC 1
(OT)
Seattle Pacific .. 1 0 0 0 - 1 Western Washington.. 0 1 0 0 - 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 37:11 SPU Cory Janzen (Jeremy Yerkes) - Tap-in off corner kick
2. 74:48 WWU Ian McLeod (1) (Kris Pope/David Schlesinger) - shot
off low cross from the corner
Shots: Seattle Pacific WA 14, Western
Washington 11
Saves: Seattle Pacific WA 3 (James Ward 3),
Western Washington 5 (Ben Dragavon 5)
Attendance: 400
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