LACEY, Wash. - An early goal for Western Oregon proved to be fatal in the Saints' 1-0 loss as Saint Martin's offense was unable to find the finishing touch to equalize the match.
Saint Martin's held Western Oregon scoreless for 22 minutes in the first half, blocking and saving their first two shot attempts. Saints had two chances to put the first goal in the match, yet the Wolves' defense held the Saints blank on the scoreboard.
Despite the Saints' defensive attempts, it was Western Oregon who put in the first and only goal, with a 5 yard shot off a deflection to the right post in the 23rd minute.
Saint Martin's created multiple opportunities to score to equalize the match with 4 shots, one being on target. However, SMU was unable to find the back of the net, dropping the match 1-0.
Freshman
Ali Campigotto faced 15 shots and recorded six saves, and held WOU scoreless after their early first goal. Senior
Rose Robbins put up two shots, one being on target, while four different Saints got into the box score with one shot.
Saint Martin's continues at home with a matchup against Northwest Nazarene on Thursday, October 31 at 1:00 p.m. Live stats and video will be available on smusaints.com.