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Nov. 5, 2009

Box Score

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Western Washington University ended its season with a 2-0 victory over league champion Saint Martin's University in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's soccer game Thursday at Orca Field on the campus of Whatcom Community College.

The Vikings finished 8-11-1 with a season-best four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1), and second in the GNAC standings at 5-3-0.

Saint Martin's, which clinched the league title last week, fell to 11-7-0 overall and 6-2-0 in league play.

"The guys really wanted it, they wanted to make a statement against the conference champs," said Western coach Travis Connell.

Western, the defending GNAC champion, opened the scoring in the 14th minute of the first half. A Saint Martin's clearance of a free kick by the Vikings' Thomas Kauffman (Jr., Evanston, IL/Evanston Township) came back to Kauffman and he blasted in a shot from 25 yards that deflected off a Saints' defender and into the net.

In the 48th minute, Western midfielder Kellan Brown (So., Tacoma/Bellarmine Prep) hit a driven cross from the right side that found Darragh Simm (Jr., Woodinville) eight yards out. Simm's hard volley bounced off the turf and hopped into the net for an insurance goal.

The goals were Western career firsts for both Kauffman, who completed his third season, and Simm, who finished his second year after transferring from Bellevue CC.

It was the fifth assist for Brown, who was the Vikings' leading scorer with 10 goals and 25 points.

Saint Martin's played the last 23 minutes a man down as Vlad Voin picked up two yellow cards. The second card came when he continued to argue after getting the initial booking.

In the final 20 seconds, the Saints' James Schmid was red-carded after a hard tackle.

The game was the last for four Western seniors - midfielder Mitch Barrows (Ferndale), goalkeeper Cameron Copps-Tilley (Vancouver/Fort Vancouver), defender Chris Jepson (Bellingham/Sehome), and defender Chris Shin (Vancouver/Skyview).

"It's a great way for our seniors to go out," Connell said. "They played well, Cam got a shutout ... I can't say enough about them. They've grown up to be great soccer players and class guys. It's the best part of my job to see that."

Western Washington vs. Saint Martin's
Date: 11/05/09  Attendance: 100
Goals by Period    1  2     Total
Saint Martin's     0  0 ---   0
Western Washington 1  1 ---   2
SCORING SUMMARY:
WWU - Kauffman (unassisted), 13:38
WWU - Simm (Brown), 47:11
Shots: Western Washington 13, Saint Martin's 11
Corner kicks: Western Washington 1, Saint Martin's 5
Fouls: Western Washington 10, Saint Martin's 10
Saves: Western Washington 2 (Copps-Tilley 2), Saint Martin's 3 (Lubin 2, Young 1)