The Saint Martin’s men’s soccer team couldn’t rebound from three first-half goals by Seattle Pacific and lost 4-0 on Saturday, Oct. 10 in Seattle.
Seattle Pacific blitzed the Saints with a sixth-minute goal by JJ Diaz on a shot that chipped over goalkeeper Connor Leistiko from 15 yards out. The Falcons added to their lead with an 18-yard goal by Lucas Witthauer in the 28th minute and a goal by JP Guzman in the 40th. Witthauer secured a brace with a goal off a deflection in the 55th.
SPU outshot Saint Martin’s 25-13, including 12-6 on shots on target. Grant Deuel led the Saints with two shots on goal, and Xander Koenig fired three shots with one on target. Leistiko recorded eight saves in net.
Saint Martin’s (5-8-1, 0-5 GNAC) will head to Monmouth, Oregon, to face Western Oregon on Thursday, Oct. 15.
