Another Early Goal Kick-Starts Unbeaten SPU Women
October 28, 2004

MONMOUTH, Ore. (Oct. 28) – Heidi Jacobson scored just 79 seconds into the game as No. 1-ranked and undefeated Seattle Pacific University recorded its 10th straight victory, 2-0 over Western Oregon in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s soccer game Thursday afternoon.

Jacobson (Jr., Kirkland, Wa./Cedar Park Christian) put the Falcons up 1-0, beating WOU keeper Amanda Nelson to the post after a flurry of blocked shots in the crease. The score broke the record of SPU’s earliest goal in its four-year history, set last week after 82 seconds at Humboldt State, and was Jacobson’s fifth on the season--her first in eight matches. Shannon Lovejoy (Jr., Seattle, Wa./Seattle Prep.) was credited with an assist on the play.

Five minutes into the second half, Sarah Melby (Sr., Mukilteo, Wa.) nodded home a Michelle Everson (Jr., Tacoma, Wa./Stadium) free-kick for the final margin, to notch Melby’s third score of the season and Everson’s seventh assist. Lovejoy leads the team with eight.

SPU hit Western Oregon’s post four times, out-shooting the Wolves 23-7. Falcon keeper Jennifer Hull (Sr., Eugene, Or./Sheldon) registered six saves in her 10th shutout.

The Falcons (8-0-1/16-0-1), unbeaten (30-0-3) in their last 34 regular season games and in 29 consecutive GNAC contests, have allowed just four goals in 17 games.

Seattle Pacific has been on the road for much of the month of October, having played a half-dozen straight matches away. It returns to its home turf of Interbay, where it has won 22 matches in a row, to commence a three game home stand against Northwest Nazarene. Kick-off is at 7PM.

Scoring—1) SPU, Jacobson (Lovejoy) 1:19; 2) SPU, Melby (Everson) 49:59.

Shots—SPU 23, WOU 7.

Saves—SPU (Hull 6),