POMONA, Calif. (Oct. 21) -- Grant Falco's goal, his second of the game, in the second period of sudden death overtime lifted Seattle Pacific University to a 3-2 win over Cal Poly Pomona in a non-conference men's soccer game Monday night at Kellogg Field.

The Falcons (9-4-1), who also got a goal from David Smith (So., Corvallis, Or.), won for the fifth time in the last six games to set-up a pivotal Wednesday night showdown at 7th-ranked Cal State Bakersfield, winner of 11 straight.

The outcome also leaves Cliff McCrath only five away from becoming collegiate soccer's all-time coaching victory leader. McCrath now has 539. San Francisco's Steve Negoesco retired with 543. Seattle Pacific has five regular season games remaining.

Sixty-three seconds into the second overtime, Falco (Sr., Veradale, Wa./University) ran down the middle to finish a pass from midfielder Nick Letts (Fr., Dublin, Ca.), who had rounded the defense on the left wing before dribbling goalward along the endline. Falco scored his seventh goal of the season from 5 yards.

The game's first four goals were scored during an 18-minute span of the second half. Falco's first score at 62:27 wiped-out a brief Broncos lead. In the 66th minute, Smith headed in a cross from Christian Scholze (Fr., Federal Way, Wa./Decatur) to put SPU ahead 2-1. It was the sixth goal for Smith, who recently returned after missing six games with a fractured jaw.

Cal Poly Pomona (7-7-1), which had won four in a row, sent the game into overtime on a free kick by Edwin Portillo in the 75th minute. Goalkeeper Garrett Williams made 11 saves for the Broncos, who were out-shot 17-9.

Scoring--
1, CPP, Bornstein (Pierce) 56:11;
2, SP{U, G. Falco (unassisted) 62:27;
3, SPU, Smith (Scholze) 66:55;
4, CPP, Portillo (unassisted) 74:12;
5, SPU, G. Falco (Letts) 101:03.

Shots--SPU 17, CPP 9.

Saves--SPU (Ward) 4, CPP (Williams) 11.

Corner kicks--SPU 4, CPP 4.

Fouls--SPU 9, CPP 16.

Offside--SPU 6, CPP 3.

Cautions--Ross, CPP, 68:53.