Boxscore

BELLINGHAM, Wash. --- A pair of goals just 52 seconds apart lifted Western Washington University to a 3-1 triumph over Northwest Nazarene University in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's soccer game Saturday night at Orca Field on the Whatcom Community College campus.

The triumph snapped a three-game losing streak for the Vikings, who improved to 4-6-0 overall and 1-1-0 in the GNAC.  NNU fell to 3-6-0 overall and 0-2-0 in conference play.

The game was tied at 1-1 inside the last 17 minutes before Western took control behind two plays involving midfielder Matt Fishbaugher.

First, Fishbaugher played a through ball to forward Gibson Bardsley that Bardsley chipped in from 15 yards to give Western the lead. Soon after, Fishbaugher scored himself with a 30-yard blast from the right side. Both goals came in the 74th minute.

NNU had held a 1-0 lead at halftime, as forward John Stump received a long pass from Alex Mangeac at the right corner of the penalty area, stepped inside a defender and drilled a low shot just inside the near post.

Western evened the score in the 50th minute as midfielder Oscar Jimenez scored on a volley from 20 yards after the ball came to him as a result of a contested ball between midfielder Kellan Brown and NNU goalkeeper Alexander Engemann.

The Vikings had an 18-12 edge in shots, including an 11-4 advantage in the first half.