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Ron Smith

Women's Soccer Media Guide - Week 6

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COMPLETE MEDIA GUIDE
 
Social Media – Follow the Saints on Instagram (saints_w_soccer) and follow SMU Athletics on Facebook (Saint Martin's Saints), Twitter (SMUAthletics), Instagram (saints_athletics) and YouTube (SMU Athletics).
 
Ticket Information – Tickets for all Saints' home games can be purchased at the gate of the event for six dollars for adults, and four for seniors, military, and kids 12 and up. All kids under the age of 12 are free. Tickets can be purchased with cash, or debit and credit card.
 
Saints Soccer Complex – The Saints home field is located on the campus on Saint Martin's, next to the baseball field near the Pacific Ave entrance. The grass field is located inside the Saint Martin's track, that is equipped with a scoreboard and two grandstand bleachers.
 
Saints Fall To Nationally Ranked Western Washington – From the opening touch to the final seconds on the clock, nationally ranked Western Washington controlled the match against the Saints, suffocating SMU on the offensive end and limited the Saints' chances in a 4-0 match.
The Saints (4-4-0, 0-3-0) lone shot of the match came in the first half by Jolene Kvinsland, but SMU was unable to win the battle in the midfield and create opportunities. The Vikings (7-2-0, 2-1-0), ranked 17th in the country, put constant pressure on the Saints' defense, racking up 33 shots.
 
Concordia Knocks Off Saints 3-0 – For the second time this week, the Saints hosted one of the top ranked teams in the country, taking on #10 Concordia, falling 3-0 on their home field. The Cavaliers' (7-0-1, 4-0-0) defense, ranked among the top in the country, proved their might against the Saints (4-5-0, 0-4-0), limiting SMU to only three shots in the match and none on goal. Concordia scored only once in the first half, but was able to open up the match in the second half and clinched the 3-0 victory.
 
Saints Lighting Up The Scoreboard – Through the first five games, the Saints have scored 12 goals. In program history, the most goals scored in the first five games of the year was eight. After allowing a goal early to Corban, SMU has scored seven straight goals to start the campaign.
 
Madsen GNAC Player of the Week – Madsen kicked off the Saints' season with two victories, contributing with two goals and one assist. Madsen scored the equalizer against Corban before netting a penalty kick to cap off a 4-0 victory over Northwest Christian at home. Over the course of the two matches, Madsen recorded 11 shots, six landing on target, for a .545 SOG percentage. The award marked her first of the year and her first of her career.
 
Scoring Combo Madsen and McKnight – Through the first 13 goals, Kiersten Madsen and Shea McKnight have scored eight combined. Madsen scored the first goal of the year and her second came on a penalty kick versus Northwest Christian. McKnight put in the final goal against Corban and the first goal versus Northwest Christian and a third versus Evergreen State. Madsen then added to her total with two quick goals against Holy Names and her fifth came against NNU.
 
Many New Faces – After graduating three seniors from last year, the Saints added a wave a new players. Eleven new players will dawn Saints' uniforms for the first time, featuring seven transfers and four freshman. Out of the 11, seven are homegrown from the state of Washington, with two from Hawaii, one from Oregon and one from Idaho.
 
Koehler Making HistoryAli Koehler enters the season at 156 saves in her career, which places her third in school history. Her 95 saves last year shot her up the leaderboard and tied her for fourth most saves in a single season with Sunny De Boer in SMU program history. On the year, Koehler has managed 23 saves and currently sits at 178, 61 behind second place holder Gina Cardenas (240 saves).
 
Saints In The Top TenKiersten Madsen is tied for third in shots (29), and is tied for third in points (12), tied for third in goals (5), tied for eighth in game winning goals (1); Shea McKnight is tied for eighth in game winning goals (1); Sara Christensen is tied for eighth in shutouts (1); Ali Koehler is second in saves (33), and ninth in save percentage (.660).
 
Saints' Leaders
 
Points                          Kiersten Madsen (12)
Goals                           Kiersten Madsen (5)
Assists                         Four Saints (2)
Shots                           Kiersten Madsen (29)
Shots on Goal             Kiersten Madsen (14)
Game Winning Goals  Four Saints (1)
 
Potential Starting Lineup
 
GK       Ali Koehler                  (33 SV, .660 SV%, 17 GA)
D          Rose Robbins              (0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS)
D          Daeh Lindquist            (0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS)
D          Olivia Bianco               (0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS)
M         Gloria Petri                 (1 G, 1 A, 3 PTS)
M         Kiersten Madsen         (5 G, 2 A, 12 PTS)
M         Jolene Kvinsland         (0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS)
M         Kylee Sarchett             (2 G, 2 A, 6 PTS)
M         LeAnn Phanakhone     (0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS)
M         Jessica Moskowitz       (0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS)
F          Shea McKnight            (3 G, 2 A, 8 PTS)

 
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