WWU upsets No.12 Northwest Nazarene, 2-1 (OT)

Midfielder Kurtis Pederson (Puyallup/Bellarmine Prep) scored on a header in the eighth minute of overtime, lifting Western Washington University to a 2-1 victory over conference-leading Northwest Nazarene University in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men’s soccer contest Saturday at Harrington Field.

The Vikings improved to 4-4-3 overall and 2-3-2 in the GNAC, snapping a three-match winless streak. Northwest Nazarene, ranked 12th in this week’s NCAA Division II National Poll, fell to 8-3-1 overall, 4-2-1 in the GNAC.