Complete Box Score

SEATTLE (Oct. 8) ­ A seven-game unbeaten string was snapped as the 9th-ranked Seattle Pacific University men's soccer team fell to arch-rival Seattle University 2-1 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference game at Championship Field Saturday afternoon.

Cam Weaver and Bobby McAlister gave the defending NCAA Division II champions at 2-0 lead midway through the second half before Daniel Carpenter came off the bench for the Falcons' goal in the 90th minute.

It was only the second loss of the season for SPU (1-1-1/9-2-3), which had not lost since Sept. 10. Seattle U. (3-0-0/9-4-0) continued its run of success in the intracity series, winning the fifth meeting in a row, all by a one-goal margin.

Santa Maria Rivera, who caused problems throughout the first half with his overlapping on the left, set-up the game's first goal by cross for the onrushing Weaver to bang home a shot at the far post in the 17th minute. It ended a streak of 532 scoreless minutes by the Falcons' defense over six games.

The Redhawks out-shot the visitors 10-3 in the first half and 23-12 overall. Weaver got off 10 shots altogether. He hit the crossbar on a volley in the 78th minute. Kellen Rosten (So., Colorado Springs, Co.) was credited with 10 saves.

Coming out strong to begin the second period, Seattle Pacific became the aggressor and appeared to be on the verge of knotting the score when Jeff Hallenbeck found Ross Vaillancourt in the box, only to have SU keeper Chris Sorensen smother the ball at his feet. Moments later, McAlister beat two defenders and cracked a shot past Rosten and into the right corner at 63:32.

Carpenter notched his fourth goal of the year just 34 seconds from full time, ramming the ball home out of a scramble following a corner kick.

SPU hosts Notre Dame de Namur in a non-conference game Friday night at 7.

Scoring--1, SU, Weaver (Rivera) 16:36; 2, SU, McAlister (unassisted) 63:32; 3, SPU, Carpenter (unassisted) 89:26.

Shots--SPU 12, SU 23.

Saves--SPU (Rosten) 10, SU (Sorensen) 3.

Corner kicks--SPU 4, SU 3.

Fouls--SPU 22, SU 24.

Offside--SPU 1, SU 3.

Cautions--Willis, SPU, 2:05; Esterhuizen, SU, 16:26; Vaillancourt, SPU, 49:38; Rivera, SU, 58:37; Hallenbeck, SPU, 70:28.