NEWBERG, Ore. - A pair of first-half goals, the first on a steal and score and the second on a well-executed cross and shot, lifted the visiting Northwest University Eagles to a 2-0 win over the George Fox University Bruins in a non-conference men's soccer match Monday afternoon here at the Austin Sports Complex.

The Eagles of the NAIA and the Cascade Collegiate Conference got on the board at 14:02 when Alex Taylor stole the ball from the Bruin offense and fed it to Josh Peters, who broke through a couple of defenders and rifled a shot into the net from 20 yards away.  It was his first goal of the season.

Fourteen minutes later, at 28:37, the Eagles got an insurance goal when Do-Hee Kim sent a pass to Mackenzie Samuelsen, who immediately crossed it from the top of the keeper's box to the right side to Carlos Portillo, who then sent the ball inside the far post from about 18 yards away.  It was also the first goal of the season for Portillo. 

Northwest's defense denied the Bruins the rest of the game, holding the home team to four shots in all and three on goal.  The Eagles took 15 shots, but most were from long distance as the Bruins limited the visitors to just six on-goal attempts.  One shot by Samuelsen in the 83rd minutes skimmed off the crossbar.  The Eagles held an 8-1 advantage in corners.

Luis Angel Del Rio, the son of new Bruins' coach Luis Del Rio, got his first college start and took the loss but made four saves in 45 minutes.  Elliott Davis played the second half in the net and had no save opportunities.  Joe Galbraith earned the shutout for the Eagles by making three saves.

NEXT:  George Fox (0-1-1) hosts Northwest Christian University of Eugene, Ore., an NAIA team from the Cascade Collegiate Conference, in a non-league match Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. ... Northwest  visits Willamette University in Salem, Ore., on Saturday for a 6:00 p.m. contest.