Complete Box Score

PHOENIX (Oct. 27) ­ Colin Rigby came off the bench to score the deciding goal in the second half as 6th-ranked Seattle Pacific University won for the fourth time in five games, 2-1 over Grand Canyon Thursday night in a non-conference men's soccer game.

The Falcons (11-2-3) also got an early goal from Jeff Hallenbeck (So., Redmond, Wa./Inglemoor) as they resumed play following a 13-day break. The win improved their chances of qualifying for the NCAA Division II tournament next month and snapped the Antelopes' five-game win streak.

Some deft dribbling by Nick Letts (Sr., Dublin, Ca.) created the game-winner in the 70th minute. Letts, also a substitute, beat two defenders down the right wing, drew the Canyon keeper off his goal line and then cut the ball back along the 6-yard box. Rigby (Jr., Mercer Island, Wa.) tapped into an empty net for his second goal of the year.

Seattle Pacific is undefeated (22-0-2) in its last 24 games when scoring first, and Hallenbeck gave the visitors a lead after 4 minutes. Working an exchange with Michael Morris (Jr., Bothell, Wa./Blanchet), Hallenbeck pounded home a 12-yard shot for his third goal in the last two games and fifth overall.

Grand Canyon (8-8-2) drew level through David Hague in the 14th minute. The Antelopes applied plenty of pressure in the final stages, earning four of their seven corner kicks in the last two minutes.

Kellen Rosten (So., Colorado Springs, Co.), SPU goalkeeper, cleanly saved a strong header by Andrew Bailey in the final minute to preserve the victory.

SPU, currently No. 2 in the Far West Region and seeking one of three slots in the NCAA tournament, meets Cal State Monterey Bay in Phoenix Saturday night.

Scoring--1, SPU, Hallenebeck (Morris) 4:02; 2, GCU, Hague (Clayton) 13:37; 3, SPU, Rigby (Letts) 69:43.

Shots--SPU 7, GCU 11.

Saves--SPU (Rosten) 6, GCU (Licciardi) 4.

Corner kicks--SPU 1, GCU 7.

Fouls--SPU 19, GCU 21.

Offside--SPU 2, GCU 1.

Cautions--Saverino, GCU, 37:15; Clayton, GCU, 44:36; Dulle, GCU, 86:34.