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Ian White

Men's Soccer Media Guide - Week 7

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Live Stats/Live Video – Live Stats and Live Video of both of SMU's Soccer Matches will be available through Saint Martin's Stretch Internet Portal. Both matches will be broadcasted by the host team Northwest Nazarene.
 
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).
 
Ticket Information – Tickets for all Saints' home games can be purchased at the gate of the event for six dollars for adults, five for seniors and military, and four for kids 12 and up. All kids under the age of 12 are free.
 
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. Parking is free and located right next to the field.
 
Three First Half Goals Net Saints Road GNAC Win – A first half offensive explosion by the Saints, two goals by Alexis Lopez and one by Cayman John, was what was needed as Saint Martin's went on the road and defeated Concordia 3-1. Picking up three critical points in the GNAC, the Saints (4-7-0, 2-3-0) quickly jumped on their opponent Concordia (3-5-1, 1-3-0), followed by a shutout in the second half to secure the win. John scored first, quickly followed by Lopez to put SMU up 2-0. A penalty kick by the Cavaliers trimmed the lead down to one before Lopez netted his second goal of the half, in what proved to be enough insurance for the win.
 
Griffin Small Named GNAC Player of the Week – For the first week of the regular season, goalkeeper Small was named the GNAC Defensive Player of the Week. Small led the GNAC in the opening week of action with 14 saves, despite only playing in three of the four halves. Small faced 20 shots in the two matches, and recorded 11 saves in a row to open the year. Only allowing one goal, Small boasted an impressive .933 save percentage and 0.67 GAA.
 
Gauntlet Of The Non-Conference Season – Entering their final non-conference match, the Saints' non-conference opponents held a combined record of 15-5-0. Out of the five opponents, three were ranked in the top four of the United Soccer Coaches' West Region poll.
 
Rob Walker Enters His 12th Year At The Helm – Since the program was started in 2007, Rob Walker was been the head coach every step of the way. Walker has led the Saints to over 100 victories in his time at SMU including a GNAC Conference title in 2009. The title was the first Conference Championship the school had won since joining the NCAA.
 
Records To Watch For – After the historic season last year for Brandon Madsen, where he broke the school record for most goals (16) and points (33) in a single season, Madsen looks to climb on the Saints' All-Time leaderboard. With six goals in 2018, Madsen currently sits at 22 career goals, ranking third in school history. His 14 points in 2018 brings him to 47 career points, placing him fifth all-time. Griffin Small entered the 2018 third all-time on saves leaderboard with 155. Currently, Small sits with 51 saves in 2018 and is now at 206, which places him second all-time in program history. Sebastian Navarro needs only one assist more to tie for the most in school history, after entering this season at 12 assists.
 
Saints' Leaders
 
Points                          Brandon Madsen (14)
Goals                           Brandon Madsen (6)
Assists                         Sebastian Navarro (4)
Shots                           Brandon Madsen (31)
Shots on Goal             Brandon Madsen (20)
Game Winning Goals  Brandon Madsen (2)
 
Potential Starting Lineup
 
GK       Griffin Small                           (51 SV, .750 SV%, 17 GA)
D          Jose Marquez                          (0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS)
D          Collin LaBranche                     (0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS)
D          Sebastian Navarro                  (4 G, 4 A, 12 PTS)
D          Cayman John                           (2 G, 3 A, 7 PTS)
M         Nick Phillips                            (0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS)
M         Steven Chu                              (0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS)
M         Stephen Todd Murray JR        (0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS)
F          Alexis Lopez                            (3 G, 1 A, 7 PTS)
F          Oscar Aguilar                          (0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS)
F          Brandon Madsen                    (6 G, 2 A, 14 PTS)

 
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