WALLA WALLA, Wash.  – You can officially call it the best season in NCU men's soccer history. The Beacons secured their record eighth win of the season on Saturday night with a 2-0 defeat of Walla Walla University.
 
NCU (8-4-2, 4-3-2 CCC) completed their third win in a row, tying a school record. They also tied records for conference wins (4) and single-season shutouts (4), and broke the single-season record for goals scored with 26.  
 
The Wolves (0-10, 0-10 CCC), perhaps inspired by their pre-game senior night festivities, played their best match of the season but a pair of goals for NCU in the first 21 minutes were enough for the Beacon victory.
 
Senior Adrian Palacios (pictured) got the team off on the right foot in the ninth minute as he scored his first goal of the season with a penalty kick. That goal would hold as the game-winner.
 
Twelve minutes later Tony Alcala added an insurance score with his third goal of the season, intercepting the ball and beating the keeper one-on-one.
 
The final shot tally had NCU leading 21-6 including a 6-3 edge in shots-on-goal. Freshman Keeper Yayo Olvera recorded his fourth shutout of the year, making three saves.
 
The Beacons, who have guaranteed themselves at least a .500 record at the end of the regular season for the first time in school history, will come home for their final four regular-season matches starting with Warner Pacific on Friday afternoon. Kickoff is slated for 3:00 p.m.