Box Score

SEATTLE (Oct. 13) - Kara Hamby netted a goal and an assist as No. 2-ranked Seattle Pacific University maintained its perfect record in a 3-0 Great Northwest Athletic Conference victory over Saint Martin's Saturday night at Interbay Stadium.

The Falcons are out to their best start in program history at 15-0, 9-0 in the GNAC. Saint Martin's dropped to 1-14, 0-9.

Hamby garnered her first goal of the campaign off a penalty kick at 71:11, and assisted on a Shannon Oakes strike just over three minutes later with a thru-ball from the top of the box.

Oakes pushed toward goal, cut back to beat a Saints defender, and slotted the ball to the left post past Saint Martin's keeper Breanna Klasen.

Claire Grubbs opened up match scoring in the 19th-minute when she headed Katie Taylor's cross from the right corner to the far post. Taylor had begun the sequence with a low corner-kick that bounced off a Saints defender and back out to the corner.

Just prior to intermission, SMU had a chance to equalize when Julianna Sackeyfio ripped a hard shot at keeper Maddie Dickinson from 20 yards. Dickinson batted the ball down and out to a Falcon defender for clearance for her only save of the game.

Seattle Pacific held a 20-2 shot advantage and earned 10 corner-kicks to Saint Martin's one. Klasen registered a dozen saves.

The Falcons are on the road for their next two matches beginning with a visit to Western Washington on Wednesday night. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:00.

Scoring: 1) SPU, Grubbs (Taylor) 18:11; 2) SPU, Hamby (penalty kick) 71:11; 3) SPU, Oakes (Hamby) 72:24.

Shots: SMU 2, SPU 20. Saves: SMU (Klasen) 12, SPU (Dickinson) 1. Corner-Kicks: SMU 1, SPU 10. Fouls: SMU 6, SPU 3. Cautions: SMU, Wilson, 65:02.