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Fifth-Ranked Falcons' Early 1-2 Punch Helps Beat Western Men's Soccer Team
November 2, 2005

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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