SEATTLE, Wash. – The Western Washington University men's soccer team dropped a 2-1 contest to rival Seattle Pacific University Saturday evening in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action at Interbay Stadium.
The Vikings and Falcons were scoreless until the 56th minute when SPU broke through on a goal by Owen Gortner. The Falcons played add-on in the 77th minute on second goal by Gortner. Seeing a last-minute miracle, the WWU senior Johan Espinoza scored a goal in the 89th minute, but the comeback came up short in the 2-1 loss.
WWU dropped to 11-3-3 overall and is tied for second place in the GNAC standings with Simon Fraser with 21 points (7-3-0). The Vikings trail first-place Northwest Nazarene (7-2-1) by one point heading into the final week of the regular season.
Seattle Pacific (5-5-6, 4-2-3 GNAC) held a decisive 18-6 advantage in shots and a 7-3 lead in shots on goal. WWU goalkeeper Patrick Restum made five saves for the Vikings.
In the first meeting of the season the Vikings defeated the Falcons 3-1 on October 1 at Harrington Field in Bellingham.
The Vikings (11-3-3, 7-3-0 GNAC) play their third consecutive road game on Thursday traveling to play first-place NNU with kickoff scheduled for 12 pm MT/11 am PT. WWU will host Montana State Billings in the regular-season finale on Saturday at Harrington Field with Senior Night scheduled for a 7 pm kickoff. The complete 2022 schedule can be viewed online via wwuvikings.com/22_MSOC.
Seattle Pacific 2, Western Washington 1
Date: October 29, 2022
Field: Interbay Stadium Site: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 328
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Western Washington.......... 0 1 - 1
Seattle Pacific............. 0 2 - 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 55:16 SPU Gortner (Massey)
2. 76:39 SPU Gortner (Weise)
3. 88:35 WWU Espinoza (Diehl)
Shots: SPU 18, WWU 6
Shots on Goal: SPU 7, WWU 3
Saves: WWU 5 (Restum – 5), SPU 2 (Helleren – 2)
Corners: WWU 2, SPU 2
Fouls: WWU 20, SPU 9
Offsides: SPU 4, WWU 1
Kits: WWU (Light Blue), SPU (Maroon)
Records: WWU (11-3-3, 7-3-0), SPU (5-5-6, 4-2-3)
Here is a look at Western's record breakdown for the 2022 season:
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2022 RECORD BREAKDOWN
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Overall Record
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11-3-3
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Streak
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L1
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Home
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6-1-3
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Away
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5-2-0
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Neutral
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0-0-0
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GNAC Record
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7-3-0
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Non-Conference
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4-0-3
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Ranked Opponents
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0-0-1
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Scoring First
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9-0-0
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Opponent Scores First
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2-3-0
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Lead at the Half
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6-0-0
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Tied at the Half
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3-2-3
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Trail at the Half
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2-1-0
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Record by Jersey
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White
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2-1-1
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Navy Blue
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6-0-1
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Light Blue
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3-2-1
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2022 WWU MEN'S SOCCER RESULTS & SCHEDULE
Here is a look at the Vikings 2022 season schedule and results. WWU is 11-3-3 on the season and 7-3-0 in GNAC following Saturday's 2-1 loss at Seattle Pacific:
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DATE
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OPPONENT
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LOCATION / VENUE
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KICKOFF
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Aug. 25 (Thur.)
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Sonoma State
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Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)
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T, 0-0
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Aug. 27 (Sat.)
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Chico State
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Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)
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W, 1-0
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Sept. 1 (Thur.)
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West Texas A&M
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Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)
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T, 0-0
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Sept. 8 (Thur.)
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at Colorado School of Mines
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Golden, CO (Stermole Soccer Stadium)
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W, 2-1
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Sept. 11 (Sun.)
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at Regis
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Denver, CO (Regis Match Pitch)
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W, 3-2
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Sept. 15 (Thur.)
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Concordia
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Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)
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W, 2-0
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Sept. 17 (Sat.)
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Point Loma
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Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)
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T, 0-0
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Sept. 22 (Thur.)
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at Saint Martin's GNAC
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Lacey, WA (Saints Field)
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W, 5-2
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Sept. 24 (Sat.)
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Western Oregon GNAC
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Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)
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W, 2-0
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Oct. 1 (Sat.)
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Seattle Pacific GNAC
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Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)
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W, 3-1
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Oct. 6 (Thur.)
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at Simon Fraser GNAC
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Burnaby, BC (Terry Fox Field at SFU Stadium)
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L, 2-1
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Oct. 8 (Sat.)
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Saint Martin's GNAC
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Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)
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W, 4-3
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Oct. 13 (Thur.)
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at Western Oregon GNAC
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Monmouth, OR (WOU Soccer Field)
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W, 1-0
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Oct. 15 (Sat.)
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Northwest Nazarene GNAC
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Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)
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L, 2-0
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Oct. 20 (Thur.)
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Simon Fraser GNAC
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Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)
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W, 2-0
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Oct. 27 (Thur.)
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at Montana State Billings GNAC
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Billings, MT (Yellowjacket Soccer Field)
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W, 2-0
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Oct. 29 (Sat.)
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at Seattle Pacific GNAC
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Seattle, WA (Interbay Stadium)
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L, 2-1
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Nov. 3 (Thur.)
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at Northwest Nazarene GNAC
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Nampa, ID (NNU Soccer Field)
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12:00 pm MT
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Nov. 5 (Sat.)
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Montana State Billings GNAC
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Bellingham, WA (Harrington Field)
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7:00 pm
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Here is a look at GNAC table and how the conference's seven teams have fared following Saturday's games. WWU is tied for 2nd place in the GNAC at 7-3-0 (21 points):
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MEN'S SOCCER
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CONF
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PTS
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OVERALL
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PCT
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HOME
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AWAY
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NEUTRAL
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STREAK
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1.
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Northwest Nazarene
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7-2-1
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22
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11-3-2
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.750
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6-0-0
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4-2-2
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1-1-0
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Won 1
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2.
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Western Washington
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7-3-0
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21
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11-3-3
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.735
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6-1-3
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5-2-0
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0-0-0
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Lost 1
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Simon Fraser
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7-3-0
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21
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10-5-0
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.667
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3-2-0
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6-3-0
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1-0-0
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Won 3
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4.
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Seattle Pacific
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4-2-3
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15
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5-5-6
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.500
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3-2-4
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1-3-2
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1-0-0
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Won 1
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5.
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Montana State Billings
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3-5-2
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11
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5-8-2
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.400
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3-5-1
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1-2-1
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1-1-0
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Won 1
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6.
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Saint Martin's
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2-7-1
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7
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2-12-2
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.188
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1-5-2
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1-6-0
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0-1-0
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Lost 5
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7.
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Western Oregon
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1-9-1
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4
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2-12-2
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.188
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2-4-2
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0-7-0
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0-1-0
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Lost 2
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This Week's GNAC Schedule & Results
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Thursday, October 27:
Simon Fraser 2, at Western Oregon 0
Northwest Nazarene 3, at Saint Martin's 1
Western Washington 2, at Montana State Billings 0
Saturday, October 29:
Simon Fraser 3, at Saint Martin's 2
at Montana State Billings 5, Western Oregon 1
at Seattle Pacific 2, Western Washington 1
Monday, October 30:
Saint Martin's at Seattle Pacific, 1 pm
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