LACEY, Wash. - In their first match, just five days into start of the fall season, the Saint Martin's Women Soccer team late second half comeback attempt fell short 2-1 against Corban University on Friday.
After falling behind 2-0, Freshman Kiersten Madsen looked to spark the Saints' offense with a goal in the 88'minute off an assist from
Brittany Orlosky. Orlosky, from the far side of the field, found Madsen cutting on the backside of the defense and connected with her for a 10-yard header to put the Saints on the board.
Corban struck early with a goal in the first minute of action, which proved to be the only offense of the first half, with the Warriors taking a 1-0 lead into halftime. The Warriors added a second goal in the 84' minute after a turnover on the Saints' side of the field gave Lexi McQuery a breakaway scoring opportunely.
The Saints were out shot in the first half, 4-1, before rebounding strong in the second 45 minutes and taking a 9-2 shot advantage. The Saints landed three of their attempts on goal to Corban's four shots on goal. Both teams recorded three saves and the Warriors took four corner kicks to the Saints' three.
Orlosky led the team with four shots, while Madsen had three attempts with two landing on target.
Jade Castaneda and
Shea McKnight each took one shot.
Ali Koehler got the start at keeper, going the first 45 minutes, making two saves, before
Sara Christensen played the second half, saving one shot.
The Saints return to the pitch next Tuesday, August 22 with a game against local opponent The Evergreen State College. The exhibition match begins at 3:00 p.m. and live stats will be available at smusaints.com.
