Blanked Again, SPU Men Stumble Against Coyotes
September 8, 2003

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Sept. 8) -- Held scoreless for the third time in its first four games, Seattle Pacific University lost its fourth straight game, 1-0 to Cal State San Bernardino Monday night.

Seattle Pacific has lost its first four games only once before, in 1969. It has never started 0-5-0. The Falcons begin Great Northwest athletic Conference play Thursday at Humboldt State.

The Falcons (0-4-0) fell behind after 26 minutes and despite a flurry of chances in the final 10 minutes could not draw even with the Coyotes (3-1-0). SPU fired 11 of its 15 shots and earned all eight of its corner kicks in the second half.

John Richardson scored the game's only goal as a 50-yard ball over the top of the defense beat the offside trap. Richardson went 1-on-1 with SPU goalie James Ward and scored from 18 yards at 25:22. Ward, who made four saves, came out of the nets to play forward during the final 12 minutes.

Each of the first three losses was to the top three teams in the Far West Region and all are nationally ranked. Three of the losses were by one goal, the other'to No. 2-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills'was by two.

Scoring--
1, CSSB, Richardson (Stevenson) 25:22.

Shots--SPU 15, CSSB 14.

Saves-- SPU (Ward 4/Lockwood 0) 4, CSSB (Jeff Canada) 4.

Corner kicks--SPU 8, CSSB 5.

Fouls--SPU 12, CSSB 21.

Offside--SPU 2, CSSB 0.

Cautions--Laviolette, CSSB, 33:08; Hadjiconstantis, CSSB, 57:43; McConnell, CSSB, 62:50; McAninch, CSSB, 89:56; Brkich, SPU, 57:43; Ward, SPU, 83:32.