PORTLAND, Ore. - Three second half goals from Humboldt State proved to be enough to take down the Saints of Saint Martin's in a neutral site match on the campus of Concordia University on Saturday.
Both teams matched up evenly in the first half, each taking four shots, with one shot on goal, Humboldt State (1-1) taking five corners to Saint Martin's (0-2) four and the game remained tied at 0-0.
Both offenses put pressure on the defenses in the second half, with the Saints connecting for 10 shots and the Jacks taking seven shots, with three finding the back of the net. The first came in the 56th minute before Marco Silveira's top right shot found the netting to give Humboldt State a 2-0 lead. The final goal of the match game with just 3:07 seconds remaining on a Francisco Calderon kick, his second of the season.
Kyle Witzel led the team with three shots, two reaching on goal. McKray John,
Sebastian Navarro and
Jason Fairhurst each recorded two shots and five Saints tallied one shot to complete the 14 total shots.
Griffin Small played all 90 minutes at keeper, making three saves on six shots on goal.
"This game for us started out well with a lot of back-and-forth with Humboldt State," said head coach
Rob Walker. "At half time we felt we made the right adjustments and rotated some players out who are really struggling in the heat. We really felt up through the 80th minute that we had a lot to offer in the game. We will take a positive approach to or training and we got some very difficult game coming up that will push us."
The Saints hit the road, first with a stop at Northwest University on September 5 in Kirkland, Washington before heading to California for two matches from September 10-12 against Cal State LA and Cal State San Bernardino.