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Complete
Box Score
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (Nov. 2) David Reuhl
and Nick Letts scored first-half goals 3 minutes apart and
5th-ranked Seattle Pacific University went on to beat Western
Washington 5-0 in a rainswept Great Northwest Athletic Conference
men's soccer game Wednesday night at Civic Stadium.
Colin Rigby, Jeff Hallenbeck and Sean Sandin
scored second-half goals as the Falcons (2-1-1/13-2-3) won their
fourth in a row and sixth in seven games.
It was the largest margin of victory this
season for SPU, which moved closer to clinching a berth in the
NCAA Division II tournament. Bids will be announced Monday.
Kellen Rosten (So., Colorado Springs, Co.)
stopped four shots and posted his ninth shutout and the team's
11th.
Seattle Pacific concludes the regular season
Saturday afternoon at home against Seattle University. Kickoff is
2 p.m. at Interbay Stadium.
Reuhl (Jr., Jr., Bothell, Wa./Bothell-BCC) took
a feed from Lets (Sr., Dublin, Ca.) and drilled home a shot from
20 yards at 32:06. Letts then staggered the Vikings (1-5-0/3-16-1)
at 35:03 with a 15-yard blast to the upper corner.
Another 1-2 punch, this time in a span of 32
seconds, sealed the verdict early in the second period. Colin
Rigby (Jr., Mercer Island, Wa.) made it 3-0 at 56:27 and Jeff
Hallenbeck (So., Redmond, Wa./Inglemoor), at 56:59, got his fifth
goal in the last seven outings.
Two minutes after entering the match, Sean
Sandin (Sr., Renton, Wa./Kentridge) closed out the scoring in the
81st minute.
Scoring--1, SPU, Reuhl (Letts) 32:06; 2, SPU,
Letts (Coggan) 35:03; 3, SPU, Rigby (Henness) 56:27; 4, SPU,
Hallenbeck (unassisted) 56:59; 5, SPU, Sandin (unassisted) 80:31.
Rosten went down to save a header from Western's Gus Zadra in the
65th minute and shortly thereafter dived to thwart Afenegus
Filomon.
Shots--SPU 14, WWU 10.
Saves--SPU (Rosten) 4, WWU (King) 3.
Corner kicks--SPU 4, WWU 2.
Fouls--SPU 19, WWU 20.
Offside--SPU 2, WWU 0.
Cautions--Brown, WWU, 38:17; Kimbrough, WWU,
48:41; Zadra, WWU, 83:56.
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