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Sept. 26, 2009

Box Score

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - A pair of goals just 52 seconds apart lifted Western Washington University to a 3-1 triumph over Northwest Nazarene University in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's soccer game Saturday night at Orca Field on the Whatcom Community College campus.

The triumph snapped a three-game losing streak for the Vikings, who improved to 4-6-0 overall and 1-1-0 in the GNAC.

NNU fell to 3-6-0 overall and 0-2-0 in conference play.

The game was tied at 1-1 inside the last 17 minutes before Western suddenly took control behind two plays involving midfielder Matt Fishbaugher (Jr., Redmond). First, Fishbaugher played a through ball to forward Gibson Bardsley (Jr., Fall City/Mount Si) that Bardsley chipped in from 15 yards to give Western the lead. Soon after, Fishbaugher scored himself with a 30-yard blast from the right side. Both goals came in the 74th minute.

NNU had held a 1-0 lead at halftime, as forward John Stump received a long pass from Alex Mangeac at the right corner of the penalty area, stepped inside a defender and drilled a low shot just inside the near post.

Western evened the score in the 50th minute as midfielder Oscar Jimenez (So., Mount Vernon) scored on a volley from 20 yards after the ball came to him as a result of a contested ball between midfielder Kellan Brown (So., Tacoma/Bellarmine Prep) and NNU goalkeeper Alexander Engemann.

The Vikings had an 18-12 edge in shots, including an 11-4 advantage in the first half.

Western is now 7-0-0 against the Crusaders all-time.

The Vikings entertain unbeaten Seattle Pacific (6-0-3) in a GNAC counter Saturday, Oct. 3 (7 p.m.).

Western Washington vs. Northwest Nazarene
Date: 09/26/09  Attendance: 505
Goals by Period     1   2    Total
Northwest Nazarene  1   0 ---  1
Western Washington  0   3 ---  3
SCORING SUMMARY:
NNU - Stump (Mangeac), 9:37
WWU - Jimenez (Brown), 49:36
WWU - Bardsley (Fishbaugher), 73:05
WWU - Fishbaugher (unassisted), 73:57
Shots: Western Washington 18, Northwest Nazarene 12
Corner kicks: Western Washington 3, Northwest Nazarene 3
Fouls: Western Washington 18, Northwest Nazarene 10
Saves: Western Washington 6 (Copps-Tilley 5, Team 1), Northwest Nazarene 5 (Engemann 4, Team 1)