Coming Up – Cal State San Bernardino (September 12, 2:00 p.m., San Bernardino, California) and Hawaii Pacific (September 17, 1:00 p.m., Lacey, Washington).
COMPLETE MEDIA GUIDE
Live Stats/Live Video – Live Stats of both games and Live Video of the Hawaii Pacific Game will be available through Saint Martin's Stretch Internet Portal. Both matches will be broadcasted by host teams.
Social Media – Follow the Saints on Facebook (Saint Martin's University Men's Soccer) and follow SMU Athletics on Facebook (Saint Martin's Saints), Twitter (SMUAthletics), Instagram (saints_athletics) and YouTube (SMU Athletics).
Poor Air Quality Cancels Saints Soccer Match Against Northwest – On September 5, the Saints were scheduled to travel to Kirkland, Washington for a matchup with NAIA opponent Northwest University. Unfortunately, due to the poor air quality from the surrounding forest fires, the match was cancelled with no future date for a makeup game.
Saints begin California road trip with a goal – The Saints traveled to California for two matches, with the first coming on September 10 against Cal State Los Angeles. SMU struck first after
Steven Chu found
Brandon Madsen in the box, and Madsen's header found the net for his first goal in a Saint Martin's jersey. The Golden Eagles fired back with four shots, three of them being saved by Griffin before a penalty kick was awarded to CSULA. Tim Klefisch connected on the kick to tie the game at 1-1. Seven minutes later, the Golden Eagles took the lead on a strong finish from Ryan Arkelian, his first of the season. In the second half, Small and the Saints defense gave Saint Martin's a chance to equalize the score after facing 13 shots with Small making five saves. However, the Golden Eagles were able to hold off the Saints' attack and secure the 2-1 victory.
Cal State San Bernardino Preview – The Coyotes of Cal State San Bernardino are 1-3 on the season with a victory over Montana State Billings on Sunday, 6-1. The Coyotes key losses come against No. 3 Simon Fraser 2-1, Concordia (Calif) 5-0, and California Baptist 4-0. Kieron Coleman leads the Coyotes' attack with three goals and seven points in four matches. Coleman has taken four shots, three on goal, and each shot on goal has translated into a goal. Kevin Aguilar is second on the team in points with five and goals with one and leads the team in assists with three. Danny Ortiz, Humberto Salcedo, and Jorge Avila each have recorded one goal. Jacob Huber has played all 360 minutes at goalkeeper for the Coyotes, allowing 12 goals while making 17 saves. Huber holds a .586 save percentage and has faced 48 total shots. The Coyotes have been outscored this season 12-7 and outshot 49-36. CSUSB averages nine shots per contest, with a .194 shot percentage and .500 shot on goal percentage.
Hawaii Pacific Preview – The Sharks of HPU are currently 1-1 on the season with a victory over Hawaii Hilo, 4-1, to begin the season before falling to Cal State Stanislaus 2-1 last week. The Sharks will face another GNAC opponent, Concordia, before the Saints come to town. Josch Cuerten leads the team in almost every offensive category; goals (2), points (4), shots (12), shot percentage (.167), shots on goal (5), penalty goals (1), and game-winning goals (1). Gerrit Arzberger recorded one goal and is tied with Cuerten with four total points after managing two assists. Christian Porras and Lucas Libbra each have one goal while Mario Garcia Velez has tallied two assists. Starting and playing all 180 minutes for the Sharks at goalkeeper has been Daniel Arnoll who has saved four shots for a .571 save percentage on 13 shots faced while giving up three goals. All five of the Sharks' goals this season have come in the second half, outscoring their opponents 5-2 in the second 45 minutes.
First Home Match of the season – SMU will play their first home match of the regular season with a matchup against PacWest opponent Hawaii Pacific. SMU students get in free with a valid student ID card and tickets are available for only five dollars. Seniors/Military/Non-SMU Students get in for three dollars. Children under the age of 11 get in free.
Live Video of the Hawaii Pacific Match – Live video will be broadcasted by SMU Athletics of the soccer match against Hawaii Pacific. Link to the video can be found on the smusaints.com website, on the men's soccer schedule on smusaints.com or on the SMU Stretch Internet Portal. All SMU Games are streamed on the GNAC.tv app that can be found on Roku, Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV for free.
Brandon Madsen scores first Saints' goal – After transferring from Seattle University,
Brandon Madsen has wasted no time to make an impact on the pitch for the Saints. In just his third regular season match, Madsen connected on a
Steven Chu cross, with a header that hit net and his first goal in a Saints' uniform. In the three matches, Madsen is tied for the team-lead in goals (1) and points (2), while taking four shots, two on goal for a .500 shot on goal percentage.
Saints in the Conference Leaders – Griffin Small 2nd in saves (16), 2nd in saves per game (5.33), 6th in save percentage (.615), and 8th in goals against average (3.33).
