Box Score SPOKANE, Wash. - The Saint Mary's women's soccer team tied Gonzaga 1-1 to wrap up their trip in Washington.
Tessa Salvestrin was the Gael to watch out for as she attempted four shots in 10 minutes and found the back of the net to even the score.
FIRST HALF SMC 0-1 ZAGS
Gonzaga started off the match strong with a shot attempt saved by
Kate Plachy followed by a goal for the Bulldogs in the ninth minute.
Saint Mary's leading scorer Salvestrin attempted four shots between the 31st minute and the 41st minute. Two of her attempts were saved by Gonzaga keeper Camyrn Cruz, another saved by the Zags defense.
The remainder of the half was an equal game as SMC outshot the Zags 6-5 and each goalkeeper having two saves.
FINAL SMC 1-1 ZAGS
With a changed mindset, Saint Mary's was determined to put the ball in the back of the net. In the 58th minute, the Gaels earned a corner where the ball landed into the box. The Gonzaga defense cleared the ball out of the box, where it landed at the feet of
Khalia Gathright. Gathright made the perfect pass into the box to Salvestrin where she controlled the ball with her chest and shot the ball right above the goalkeeper's head. This is Savestrin's seventh goal of the season and will tie her for second most goals in the West Coast Conference.
Saint Mary's best attempt in the second half was a long pass from
Emma Barthel to lead Salvestrin to the left side of the box. Salvestrin tries to get past her defender, with room she shoots off the touch causing the Zags keeper to launch to the opposite side of the goal where she puts both hands on the ball.
To close out the game, both teams remained fairly close with the Zags out shooting SMC 13-12 and 7-5 shots on goals. Salvestrin finished the match with six shot attempts, Plachy ended with six saves, tying her highest saves in a match, and all 18 Gaels that traveled saw the field with three who played the full 90 minutes.
LOOKING AHEAD
Saint Mary's advances their overall record to 4-6-2, 1-2-2 in conference for the season. The Gaels will host USF on Saturday, October 19th at 3:00 PM and San Diego on Saturday, October 26th at 3:00 PM. Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
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