Live Stats/Live Video – Live Stats of Saint Martin's Soccer Games will be available with links found on smusaints.com. Watch the game live at Youtube.com/SMUAthleticsYT. Live stats and video will be produced by the Host School.
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Saints Digital Network – The Saints Digital Network is your home all Saint Martin's Athletics. Live stats and video broadcast are available of every home game this season for free and can be found on smusaints.com.
Ticket Information – Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, public attendance will not be permitted at any Saints' home games this season.
Upcoming Schedule –
| 3/31 |
Pacific Lutheran |
Lacey, WA |
3:00 PM |
| 4/2 |
Pacific Lutheran |
Lacey, WA |
3:00 PM |
| 4/8 |
@ Northwest Nazarene |
Nampa, ID |
7:00 PM |
| 4/10 |
@ Northwest Nazarene |
Nampa, ID |
10:00 AM |
Potential Starting Lineup –
Murray's Late Goal Lifts Saints Past Falcons - In a tied game that seemed to have been moving towards overtime,
Stephen Murray punched in a late goal in the 88th minute to lift the Saints to a 2-1 victory over Seattle Pacific on Wednesday night.
Saint Martin's (1-1-1) grabbed the lead quickly just two minutes into the game, but Seattle Pacific (0-1-0) answered back with a goal down the stretch of the first half to tie up the game. With many opportunities from both teams to take the lead again, it was finally Saint Martin's who managed to score to take the final lead 2-1 for the road victory.
Saints Suffer First Loss of Season Against Nighthawks – Northwest Nazarene scored early in the first half and late in the second for Saint Martin's to suffer its first loss of the season, 2-0, on Saturday afternoon at the Saints Field.
It was a slow start for both teams in the first half, with the first shot of the game not happening until the 12th minute. The Saints held the Nighthawks scoreless in the first 29 minutes, saving one of their two shot attempts. It wasn't until the 30-minute mark that the Nighthawks were the first to get on the board and took a 1-0 lead over SMU. The Saints struggled to find the back of the net for the rest of the half with three shot attempts and one saved by the goalkeeper.
Five Saints Named To GNAC MSOC All-Academic Team –
Aragon Strikes Back – In the opening game of the season, sophomore
Jason Aragon found the back of the net, striking back for an equalizer in the second half in the home opener against Northwest Nazarene on March 4. This marked the first goal of the season for the Saints and his first career goal.
MSOC First Ever All-American –
Brandon Madsen made history for the Saints in the 2019 season, receiving a first-ever program All-American title, along with many other accolades. Madsen ended his final season as a Saint with the most goals scored in a single season at Saint Martin's with 18, along with four assists for 40 total points. Last season, Madsen earned GNAC player of the Year, GNAC first team All-Conference, voted to the D2CCA first team All-Region, United Soccer Coaches third team All-Region, and finally D2CCA second team All-American. Madsen finished his career with 47 goals, nine assists, 103 points, and finished second all-time in GNAC in goals scored in just three seasons as a Saint.
Fairhurst Takes The Lead - Senior
Jason Fairhurst proved to be an essential offensive player on the team last season, logging 1,375 minutes of action, starting in 17 out of 18 matches. Fairhurst has taken over the head spot in the offense for the Saints, replacing All-American
Brandon Madsen in the lead forward position. Fairhurst scored five goals for the Saints, ranking eight best in the GNAC, and assisted in five goals, ranking ninth in the GNAC. For these efforts on the field, Fairhurst was voted by the GNAC coaches as an All-Conference honorable mention.
Defensive Dynamic Duo – Senior defenders
Stephen Murray and
Jose Marquez have been a staple in the back line for the Saints in their time as a Saint. To this day, they have appeared and started in the last 39 consecutive matches for the Saints, and have combined for a total of five goals as defenders.
Newbies Take The Field – The Saints have shown a lot of new faces on the field in the first games of the season. Seven fresh faces have had starts for the Saints thus far, including
Jay Mendoza,
Nathan McLellan, and
Caden Martin all with one start and
Brian Licona,
Christian Gordon,
David Settle, and
Arjun Gill with three starts. They have all combined for eight of the Saints' 31 total shots on the season.
Extended Off Season – It had been 474 days since the Saints took to the pitch, with their last match coming on Nov. 16, 2019 against Simon Fraser.
Meet The New Saints –
| 2 |
Brian Licona |
D |
6-0 |
Sunnyside, WA / Columbia Basin College |
| 3 |
Eli Eldridge |
D |
5-10 |
Spokane, WA / Mead Senior HS |
| 6 |
Hayden Gaunder |
D |
5-10 |
Richmond, British Columbia / Concordia |
| 7 |
Jay Mendoza |
M |
5-11 |
Prosser, WA / Columbia Basin College |
| 8 |
Elvis Knight |
M |
5-6 |
Tacoma, WA / Tacoma Science and Math Institute |
| 12 |
Seth Kobata |
D |
5-9 |
Renton, WA / Liberty HS |
| 13 |
Nathan McClellun |
M |
6-0 |
Nine Miles Falls, WA / Lakeside, WA |
| 14 |
Christian Gordon |
D |
6-0 |
Yakima, WA / Skagit Valley College |
| 15 |
David Settle |
M |
6-4 |
Seattle, WA / Nathan Hale HS |
| 16 |
Caden Martin |
M |
6-2 |
Valleyford, WA / Joel E Ferris HS |
| 17 |
Arjun Gill |
M |
6-0 |
Lynnwood, WA / Meadowdale HS |
| 25 |
David Echaniz |
D |
5-8 |
Fife, WA / Fife HS |
