Janae Godoy delivered Seattle Pacific’s first women’s soccer title on a goal in the final overtime Saturday for a 1-0 victory over previously undefeated West Florida in the NCAA Division II championship game at Pepin Stadium.

Godoy (Yakima, Wash./West Valley) directed a 10-yard blast from the left side of the goalmouth into the upper right at 107:47 for her eighth goal of the season. The junior midfielder has been a clutch performer recently with five game-winning goals in the last seven games. She was responsible for the deciding goal in three of the Falcons five playoff victories.

Junior Jocelyn Charette (Tacoma, Wash./Curtis) was credited with an assist after receiving an Alex Butler (Spokane, Wash./Gonzaga Prep) cross from the right flank. Charette headed the ball down, setting Godoy up with a slight opening to volley home the winner.

Charette distributed the game-winning assist in each of the last four victories, including Thursday’s 3-1 semifinal win over No. 12 Metro State, a 1-0 quarterfinal victory over No. 22 Truman State and a 1-0 double-overtime, third round decision against No. 12 Western Washington.

The fourth-ranked Falcons (22-1-2) were competing in their third Final Four in the last four years and their second championship game.

This marked the fourth consecutive year the Division II title contest went into overtime, including 2005 when the Falcons lost a 2-1 decision to Nebraska-Omaha. They were on the happy end of a championship golden goal this time, producing the school’s ninth national title. The SPU men won five soccer championships and the women’s gymnastics team is a three-time titlist.

The Falcons ended the season with a 17-game unbeaten streak. They outscored opponents by a combined 52-6 margin during that span.

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–Courtesy Seattle Pacific University Athletics