BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Saint Martin's Women's Soccer team played 68 minutes of scoreless soccer against No. 8 Western Washington, but the upset bid fell short in a narrow 1-0 defeat.
The Saints weathered 20 shots by the Vikings and made saves on five shots on goal, but the decisive goal was scored by Western Washington in the 69th minute. The loss dropped the Saints' record to 2-10-2 overall and 1-7-1 in GNAC play.
How It Happened
- Saint Martin's was out shot 10-0 in the first half, but kept Western Washington off the board as Kami Bullock made two saves en route to a 0-0 halftime score.
- Sam Escobar made a save in the 50th minute, just before Leia Tupper fired a shot on goal that was saved in the 51st minute. Alexia Rodriguez-Burdeaux tallied a shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the Vikings capitalized just under 40 seconds later as Audrey Holdridge scored off an assist by Madeline Mays.
- The goal by the Vikings proved to be the game winner for WWU, as the Saints were unable to score an equalizer before the final whistle blew on a 1-0 defeat.
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The Saints will round out a four-game stretch of road games, facing Simon Fraser at 3 p.m. on Oct. 17.
