SALEM, Ore. - Erik Kaufman scored two goals, one in each half, and Mike McGrew had both a goal and an assist, lifting the Willamette University Bearcats to a 3-0 victory over the visiting George Fox University Bruins in a Northwest Conference men's soccer match Sunday afternoon here at Sparks Field.

Kaufman got the home team going at 20:07 with a chip shot over Bruin goalkeeper Elliott Davis from 14 yards out after receiving a pass that Kevin Martin sent from Willamette's defensive half of the field.  That goal, his fourth of the year, stood up for the remainder of the first half, an evenly-played 45 minutes in which the Bearcats took only one more shot than the Bruins. 

Kaufman's second goal of the game and fifth of the season came just two minutes into the second half.  Mike McGrew put the ball into play near from the left sideline, his cross finding Adan Vazquez about eight yards from the right post. Vazquez headed the ball down and back across the goal, where Kaufman was open to put the ball into the net from four yards out at 47:03.  McGrew completed the scoring with his fourth goal of the season, blasting a 21-yard direct free kick into the goal at 53:18.

Willamette goalie Alfredo Zuniga made five saves and earned the shutout.  Davis made six saves in 75 minutes for George Fox, with Jacob Baker playing the final 15 minutes.

The Bearcats outshot George Fox 14-8, with a 9-5 advantage in shots on goal. Willamette also held a 6-3 edge in corner kicks. Both teams went deep into their benches, as George Fox had 24 players who saw action while Willamette used 20 players.

NEXT:  George Fox (2-5-1, NWC 0-3-1) heads to the Puget Sound area next weekend for two games, starting with a Saturday 2:30 p.m. match against Pacific Lutheran University ... Willamette (3-3-1, NWC 2-2) plays the third of a five-game home stand on Saturday against Whitworth University at 2:30 p.m.