LACEY, Wash. — The Saint Martin's Women's Soccer team lost a narrow 2-1 match at home against Western Washington on Saturday, October 3.
The match was level for nearly the final 80 minutes of play, before a 90th-minute goal by the Vikings tilted the match in favor of the visitors. The loss dropped the Saints' record to 1-9-1 overall and 0-6-0 in GNAC play.
How It Happened
- The Saints started off the match with a shot on goal by Cora Murray in the ninth minute, before Murray later found the back of the net in the 10th minute off assists from Audrey Gadawski and Leia Tupper to put Saint Martin's ahead 1-0.
- Western Washington responded quickly, scoring an equalizer in the 11th minute, as Reese Walker scored off an assist from Audrey Holdridge. The game would go on to remain tied at 1-1 until the 90th minute.
- The Saints saw a shot on goal by Peyton Bowser and Kami Bullock fended off a shot on target by the Vikings, as the teams went into halftime tied at 1-1.
- The Saints totaled nine shots in the second half compared to 10 for the Vikings, in a hard-fought battle that came down to the final minute.
- In the 60th minute, Nora Melcher fired a shot on goal that was saved, and later in the 62nd minute Kami Bullock saved a shot by Olivia Connell of WWU. Bullock later made two saves in the 67th minute and one in the 70th, before Bowser tallied another shot on goal in the 75th minute.
- Late in the game, Bullock made two key saves in the 86th and 89th minutes. Kamryn Ellis saw a shot on target in the 87th minute that ultimately proved to be the final attempt at goal for Saint Martin's.
- In the 90th minute, Western Washington drew a corner kick, which was sent in by Olivia Connell and scored by Chloe Wey with just under 30 seconds remaining in the match, sealing the victory for the Vikings.
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Up Next
Saint Martin's will head on the road for four straight games, starting with a match at Montana State Billings on Oct. 8.
