Complete Box Score

SEATTLE (Sept. 28) ­ Andy Willis scored his eighth goal of the season and 9th-ranked Seattle Pacific University posted its sixth straight home shutout with a 3-0 Great Northwest Athletic Conference soccer win over Western Washington Wednesday at Interbay Stadium.

The Falcons (1-0-1/8-1-3) also got goals from Ross Vaillancourt (Sr., Bedford, NH) and Jeff Hallenbeck (So., Redmond, Wa./Inglemoor) in stretching their unbeaten streak to six games overall and nine at home.

Willis (Jr., Gig Harbor, Wa.) opened the scoring early, taking a ball on the run from James Coggan (So., San Jose, Ca.) and drilling an 18-yard shot into the left corner at 7:09. Midway through the first half, Willis fired off the legs of Vikings keeper Ben Dragavon but a WWU defender cleared the ball off the goal line.

After Western Washington's Robbie Curry skimmed the crossbar with a free kick in the 33rd minute, SPU struck again. Vaillancourt collected a clearance at the top of the box and ripped a low drive inside the left post at 41:32 for a 2-0 lead.

The only goal of the second half came on a penalty kick by Hallenbeck in the 55th minute, after he had been taken down in front of the Western goal.

During its unbeaten run, SPU has won four and tied two. It was the fourth straight defeat for Western (1-10-1).

The Vikings, earning five corner kicks within a 2-minute span during the second half, finished with an 8-6 advantage but were out-shot by the Falcons 24-12. Kellen Rosten (So., Colorado Springs, Co.) made six saves for his sixth shutout and the team's eighth and third in a row. Dragavon made five stops.

Seattle Pacific completes a four-game home stand Saturday night when it hosts Simon Fraser, the No. 6 team in NAIA.

Scoring--1, SPU, Willis (Coggan) 7:09; 2, SPU, Vaillancourt (unassisted) 41:32; 3, SPU, Hallenbeck (penalty kick) 54:30.

Shots--WWU 12, SPU 24.

Saves--WWU (Dragavon) 5, SPU (Rosten) 6.

Corner kicks--WWU 8, SPU 6.

Fouls--WWU 14, SPU 11.

Offside--WWU 0, SPU 2.

Cautions--Memic, WWU, 31:35; Spencer, SPU, 32:16; Zadra, WWU, 48:22; Curry, WWU, 68:51; Morris, SPU, 82:57; Zigulis, WWU, 83:21.