SEATTLE, Wa. (Oct. 10)—Shannon Lovejoy booted the game-winning goal to the left post at 79:33, as Seattle Pacific University downed Humboldt State 2-1, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s soccer game Thursday night at Interbay Stadium.

Lovejoy’s strike (Fr., Seattle, Wa./Seattle Prep.) was catalyzed by a left-side Jessica Henson (So., Spokane, Wa./University) pass across the Lumberjack goal mouth to LeRin Farrison (Sr., Seattle, Wa./Mountain View/Highline CC). Farrison, who tallied a pair of assists on the night, crossed the ball back across the goal on the ground to Lovejoy, who booted the pass through traffic to the left post for the game-winner.

The victory over HSU makes Seattle Pacific unbeaten in its last five matches and the Falcons avenged a loss to the Lumberjacks earlier in the season in Arcata, 0-3.

Humboldt State struck first in the match as Gabby Ahmadia put a free kick from the right side, 25 yards out, to the upper-left of the Falcons’ net (16:33).

SPU went into the locker room at intermission down one, but quickly equalized to begin the second half. At 46:16, Michelle Sanders (So., Centralia, Wa.) netted her conference-leading seventh goal. The forward took a right-side Farrison cross and headed it past HSU keeper Mariah Talbott into the back of the Lumberjack net from six-yards out.

The Falcons out shot Humboldt State (6-6-1) 17 to five and goalies Jennifer Hull and Erin Pierce combined for two saves on the night.

The victory over Humboldt improves the Falcons’ season record to 7-4-2, and Seattle Pacific takes on Grand Canyon at 4 o’clock next Tuesday (Oct. 17) in the third of a four-match home stand. Seattle Pacific finishes out the home stand against Western Oregon on Oct. 22.

FINAL SCORE: SPU 2, HSU 1.

GOALS:
1, HSU Ahmadia 16:33;
2, SPU Sanders (Farrison) 46:16;
3, SPU Lovejoy (Farrison, Henson) 79:33.

SHOTS: SPU 17, HSU 5.

CORNER KICKS: SPU 7, HSU 2.

FOULS: SPU 8, HSU 5.

SAVES: SPU 2 (Hull, Pierce); HSU 2 (Talbott).