Box Score LACEY, WA. – The Saint Martin's women's soccer team (3-5-1, 1-4-1 GNAC) scored an early goal Saturday but couldn't hold on in a 2-1 loss against Central Washington (2-5-3, 1-3-2 GNAC).
 
There was plenty of action in the first half and the scoring got started right away when the Saints earned a corner kick in the third minute. The corner found the head of Mia Fleming who pounded it down near goal. The Central Washington goalkeeper launched to her left to make an impressive save, but the ball fell on a platter for Maria Pagnotta who composed herself on the ball and swiftly swept it past the keeper for opening goal of the contest.
 
The Wildcats continued to absorb some pressure for a while before they flipped the script in the 20^th with a surge down the right side to eventually roll a good ball into the box where Jordan Bartlow found the back of the net. CWU struck again with five minutes to go before halftime as their Payton Lindell rainbowed a ball into the netting for a 2-1 Central Washington lead going into the locker room.
 
The offense for both sides went into a drought in the second half, with the lone shot-on-goal resulting in a save by SMU keeper Ava Kephart. The Saints managed to get a total of two corners and seven shots but couldn't muster the magic to equalize the game. CWU held on to get to one-goal victory.
 
The Saints are back at home on Thursday, October 6^th, where they'll host the Vikings of Western Washington (5-1-3, 4-0-1 GNAC) in another conference battle. That game will kickoff at 12:30 PM at Saints Field.