Live Stats/Live Video – Live Stats and Live Video of both of SMU's Soccer Matches will be available with links found on smusaints.com. Live stats and video will be produced by the home teams and can also be found on their respective websites.
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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 Kick ALS – The Saint Martin's soccer programs and athletic department have partnered together to put on the first Saints Kick ALS match on Saturday, September 29. Both soccer programs will play a doubleheader, with the women starting at 1:00 p.m. and the men following after. Donations can be made at the events, with all proceeds going to help support the research and those affected by ALS.
Saints Drop To Seattle Pacific At Home– Seattle Pacific jumped on the Saints in the early moments of the match and never looked back, as the Falcons beat SMU 4-0. A goal in the opening five minutes for the Falcons (5-1-1, 1-0-0) gave SPU the advantage and the momentum. The Saints' (4-3-0, 0-2-0) offense struggled to find ways to create opportunities in the first half, ending with three shots. Seattle Pacific, a strong second half team, outscoring their opponents 9-0, capitalized and scored three goals, including two in the final minutes to win 4-0.
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 History –
Ali 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 Ten –
Kiersten Madsen leads the GNAC in shots (28), and is tied for the lead in points (12), tied for second in goals (5), tied for sixth in game winning goals (1);
Shea McKnight is tied for sixth in game winning goals (1), tied for eighth in goals (3), and tied for ninth in points (8);
Kylee Sarchett is tied for seventh in shots (21);
Sara Christensen is tied for seventh in shutouts (1);
Ali Koehler is seventh in saves (23), and ninth in save percentage (.622).
Saints' Leaders –
Points
Kiersten Madsen (12)
Goals
Kiersten Madsen (5)
Assists Four Saints (2)
Shots
Kiersten Madsen (28)
Shots on Goal
Kiersten Madsen (14)
Game Winning Goals Four Saints (1)
Potential Starting Lineup –
GK
Ali Koehler (23 SV, .622 SV%, 14 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)