
Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
WSOC | Gaels Come Up Short to WSU 1-0 on the Road
10/9/2024 11:08:00 PM | Women's Soccer
PULLMAN, Wash. - The Saint Mary's women's soccer team maintained the majority of possession throughout the match, but came up short to Washington State 1-0.
FIRST HALF SMC 0-1 WSU
Within just five minutes of the match Washington State put the only goal up of the match. The Cougars remained in the Gaels territory as three shots were taken, two saved by Kate Plachy.
Saint Mary's attempted their second shot of the match in the 27th minute as it was blocked by the Cougars defense with Savannah Schwarze with another attempt for the Gaels a minute later. Even with SMC maintaining possession in the first half with 56%, WSU put up four more shots than SMC.
FINAL SMC 0-1 WSU
With a changed mindset Saint Mary's knew they had to make adjustments. The second half of the match consisted of nine shot attempts by both teams. Each team went back and forth with attempts with the Gaels leading the second half with five to WSU four.
Three of four Washington State's shot attempts were blocked by Plachy, adding another five saves to her career. Plachy is sitting with 41 saves in her career, placing her eighth in the West Coast Conference.
LOOKING AHEAD
Saint Mary's advances their overall record to 4-6-1, 1-1-1 in conference for the season. The Gaels will remain in Washington for the week as they take on Gonzaga on Saturday, October 12th at 6:00 PM. Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
Team Stats
SMC
WSU
Goals
0
1
Shots
10
13
Shots on Goal
2
6
Saves
5
2
Corners
7
4
Fouls
11
10
Scoring Plays

Grayson Lynch (2)
Assisted By: Naomi Clark , Megan Santa Cruz
GOAL by WSU Lynch, Grayson Assist by Clark, Naomi and Santa Cruz, Megan.
04:01
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
WSOC | Ashlyn Vaughn Goal vs. LMU, Featured on SportsCenter's Top-10
Tuesday, October 07
WSOC | Game Winner vs. Gonzaga in WCC Opener
Thursday, September 25
WSOC | Postgame Interview vs. Hawaii 2025
Monday, September 08
WSOC | Postgame Interview vs. CSUN
Friday, August 15