ELLENSBURG, Wa.-Michelle Sanders scored the go-ahead goal mid way through the second half of play to lift Seattle Pacific University over Central Washington 2-1, in a women's Great Northwest Athletic Conference soccer match Saturday afternoon in Ellensburg.

Central's Rachel Casillas scored just before intermission (44:45) on a breakaway but Seattle Pacific equalized at 63:12, when Jessica Henson (So., Spokane, Wa./University) recovered a loose ball in front of the Wildcat goal and beat diving Central goalie Emily Barber.

Sanders (So., Centralia, Wa.) netted her third goal of the season about three minutes later (66:48) off a pass from teammate Shannon Lovejoy (Fr., Seattle, Wa./Seattle Prep.).

The Falcons' victory came less than 24 hours after a 1-1 tie in Seattle, against Cal State Dominguez Hills that went overtime. SPU out shot the Wildcats 16-12 and keepers Jennifer Hull (So., Eugene, Or./Sheldon) and Erin Pierce (Fr., Eugene, Or./Rex Putnam) combined for six saves.

Central Washington goalie Barber saved nine balls. The loss dropped the Wildcats' record to 1-10, 1-4-0.

Seattle Pacific (5-4-2, 3-3-0) returns to Seattle to kick off a four-match home stand against Carroll College on Tuesday night. SPU has lost only two of its last nine contests at Interbay. Kickoff is scheduled for 7PM.

FINAL SCORE: SPU 2, CWU 1.

GOALS:
1, CWU Casillas (unassisted) 44:45;
2, SPU Henson (unassisted) 63:12;
3, SPU Sanders (Lovejoy) 66:48.

SHOTS: SPU 16, CWU 13.

CORNER KICKS: SPU 3, CWU 1.

SAVES: CWU 10 (Barber 9, Team 1); SPU 6 (Hull 4, Pierce 2).

FOULS: SPU 19, CWU 16.