LACEY, Wash. — The Saint Martin's Men's Soccer team was defeated 4-0 against Seattle Pacific at home on Saturday, October 24.
The Saints honored 11 seniors: Jaden Balboa, Mario Esquivel, Soren Hanson, Xander Koenig, Cameron Kreider, Cameron Kunz, Connor Leistiko, Ismail Mamadou, Kai Pahl, Cole Sullivan, and Erick Tornquist.
The loss dropped the Saints' record to 5-10-2 overall and 0-7-1 in GNAC play.
How It Happened
- In the first half, the Saints tallied for four shots, two of which were from Soren Hanson.
- The game remained scoreless for the first 36 minutes, behind a defensive effort from the Saints and one save from Connor Leistiko. However, the Falcons scored in the 37th minute off an unassisted goal from Isaac Ketcham.
- Seattle Pacific drew a penalty kick in the 38th minute off a handball, and Owen Swartout converted to double SPU's lead to 2-0. The deficit would hold into the halftime break.
- Saint Martin's saw shot attempts from Xander Koenig and Kai Pahl in the second half, but were unable to find the back of the net in the loss.
- The Falcons totaled 14 shots in the second half and saw goals in the 72nd and 84th minutes, to carry out a 4-0 win over the Saints.
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Up Next
The Saints will close out the season on the road next week, facing Western Washington on Oct. 29 and Simon Fraser on Oct. 31.
