October 8, 2008
MONMOUTH, Ore. --
Shannon Oakes scored twice for seventh-ranked Seattle Pacific, which thoroughly dominated the action Wednesday en route to a 4-0 victory over Western Oregon in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's game at WOU Soccer Field.
The Falcons improved to 10-1-1 with their fourth consecutive win. SPU pushed its GNAC record to 4-1 while the Wolves dropped to 1-3-1 and 5-7-1 overall.
"That was one of the best games we have played at a place we haven't played so well in the past," said sixth-year SPU coach
Chuck Sekyra. "We got four great goals and our defense really gelled. Western Oregon did not get a single shot from inside the 18-yard box."
The smothering SPU defense limited the Wolves to just five shots, only one of them requiring a save from sophomore goalkeeper
Maddie Dickinson (Vancouver, Wash./Skyview). She posted her fifth shutout, the eighth of the year for the Falcons, who have surrendered just one goal in the last eight games covering a span of 846 minutes.
Senior
Meredith Teague (Redmond, Wash./Bellevue Christian) opened the scoring in the ninth minute, tying for the team lead with her fifth goal of the season. She first-timed a 25-yard blast into the upper corner at 8:18.
"Meredith just ripped a long shot into the upper corner. It was one of those hard shots that was perfectly placed and couldn't be stopped," described Sekyra. "Then
Shannon Oakes followed that with two brilliant goals."
Oakes (Boise, Idaho/Boise), a senior midfielder, amassed four goals in the five games she played since returning from a preseason injury. Oakes found the net in three of those games, including the game winner in a 1-0 win at Saint Martin's on Sept. 22.
She netted the game's second goal at 18:52 as the Falcons capitalized on a corner kick. The ball was sent into the box and headed on by junior
Jocelyn Charette (Lakewood, Calif/Curtis), who found Oakes just inside the box. She sent a strike into the right corner of the goal.
Oakes extended the 2-0 halftime margin with an unassisted goal at 58:59. She dribbled into the box, beat a defender and slid a low shot past the goalkeeper.
Junior
Janae Godoy (Yakima, Wash./West Valley) capped the scoring at 73:56 with her first goal of the season. Sophomore
Becca Woods (Beaverton, Ore./Beaverton) set up the final tally with a pass to Godoy who was positioned right in front of the WOU goal.
Goalkeeper Kelsie Blachly was credited with six saves for the Wolves, who were outshot by a commanding 23-5 margin.
The SPU women play six of their final eight regular-season games in Seattle at Interbay Stadium.
"It will be fun to have so many games at home where we play so well," said Sekyra. SPU compiled a remarkable 25-0-1 record since their last home loss on Sept. 30, 2006.
The Falcons host Saint Martin's, Saturday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.
NCAA Women's Soccer
Wednesday, October. 8, 2008
Interbay Stadium; Seattle, Wash.
(#7) Seattle Pacific 4, Western Oregon 0
Scoring -- 1, SPU,
Meredith Teague, 8:18. 2, SPU,
Shannon Oakes (
Jocelyn Charette), 18:52. 3, SPU,
Shannon Oakes, 58:59. 4, SPU,
Janae Godoy (
Becca Woods), 73:56.
Shots-- SPU 23, WOU 5.
Saves -- SPU 1 (
Maddie Dickinson), WOU 6 (Kelsie Blachly).
Corner Kicks -- SPU 4, WOU 2.
Fouls -- SPU 4, WOU 18.
Offsides -- SPU 2, WOU 1.
Attendance -- 138.
Records --
Seattle Pacific 10-1-1, 4-1-0 GNAC
Western Oregon 5-7-1, 1-3-1 GNAC
