ELLENSBURG, Wash. (Sept. 29) ­ Sarah Martinez ignited a flurry of three goals over a six-minute span of the first half and No. 2-ranked Seattle Pacific University went on to post a 4-0 win over Central Washington in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's soccer game Wednesday.

Theresa Morelli (So., Bellevue, Wa./Bellevue Christian), Heidi Jacobson (Jr., Kirkland, Wa./Cedar Park Christian) and Carolyn Nason (So., Lafayette, Co.) also scored for the Falcons (3-0-1/9-0-1), who extended their conference unbeaten streak to 24 games. It was the third straight shutout.

Martinez (Fr., Bothell, Wa./Cedar Park Christian), scoring in her third consecutive game, put the visitors ahead in the 27th minute, converting a loose ball in the box. Sixty-eight seconds later, Jacobson sprung Morelli for a breakaway. Jacobson got her fourth goal of the season in the 33rd minute, finishing a give-and-go with Kara Hamby (Fr., Spokane, Wa.).

Nason closed out the scoring in the 53rd minute off an assist from Jessica Henson (Sr., Spoakne, Wa.). Jennifer Hull (Sr., Eugene, Or.) and Erin Pierce (Jr., Milwaukie, Or.) shared the shutout, with Hull making two saves.

Seattle Pacific finished with a 12-2 advantage in shots, with both of the Wildcats' (2-3-0/5-6-0) attempts coming in the first 26 minutes.

The Falcons are of to their best start, reaching the midway point undefeated. They have not lost a GNAC game in over two years.

SPU goes after its 22nd straight home win Saturday afternoon versus Humboldt State. Kick-off is 1 p.m. at Interbay Stadium.

Scoring -- 1, SPU, Martinez (unassisted) 26:24; 2, SPU, Morelli (Jacobson) 27:32; 3, SPU, Jacobson (Hamby) 32:34; 4, SPU, Nason (Henson) 52:31.

Shots -- SPU 12, CWU 2.

Saves -- SPU (Hull 2/Peirce 0) 2, CWU (Kooy 2/Nordmark 2) 4.

Corner kicks -- SPU 2, CWU 3.

Fouls -- SPU 7, CWU 9.

Offside -- SPU 3, CWU 0.

Cautions -- none.