Coming Up – Concordia (October 5, Lacey, Washington, 4:00 p.m.) Montana State Billings (October 7, Billings, Montana, 2:00 p.m.)
COMPLETE MEDIA GUIDE
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Saints Earned First Point During Home Stand –After Simon Fraser scored two goals in the first 14 minutes, the Saints struggled to climb out of the early deficit in the 5-0 home loss on Thursday. Only 45 seconds into the match, Simon Fraser struck first after leading goal scoring, Emma Pringle scored her 8th goal of the season. SFU struck again in the 14th minute of the first half on a feed from Nadia Hakeem found Christina Dickson in the middle of the box for a 2-0 lead. In the second half, the Saints found their first opportunity to strike with a corner kick in the 47th minute. The Saints first shot came from
Lauren Allison in the 65th minute that landing on target, being saved by Simon Fraser. After a corner and a shot for
Shea McKnight, Simon Fraser broke through the Saints' defense in the 70th minute with their third goal. Simon Fraser went on to add two more goals in the final 20 minutes to secure the 5-0 victory. "We responded well in the second half and battled through the adversities of the game," said head coach
Heather Cato. "Specifically, Shea (McKnight), Gloria (Petri), Lauren (Allison) and Tiare (Kahalewai) helped us push through with their tenacity and determination to fight to the end. We have to build on the takeaways of today's game and begin to prepare for Saturday."
Jade Castaneda lead the Saints with two shots, one coming on goal. Allison and McKnight each recorded one shot, and one shot on goal combined.
Ali Koehler got the start at keeper for the Saints, playing the whole match while making six saves to bring her save total to 43 on the season. The Saints as a whole tallied four shots, two on goal with four corner kicks and six saves, compared to the Clan's 21 shots, 11 on goal, with four corners and two saves. LACEY, Wash. - Behind
Lauren Allison's second goal of the season and a stellar performance from
Ali Koehler that ended with 11 saves, the Saints tied Central Washington 1-1 in double overtime at home on Saturday. The Saints and the Wildcats each were presented with opportunities to take an early in the match, with Koehler making three saves in the first 17 minutes. SMU's chances came on two corner kicks from
Madison Walker, the second leading to an attacking chance for
Dulce Armas, who's shot was deflected by a teammate, preventing the goal. In the 38th minute,
Lauren Allison connected on a pass from
Brittany Orlosky, in the middle of the box, five yards out for her second goal in four matches. The Saints repelled two corner kicks from the Wildcats to turn the momentum and fire off two shots on goal in the closing minutes of the first half. Coming out of halftime, Central Washington controlled the ball, taking three shots in the first seven minutes, with one bouncing off the right-side post. However, the 54th minute, after a cross from the far side of the field found Kelsey Bechtholdt, who then connected with Sophia Keenan in the box, Keenan tied the match on a shot from left to right. The Wildcats continued the barrage on Koehler, yet, despite being outshot 18-1 in the second half, Koehler kept the match knotted at 1-1 by making seven saves and forcing an overtime period. In the first overtime, Central Washington drove the length of the pitch and connected on a shot that landed on target; however, saved once again by Koehler. Koehler made one more save in the 10 minutes and a shot from
Madison Walker found its' way past the defense but into the hands of the Wildcats' keeper to end the first overtime. In the final 10 minutes, CWU took two shots, both missing wide of their target and the match came to a close with a 1-1 draw. "So proud of the determination and fight the team showed today," said head coach
Heather Cato. "Every player stepped up and did their part to help us see it through. Hats off to
Ali Koehler's individual effort and grit between the posts."
Lauren Allison came off the bench for a critical 68 minutes that resulted in three shots, all on goal and one goal. Allison now has six shots for the season, five on goal and two goals. Orlosky finshed the match with two shots and her first assist of the season after playing all 110 minutes Armas, Walker,
Selesha Harrah,
Jade Castaneda and
Kiersten Madsen combined for five shots, three on goal.
Ali Koehler tied her season-high 11 saves that was set against Notre Dame de Namur on September 2. Koehler faced 30 shots on the match, and 13 of which hit goal.
Concordia Preview – The Cavaliers of Concordia enter the match at 6-2-1 overall and 3-0-1 in conference after winning their previous three matches. In conference play, the Cavaliers have outscored their opponents 7-1. Sydney Van Steenberge leads the CU's offense with three goals in 464 minutes of action. Gabrielle Ewing, Quinn Williams, and Kyra Radcliffe have each scored two goals this season and have two combined assists. McKenna Stocker, Alaina Edgerly, and Maddie Misi combine for the final three goals scored by Concordia this season. Kayla Braunthal leads the team with three assists while Jennifer Aquirre has contributed two assists. Taking a majority of the minutes at goalkeeper is Anna Miller, who has recorded 17 saves with five goals allowed on 70 shots faced for a .773 save percentage. Miller has been credited with three shutouts and holds a 5-0-1 record. On the season, the Cavaliers have outscored their opponents 12-9 by controlling possession and taking 153 shots to their opponents 83 shots. Concordia has taken 41 corners compared to their opponents' 27; however, their opponents have recorded 48 saves to CU's 21.
Montana State Billings Preview – Montana State Billings will host Simon Fraser on Thursday before the Saints come to town on Saturday. MSUB enters the week on a two-game losing streak and a 1-8-1 record overall and 0-4-1 in conference. In their last match, the Yellowjackets held the No. 1 team in the country, Western Washington to one goal. Scoring four of the Yellowjackets nine goals this season is Alexa Iacolucci. Iacolucci also leads the team in assists (1), Points (9), Shots (19), and Shot on goal (13). Alycia Wright is second on the team in scoring with two goals while three other Yellowjackets have scored one goal each. In MSUB's nine goals, three assists have been awarded. Erinn Harder and Lili Delgadillo have split time at the goalkeeper position throughout the season. However, Harder has started all the conference matches, recording 31 saves on 97 shots faced with 11 goals allowed for a .738 save percentage. Harder holds a 0-5-1 record on the year. MSUB has been outscored by their opponents 18-9 and outshot 135 to 76 on the year. The Yellowjackets lead in saves category 49-44 and have been extremely efficient on their attacks with 53 of their 76 landing on goal for a .697 shot on goal percentage.
GNAC Review – Western Washington continued their run atop the GNAC by improving their perfect record to 9-0-0 overall and 5-0-0 in conference with 15 points. Seattle Pacific follows closely behind at 12 points in four matches and Concordia sits third in the standings with 10 points in four matches. Northwest Nazarene and Simon Fraser are tied for the fourth spot with nine points in five matches. Central Washington earned its' second point of the season while Saint Martin's, Western Oregon and Montana State Billings each have one point on the year, with the Saints playing one less match than WOU and MSUB.
