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SPU Men Silenced for First Time in Scoreless Draw With Humboldt
September 22, 2005

Complete Box Score

SEATTLE (Sept. 24) ­ Held scoreless for the first time, No. 7-ranked Seattle Pacific University settled for a 0-0 overtime draw with Humboldt State in its opening Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's soccer game before a near-capacity crowd at Interbay Stadium Saturday night.

The Falcons (7-1-3) were the aggressor throughout the 110 minutes, out-shooting the Lumberjacks (7-5-1) 21-8. SPU is now unbeaten in five consecutive games and has not allowed a goal at home this season.

Andy Willis (Jr., Gig Harbor, Wa.), the GNAC scoring leader, produced Seattle Pacific's two closest scoring opportunities in a foul-plagued match.

In the first half , Willis slid an 18-yard shot past the left post in the 18th minute. With 26 minutes left in regulation, he fired through a crowd from 20 yards, just wide of the left post.

Ross Vaillancourt (Sr., Bedford, NH) ran onto a ball from Colin Rigby with 90 seconds left in the second overtime but Humboldt keeper Brendan Bourdage came off his line to smother the ball at Vaillancourt's feet.

Bourdage was credited with one save and the Falcons' Kellen Rosten (So., Colorado Springs, Co.) made two to post his fifth shutout and the team's seventh.

The teams committed a combined total of 58 fouls, 35 coming in the first half, and seven yellow cards were shown.

The Falcons host Western Washington in another GNAC game Wednesday at 4:30.

Scoring-none.

Shots-HSU 8, SPU 21.

Saves-HSU (Bourdage) 1, SPU (Rosten) 2.

Corner kicks-HSU 0, SPU 8.

Fouls-HSU 28, SPU 30.

Offside-HSU 1, SPU 1.

Cautions-Vaillancourt, SPU, 55:02; Spencer, SPU, 57:51; Webster, HSU, 58:23; Sahmonovic, HSU, 62:10; Pimentic, HSU, 64:20; Houck, HSU, 71:27; Eseman, HSU, 95:46.


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