NEWBERG, Ore. - Although they were out-shot 13-12 overall, the visiting Whitworth University Pirates put two-thirds of their shots on goal and scored on half of those opportunities, earning a 4-0 victory over the George Fox University Bruins in Northwest Conference men's soccer play Sunday afternoon here at the Austin Sports Complex.

George Fox controlled the action early on, taking five shots to only two for Whitworth in the first 20 minutes.  Luke Hammer had two shots stopped by Pirate goalie Brian Sherpe and Brennan Altringer one, while another shot by Brandon Zebarth hit a post. 

After those narrow escapes, the Pirates got on the board when J.T. (Justin) Meyer, a senior who played at George Fox as a freshman, scored his first goal of the season after a well-placed cross from Cameron Bushey at the 21-minute mark.  Just over three minutes later, the Pirates made it 2-0 when Andrew French scored his first goal of the year with help from Bushey and Meyer, who were each credited with assists.

At the intermission, George Fox held an 11-5 advantage in overall shots, but Whitworth had managed four shots on goal to three for the home team.  The Pirate defense allowed the Bruins only two more shots in the second half, and none on goal.

Kekoa Mountcastle iced the win for the visitors when he scored both of the Pirates' second-half goals, his first two this fall.  At 53:10, he put in a point-blank shot after French drove the right baseline and George Fox goalie Elliott Davis moved to the corner post to defend against French.  The final score came at 72:53 when Will Wren sent a through ball ahead to Mountcastle for a shot to the net's midsection.

Sherpe made three saves in goal for Whitworth in 80 minutes and Nate Bell finished off the shutout.  Davis had four saves in 81 minutes for George Fox before Jacob Baker closed out the game in the net. 

NEXT:  George Fox (2-4, NWC 0-2) will try to end an 18-game winless streak in conference play when the Bruins visit Linfield College Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ... Whitworth (4-1-1, NWC 2-0) returns home to entertain the University of Puget Sound Saturday at 2:30 p.m. as part of a doubleheader with the Pirates' women's team.