SEATTLE, Wash. – The Western Washington University men's soccer team scored an early and late first-half goal, and then held on for a 2-1 road victory over Seattle Pacific University Saturday evening at Interbay Stadium.
 
The Vikings won their third consecutive game to improve to 3-1-0 overall during the abbreviated spring season. SPU dropped to 3-2-0 during the spring season. Both teams concluded their seasons next Saturday at Harrington Field with kickoff scheduled for 1 pm in Bellingham.
 
The Vikings took the early lead when sophomore forward Alessandro Tomasi pounced on an errant pass from the SPU goalkeeper and tapped in an empty-net shot from 13-yards out early in the 6^th minute.
 
WWU added to its lead late in the first half when senior forward Alex Whiting scored in the 44^th minute. Whiting took a pass from sophomore forward Johan Espinoza on the left side of the box, created a fraction of space with his first touch, and curled his shot into the upper right quadrant for his first goal of the spring (3^rd as a Viking).
 
SPU got a late free-kick goal from 28-yards out off the left foot of Musa Ali in the 79^th minute, that was just out of the reach of reserve goalkeeper Patrick Restum.
 
WWU starting goalkeeper Brandon Locke made three saves in 65 scoreless minutes.
 
The Vikings held a 13-7 advantage in shots and a slight 6-5 edge in shots on goal. Both teams had four corners and four saves.
  WWU has now won four consecutive games against SPU, the longest winning streak vs. the Falcons in program history. Western has also won six of the last seven in the series dating back to the 2017 season and is 6-1-2 over the last nine meetings since the start of the 2016 season. SPU leads the all-time series 37-13-8 according to WWU records.
  The Vikings (3-1-0) close out the spring season next Saturday hosting Seattle Pacific in a 1 pm game at Harrington Field. A live webcast will be provided at WWUVikings.com/VikingsTV.
   

Western Washington 2, Seattle Pacific 1
Date: May 8, 2021
Field: Interbay Stadium    Site: Seattle, WA
 
Goals by period            1  2    Tot
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Western Washington.......  2  0  -  2
Seattle Pacific..........  0  1  -  1
 
SCORING SUMMARY:
1.      5:05      WWU    Tomasi
2.      43:21     WWU    Whiting (Espinoza)
3.      78:36     SPU    Ali
 
Shots: WWU 13, SPU 7
Shots on Goal: WWU 6, SPU 5
Saves: WWU 4 (Locke – 3, Restum - 1), SPU 4 (Welty – 4)
Corners: WWU 4, SPU 4
Fouls: WWU 16, SPU 11

  The 2020-21 championship season currently features a five-game schedule that will be played in late March, April and early May. Here is a look at the 2021 spring schedule for the Vikings, which is subject to changes and possible game additions. To view the most up-to-date schedule, with direct webcast and live stats links, visit WWUVikings.com/MSOC.
 

Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Location	Result
March 27 (Sat)	7:00 pm	Puget Sound	Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)	L, 1-0
April 14 (Wed)	5:00 pm	Saint Martin's	Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)	W, 1-0 (OT)
May 1 (Sat)	3:00 pm	at Saint Martin's	Lacey, WA (SMU Soccer Field)	W, 2-1
May 8 (Sat)	5:30 pm	at Seattle Pacific	Seattle, WA (Interbay Stadium)	W, 2-1
May 15 (Sat)	1:00 pm	Seattle Pacific	Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)