No. 9 Seattle Pacific Women Roll to Third Straight Soccer Win
September 3, 2005

Box Score

SEATTLE (Sept. 3) ­ Heidi Jacobson and Carolyn Nason each connected on first-half goals as 9th-ranked Seattle Pacific University kept its perfect record intact with a 4-0 non-conference victory over Sonoma State at Interbay Stadium Saturday night.

Shannon Oakes (Fr., Boise, Id./Boise) and Jessica Gerstmann (So., Puyallup, Wa./Cascade Christian-WSU) got their first goals as Falcons, both in the second period. SPU (3-0-0) is now unbeaten in 40 consecutive regular season games.

Jacobson (Sr., Kirkland, Wa./Cedar Park Christian) converted on Seattle Pacific's first shot of the game, finishing a quick passing exchange with a 12-yard drive inside the near post in the 13th minute.

The Seawolves (1-2-0) had a chance to tie it midway through the first half. Jessie Manzer fired from 16 yards but SPU defender Mollie Taylor blocked the ball at the left post.

Nason (Jr., Lafayette, Co.)made it 2-0 in the 36th minute, nodding home a corner kick from Michelle Everson.Nason and Jacobson have scored in each game.

Oakes gave the Falcons a fast start to the second half, curling a 25-yard ball into the upper right corner at 48:47. Gerstmann latched on to a feed from Samantha Hufford (Jr., Sammamish,Wa./Eastlake) and sent it first-time into the right corner from 14 yards at 77:06.

Jen Burns (Fr., Boise, Id./Capital) made three saves and shared the shutout with Katie Ruggles (Jr., Eugene, Or./South Eugene) replacing her for the final 10 minutes.

SPU finished with advantages of 11-5 in shots and 7-2 in corner kicks.

Seattle Pacific goes on the road for the next four games, beginning Wednesday at Cal Poly Pomona.

Scoring--1, SPU, Jacobson (Lienhard, Lovejoy) 12:37; 2, SPU, Nason (Everson) 35:51; 3, SPU, Oakes (unassisted) 48:47; 4, SPU, Gerstmann (Hufford) 77:06.

Shots--SSU 5, SPU 11.

Saves--SSU (Miller) 4, SPU (Burns 3/Ruggles 0) 3.

Corner kicks--SSU 2, SPU 7.

Fouls--SSU 10, SPU 5.

Offside--SSU 0, SPU 0.

Cautions--SSU bench, 66:40.