Coming Up – Seattle Pacific (October 12, 3:00 p.m., Lacey, Washington) Concordia (October 14, 4:00 p.m., Portland, Oregon).
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Brandon Madsen Scores Twice As Saints Earn First Point In Conference –Scoring in just two minutes apart for his sixth and seventh goals of the season,
Brandon Madsen led the Saints' attack in the 2-2 double overtime draw against Concordia University on Thursday. In the 15th minute, the Saints (0-9-1, 0-4-1) capitalized on a free kick opportunity, with
Stephen Todd Murray JR's pass finding Madsen in the middle of the box to give the Saints a quick 1-0 lead.
Sebastian Navarro and Murray JR were each credited with an assist on the goal. Just 1:11 minutes later on the scoreboard, Madsen struck again against the Cavaliers (2-5-2, 1-2-1) when
Joey Mack's pass found Madsen open in the middle of the field for his team leading seventh goal of the season. The Saints held on to the 2-0 lead going into halftime. Within the first four minutes of the second half, the Cavaliers got themselves on the scoreboard when Noah Swigart found the rebound off
Griffin Small and connected for his third goal of the season. Six minutes later, Concordia delivered the tying blow on a goal from Kieran McMinn, his second of the season. The score remained locked at 2-2 through the regular 90 minutes and went into overtime. The Cavaliers connected for one shot in each of the overtime periods, while the Saints fired off two shots in double overtime. However, neither team was able to find the back of the net one final time, ending the match in a 2-2 draw. "Getting a point today is a step in the right direction," said head coach
Rob Walker. "When it comes to securing the victory though, we've got to continue working on being more fluid and surer footed going forward.
Brandon Madsen's two goals were really a bright part of the game and
Kyle Witzel's support of Madsen was excellent. The boys throughout the game even when Concordia pulled even at two, really met the bar." Madsen led the way with five shots, three on goal and two goals while
Kyle Witzel recorded four shots and two on goal. Navarro,
Cayman John and
Edgar Iniguez each managed two shots in the match.
Seattle Pacific Preview – The Falcons enter the week coming off a 2-1 victory over Concordia and are winners in three of their last four matches. Seattle Pacific sits at 7-3-1 overall and 3-2-1 in conference play. Leading the offense for the Falcons is Gabe Kellum and Gabriel Weber. Each has scored four goals in the 11 matches, along with five assists for Kellum and three assists for Weber for a total of 13 and 11 points respectively. Mori Tsuchiya is third on the team in goals scored with three while Julian White, Alex Mejia and Samuel Agyei have each scored two goals. Five Falcons have scored one goal on the year to equal the Falcons 23 total goals scored. Kary Whitney has been the primary figure at goalkeeper for the Falcons, starting nine matches for a total of 943 minutes of action. Whitney has allowed 14 goals on the year for a 1.34 goals allowed average while making 33 saves on 123 shots faced for a save percentage of .702. The Falcons have outscored their opponents in the first half 13 to 5 before being outscored themselves 10 to 9 in the second half. Seattle Pacific holds the edge in shots (124-123), saves (37-30) and corners (56-53).
Concordia Preview – The Cavaliers lost to Seattle Pacific 2-1 and will travel to Simon Fraser since the Saints faced them last week in Lacey. Noah Swigart with his three goals and Michael Hatch with two goals and two assists lead the team with six points. Nick Evans leads the team with three assists, along with one goal has five points on the year. Kieran McMinn and Christian Thyron each have scored two goals while four Cavaliers have scored once during the season. Benoit Bouillant has started the previous seven matches for the Cavaliers at goalkeeper. Bouillant has logged 715 minutes of action with 16 goals allowed for a 2.01 goals allowed average while making 34 saves on 116 shots faced for a .680 save percentage. Opponents have been able to jump on the Cavaliers early, including the Saints, who's two goals came in the first half. Concordia has been outscored 18 to 6 in the first half before rebounding in the second half by outscoring them 7 to 4. Opponents have outshot Concordia 155 to 125 and have taken 67 corners to CU's 36. The Cavaliers have recorded 52 saves to their opponents' 35.
GNAC Recap – Western Washington continued their trek through conference without a loss, improving to 4-0-1 in conference and 5-2-3 overall. Simon Fraser (3-1-1) and Seattle Pacific (3-1-2) remained tied for second place at 10 points, with the Clan playing one less match than the Falcons. Montana State Billings enters the week with fourth place secure after a 3-2-0 start in conference for nine points. Northwest Nazarene and Concordia battle for fifth in the standings with identical 1-3-1 records for four points, while the Saints earned their first point of the season with the 2-2 tie to Concordia to improve to 0-4-1 on the year.
