SALEM, Ore. - Beth Tatlock scored her first two goals of the season and added an assist as the Willamette Bearcats defeated visiting Pacific Lutheran, 3-1, in a Northwest Conference women's soccer match played on Friday.

Willamette is now 9-8-2 overall and 8-6-1 in the Northwest Conference. The Lutes drop to 5-13-1 overall and 4-10-1 in the NWC.

Tatlock, a senior, had a game to remember in her last contest at Sparks Field. Her first goal came 6:25 into the first half on a shot from 24 yards out with the assist going to Andrea Rowan. Tatlock found the back of the net again just 14 minutes later on a shot from 20 yards out. Her second goal was unassisted and gave Willamette a 2-0 lead. Willamette went ahead 3-0 when Kimber Mattox scored off an assist from Tatlock at 68:37.

The Lutes scored their only goal of the game at 75:47 on Mimi Granlund's header with the assist going to Courtney Walker. The goal was the second of the season for Granlund and the assist the fifth for Walker.

Willamette took 14 shots in the game, compared to Pacific Lutheran's three. The Bearcat also enjoyed a 3-0 advantage in corner kicks.

Pacific Lutheran finishes its 2009 season on Saturday when it plays the George Fox Bruins at 11 a.m. in Newberg, Ore. The winner of the match will finish in seventh place, the loser in eighth place, in the conference standings. If the match ends in a tie, PLU would finish in seventh place. PLU defeated George Fox, 1-0, in the first meeting between the teams on Oct. 10 in Parkland.

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