NEWBERG, Ore. – Striking for a goal only 26 seconds into the game, the visiting Whitworth University Pirates quickly established the tone of the game and sailed to a 6-0 win over the George Fox University Bruins in a Northwest Conference men's soccer match on a chilly, wind-swept Sunday afternoon here at the Austin Sports Complex.

On the Pirates' first possession, Robby Ubben sent a through ball from midfield to a streaking Rylan Berriman, who split the Bruin defense and beat keeper Ricardo Sotelo for his second goal of the season with 44:34 showing in the game clock.  The Pirates' second goal came at the 23:42 mark when the Bruins were whistled for a foul just outside the box and Spencer Wolfe hammered the direct free kick inside the left post from 20 yards out for his second goal.

The Pirates add three more goals in rapid succession in the first half.  Matt Bray scored his first goal one-on-one against Sotelo after a through ball from Colin Shockman at 30:55, David Starkovich's corner kick at 36:58 resulted in Balin Larson's second goal, and Karl Muelheims scored a one-on-one goal, his third of the year, at 43:06 following a through ball from Sam Engle.

Ahead 5-0, the Pirates added one final goal in the second half, Will Wren heading home a corner kick from Wolfe at 48:54 for his second goal of the season.  The George Fox defense kept the Pirates out of the net the rest of the way, but the damage was done.

The offensive statistics were not as one-sided as might be expected from the final score.  Whitworth out-shot George Fox 24-14 overall, 13-3 in shots on goal, and 8-5 in corner kick opportunities.  Luke Dickens led the Bruins with five shots, two on goal, while the Pirates spread their shots among 13 different players, Berriman and Wolfe leading the way with four shots each.

Sotelo finished with seven saves in the net for the Bruins.  Timmy Costa got the win in 58 minutes of work in goal for the Pirates, making two saves, while Shane Nishioka-Healy completed the shutout with one save.

NEXT: George Fox (1-16, NWC 0-11) visits the University of Puget Sound and Whitworth (10-3-2, NWC 8-2-1) hosts Willamette University Saturday for conference games, both starting at 1:30 p.m. as the league schedule adjusts for the Daylight Saving Time change on the weekend.