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Sept. 29, 2012

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Western Washington University suffered its first home loss of the season, falling 1-0 to nationally ranked Seattle Pacific University on Saturday night in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's soccer game at Orca Field on the Whatcom CC campus.

The Vikings fell to 4-5-1 overall and 2-3-1 in the GNAC with the defeat.

Blaine Carver scored the game-winner for Seattle Pacific, which improved to 7-1-2 overall and3-1-2 in conference play. The Falcons are ranked No.3 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll.

"I'm proud of our guys, they did everything we asked of them," said WWU coach Travis Connell (14th, 121-120-16). "We came in with energy and stuck to the game plan. We created enough chances to score, but they didn't go in, and SPU scored a good goal."

The Falcons got the game-winner in the 61st minute. Danny Olivas won the ball with pressure in the WWU end, dribbled to the end line and fired in a low cross from the right that Carver deflected in from the goalmouth.

WWU's best chance to equalize came in the 89th minute. Kurtis Peterson (Fr., Puyallup/Bellarmine Prep) played a ball into the penalty area from the attacking edge of the center circle, and Justin Moore (Sr., Port Orchard/South Kitsap) had a looping header from eight yards go just wide of the left post.

The Vikings host NCAA Division II No.1-ranked Simon Fraser on Saturday (7 p.m.), Oct. 6, in the middle game of a five-game home stand. WWU is now 4-1-1 at home.

Saturday, September 29, 2012
Orca Field/Whatcom CC, Bellingham, Wash.
Seattle Pacific 1, Western Washington 0
Scoring - 1. SPU, Blaine Carver (Danny Olivas), 60:41.
Shots - WWU 6, SPU 18.
Saves - WWU 1 (Keegan Rogers 1), SPU 0 (Zach Johnson 0).
Corner kicks - WWU 3, SPU 2.
Fouls - WWU 13, SPU 12
Records:
Western Washington 4-5-1, 2-3-1 GNAC
Seattle Pacific 7-1-2, 3-1-2 GNAC
Next Game:
Western Washington vs. Simon Fraser
Saturday, Oct. 6, 3 p.m., Orca Field, Whatcom CC, Bellingham, Wash.