MONMOUTH, Ore. — The Saint Martin's Men's Soccer team lost its road match at Western Oregon by a score of 6-2 on Thursday, October 15.

The Saints stormed back from two goals down to tie the game at 2-2 early in the second half, but the Wolves rattled off four second-half goals to run off with a 6-2 victory. The defeat dropped the Saints' record to 5-9-1 on the season and 0-6-0 in GNAC play.

How It Happened

• Western Oregon came out firing in the first half, holding a 10-2 advantage in shots and pulling ahead 2-0 within the first 20 minutes of action. Vitaly Polyukh scored in the third minute and Eli White found the back of the net in the 19th minute. Brandon Durr tallied two shots for Saint Martin's in the first half, as the Saints went into halftime trailing 2-0.
• The Saints started the second half strong, as Yale Morrow tallied the first shot of the second half by either team in the 46th minute. In the 51st minute, Kodyn Flynn rocked the ball into the upper right corner off assists from Xander Koenig and Juan Diaz, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
• Just over three minutes later, Kodyn Flynn scored again, this time off an assists from Diaz and Erick Tornquist, leveling the match at 2-2.
• Saint Martin's saw one additional shot on goal attempt from Corbin Herrera in the second half, but Western Oregon rattled off four goals after the equalizer, tipping the scales and taking the match 6-2.
  • The Wolves found the back of the net in the 59th, 62nd, 69th, and 89th minutes.

Top Performers

• Diaz's two assists bring his season total to nine, which leads all GNAC players
• Xander Koenig's assist is his sixth of the season, ranking second in the GNAC.
• Kodyn Flynn's goals are the second and third of the season for the freshman midfielder.
• Brandon Durr led the Saints with two shots.
• Connor Leistiko recorded 12 saves.

Up Next
The Saints will be back in action at home next week, hosting Northwest Nazarene on Oct. 22 and Seattle Pacific on Oct. 24.