SEATTLE, Wash.-- The University of Jamestown men's soccer team fell 4-0 to No. 16 Seattle Pacific University on Saturday at Interbay Stadium in their final match of the season. The loss drops the Jimmies to 1-10-4, while SPU improves its overall record to 15-3-1.
The Falcons opened the scoring in the 34th minute when Harper Sabari converted a penalty kick to take a 1-0 lead. The hosts maintained their one-goal advantage into halftime, holding a 10-5 edge in total shots during the opening 45 minutes.
In the second half, Seattle Pacific extended its lead with a goal from JP Guzman in the 66th minute, assisted by Hugh Lear. David Ochoa added a third goal in the 84 th minute off an assist from Lukas Shriner, and Braulio Navarrete capped the scoring with an unassisted strike in the 88th minute.
UJ goalkeeper
Valon Ismaili played all 90 minutes in net, recording two saves. The Falcons' Mitchell Wilson earned the clean sheet, also tallying two saves. Overall, SPU outshot Jamestown 17-8 and held a 6-2 advantage in shots on goal.
Offensively,
Nuutti Norhomaa,
Justin Junaid, and
Nathan Kopecky led the Jimmies with two shots apiece, while
Kai Yoshida and
Ethan Huerta each added one. Junaid and Yoshida accounted for Jamestown's two shots on target.
The physical match featured 36 combined fouls, with the Falcons committing 19 and the Jimmies 17. Two yellow cards were issued during the contest, going to Seattle Pacific's Kasey Toevs in the 49th minute and Jamestown's
Leo Waloch in the 88th minute.
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