BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Saint Martin's Men's Soccer team was defeated in its road contest at Western Washington on Thursday, October 22, falling on an 84th-minute penalty kick.
The Saints totaled 12 shots and four shots on goal, but ultimately the late goal by the Vikings decided the match. The loss dropped the Saints' record to 5-11-2 overall and 0-8-1 in GNAC play.
During the match, senior goalkeeper Connor Leistiko broke his own program record for saves in a season.
How It Happened
- Saint Martin's tallied six shots in the first half to seven for the Vikings, as Connor Leistiko fended off three shots and the Saints' defense kept WWU scoreless. The teams went into halftime tied 0-0.
- Within the first three minutes of the second half, the Saints saw a shot on goal by Brandon Durr, along with two corner kicks.
- Saint Martin's saw two shots on goal from Xander Koenig, one in the 62nd minute and one in the 63rd. Late in the 0-0 match, Koenig saw another shot on goal in the 83rd minute.
- The Saints limited the Vikings to five shots in the second half, one of which was on target.
- In the 84th minute, the Vikings drew a penalty kick and converted on the kick of Landon Schulze, putting the Saints behind 1-0 late in the match. Saint Martin's was unable to tally any shot attempts in the final minutes of the match, and fell by a final score of 1-0.
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The Saints will close out the regular season at Simon Fraser on Oct. 31 at 2 p.m.
