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BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) Senior quarterback Josh Shimek threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Nate Kuhns in overtime Saturday to lift Western Washington to a 42-35 victory over Saint Mary's College.
The win improved Western to 1-3 for the season and snapped a four-game losing streak, the longest since 1986. Saint Mary's of California fell to 0-4.
The Gaels led 28-7 late in the second quarter. They had a chance to win in regulation, but Joe Lucia missed a 39-yard field goal.
In overtime, Shimek 21-of-35 for 307 yards with three touchdowns and an interception completed an 18-yard pass to wide receiver Andy Olson on third-and-19. Then Shimek ran a sneak on fourth-and-1 for the first down. Two plays later, Shimek connected with Kuhns.
Saint Mary's led 28-21 at halftime and extended that lead to 35-21 on its opening drive of the third quarter, as quarterback Cordel Webb ran for a 12-yard touchdown.
But Western rallied behind two 4-yard touchdown runs by reserve running back Jake Carlyle the last with 2:58 gone in the fourth quarter to tie the score at 35-35.