FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Getting goals from both far and near, once from 25 yards away and again from right in front of the goal on a rebound, the Pacific University Boxers knocked off the visiting George Fox University Bruins 2-0 in a Northwest Conference men's soccer match Sunday afternoon here at Lincoln Park Stadium.

The Bruins started the game with several good offensive looks but could not convert.  Luke Hammer had a header from five yards out in the fifth minute, but the flick flew right into the waiting hands of Pacific goalie Michael Summers.  Sawyer Meek also had a good chance in the 13th minute, breaking away on the near side, but his shot from 15 yards out flew wide of the net.

Garrick Knowles capitalized on the early George Fox misses to put the Boxers on the board in the 34th minute.  Taking a free kick attempt from the far side of the pitch, he roped a shot through a set of defenders into the near corner of the net for his second goal of the year. 

Jorge Manduano gave the Boxers an insurance goal in the 70th minute.  Mason Nakama hooked a ball into the central area of the box, where Quinton Love had the first attempt at the net, with his shot going off the far post.  Manduano was in the right spot to rebound the carom into the far corner for his second goal of the season.
  
Pacific outshot the Bruins 19-10 while maintaining a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal, but corner kicks were even at 3-3.  Summers had four saves in earning the shutout for the Boxers, while George Fox goalie Ricardo Sotelo made six saves before leaving in the 83rd minute with an injury.  Luke Ridder minded the net for the final seven minutes.

NEXT: George Fox (1-12, NWC 0-7), hoping to snap an 11-game skid, starts the second half of conference play next Saturday at Willamette University in Salem, Ore., game time at 2:30 p.m. … Pacific (6-6-1, NWC 1-5-1), which ended a seven-game winless streak, goes to Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., on Saturday, also at 2:30 p.m.