FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Claiming their first Northwest Conference men's soccer title since 1996, the Pacific University Boxers nailed down the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Tournament with a 4-0 win over the George Fox University Bruins Saturday afternoon here at Lincoln Park Stadium.

Jasem Jaihouni scored a goal off a free kick in the sixth minute to give Pacific an early 1-0 lead, which they took into halftime.  The Boxers added another goal early in the second half when Sean Mills headed in a Patrick Murray pass in the 59th minute. Six minutes later, Jaihouni chipped in another goal off an Avery Neal assist. In the final minute of the match, Kody Ganiko controlled the ball off a rebound of Jaihouni's free kick shot to net the fourth Pacific goal.

Goalkeepers Andrew Stevermer and Chris Grasso combined for the 11th Pacific shutout of the season, with Stevermer making four saves.  Elliott Davis had seven saves in 80 minutes in goal for George Fox, and Jacob Guckenberger played the final 10 minutes in the net but had no saves.

Pacific out-shot the Bruins 30-9 overall, 11-4 in shots on goal, and had a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks.  Sawyer Meek got the most chances for the Bruins with two shots, while Kizamu Tsutakawa had five shots for the Boxers.

George Fox finishes its season with a 0-15-2 overall record and 0-13-1 in the conference for an eighth-place finish.  Pacific is now 14-2-3 overall and 10-2-2 in the conference.  The Boxers will now await the Monday morning announcement from the NCAA to find out where they will be heading for their first and second-round matches next weekend.