MORAGA, Calif. - The Saint Mary's Women's Soccer team will take on San Diego for one of their final two home games of the season this Saturday, October 26th at 3:00 PM. The Gaels have a 13-18-1 all time record against the Toreros, as SMC defeated San Diego in last year's match up 4-2, tied 2-2 in 2022, and won (2-1 and 3-0) both times they met up in 2021.
GAME INFORMATION AND COVERAGE
Date: Saturday, October 26th
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Saint Mary's Stadium, Moraga
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GAELS RECAP
Saint Mary's started off hot, generating seven shots within the first twenty minutes of the match.
Sydney Middaugh and
Tessa Salvestrin rattled the outside netting multiple times and the Gaels forced three saves from the Dons keeper in the first half. The Gaels outshot the Dons 11-2 in the first half, but the game remained scoreless at the break.
Once again, SMC got off to a fast start in the second half with five shots and five corner kicks in the opening twenty minutes. In the 71st minute,
Sydney Middaugh would chase down the Dons center back in ball possession and pick her pocket. Middaugh would cut into the box and play a cutback pass to
Brittany Holden who rifled the ball into the back of the net to give the Gaels a 1-0 lead.
Barely ten minutes later,
Isabel Lendman would win a tackle in USF's defensive half and then let a shot go from distance that found the side netting to double the Gaels lead and put the game to bed. Saint Mary's has had several high quality goals this season and Lendman put hers right into the mix with a stellar right-footed shot from nearly 30 yards out for the first of her collegiate career.
The Gaels defense stepped up, as they helped
Kate Plachy to her fifth shutout, where she did not have to make a save the entire match. This puts Plachy at second most in the WCC.
Khalia Gathright,
Amari Hicks, and
Emmie Ennis would play all 90 minutes in the Gaels backline and
Emma Barthel would record her sixth 90-minute game of the season.
ABOUT SAN DIEGO
The Toreros are sitting at 2-9-4 for the season as they earned both their wins within four days. They defeated UC Riverside 1-0 and Cal State Northridge 2-0, followed by a 1-1 tie to open up conference play to San Francisco. Four Toreros have played and started in all 15 matches this season, with Senior Midfielder Lexi Zandonella-Arasa leading the team in games played and started (15), minutes played (1,122), goals (2), shots (21), shots on goal (9), and game winners(1).
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