October 14, 2009
Lacey, WA – Seattle Pacific got a goal in each half to beat Saint Martin’s 2-0 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action Wednesday afternoon in the first game at the new SMU Soccer Field.
The Falcons, ranked fourth in the latest national poll, got on the board in the 23rd minute as Andrea Chan passed it off to Jocelyn Charette who beat an SMU defender and sent the ball into the far left post.
Kelsey Jenkins scored SPU’s second goal off a cross from Charette in the 76th minute from eight yards out.
Seattle Pacific outshot the Saints 17-11 in the game. SPU held a commanding lead on shots in the first half at 12-3 but SMU sent more shots at the goal in the second, 8-5.
Ashley Engel picked up three save in goal for the Saints while Maddie Dickinson had six in goal for SPU.
“We would have like to open with a win today but anytime you host a team like SPU you’re going to get something out of it,” said head coach Rob Walker. “I think we can measure ourselves and measure our progress. We had some good chances today and proved that with a little better defending and passing we can get more chances against quality opposition.”
The Saints are back in action on Saturday, October 17, when they travel to Ellensburg to take on Central Washington University.