TACOMA, Wash. – After nine Northwest Conference matches this season, the Pacific Lutheran University men's soccer team was unbeaten with a 7-0-2 record, but its nine-match unbeaten streak in conference play came to an end on Saturday as Whitman College defeated the Lutes 2-0.  
 
Despite ripping eight shots in the first half to Whitman's three, the two teams went to the locker room tied at 0-0 after the first 45 minutes.  
 
Oscar Harding broke open the scoring for the Blues in the 56^th minute and Jacob Barsher made it 2-0 in the 73^rd minute.  The PLU offense struggled in the second half and registered just three shots.  For the day, the Lutes had only three shots on goal and couldn't beat Owen Davis-Bower in the net.  
 
Cole Weaver made four saves in the loss for PLU.  Keeton Heggerness and Jackson Moore each had three shots to pace the offense.  As a team, the Lutes actually outshot the Blues 11-10 for the game and held a 9-2 edge in corner kicks.  
 
The setback to Whitman snapped an 11-game unbeaten streak for the nationally-rated Lutes.  PLU hadn't been beaten since they fell on the road to University of California Santa Cruz way back on September 13.  
 
PLU (10-4-2, 7-1-2 NWC) now sits just one point behind Whitman for tops in the NWC standings.  The Lutes look to bounce back tomorrow when they host Whitworth University at 2:30 p.m.