LACEY, Wash. – Saint Martin's faced a tough #7 nationally-ranked Seattle Pacific team and held them scoreless going into the half. The Falcons found their stride in the second half and defeated SMU, 3-0.
Saint Martin's (3-5-0, 2-2-0 GNAC) and Seattle Pacific (6-1-0, 3-1-0 GNAC) played a tightly contested first half, but neither team could manage to find the net. The Saints recorded four shots in the first half to SPU's seven.
Maddie Wolff and
Jordyn Jolley recorded the two shots on goal in the first half for SMU.
Ali Campigotto recorded four saves in the first half of play to keep Seattle Pacific scoreless going into the half.
In the second half, the Falcons scored in the 52nd, 65th and 81st minutes of play. The fast-paced play of SPU wore the Saint Martin's defense down and recorded 13 shots in the second half. The Saints' offense stalled in the second half as they recorded zero shots on goal in the second half.
Payton Aselton and
Maddie Wolff recorded two shots each,
Kiersten Madsen and
Jordyn Jolley added one shot each.
Ali Campigotto made seven saves on 20 shots.
Saint Martin's will be on the road next week facing, Northwest Nazarene on Thursday, October 7 and Central Washington on Saturday, October 9.
Live stats and video of the matches will be available on smusaints.com.