ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University women's soccer team returns to Tomlinson Stadium to host Saint Martin's University.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
vs Saint Martin's University
Saturday, Oct. 5
2:00 p.m. PT
Tomlinson Stadium
Ellensburg, Washington
 
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"Both teams travelled long distances on Thursday night to get home," CWU Head Coach Michael Farrand said.  "It would behoove us to focus on who we are as opposed to worrying about what we need to do against Saint Martin's.  The game against Western Washington exposed parts of our game that need to be better.  We've had some great battles with Saint Martin's.  Heather [Cato] has done a great job with her program.  It will come down to who we are together as a team on Saturday."
 
SCOUTING SAINT MARTIN'S | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | 2018 STATS | 2019 STATS
Saint Martin's has lost both of its GNAC matches on the season and sit at 2-5-2 on the year.  On Thursday, the Saints fell to Simon Fraser 2-0.  Previously in GNAC play, Saint Martin's fell to Seattle Pacific by the same score line.
 
Heather Cato's squad has scored seven goals on the season and are in a scoring drought as of late.  The Saints have not scored in three consecutive games, starting in a 5-0 loss to Hawaii Pacific.  In Division II games, Saint Martin's has scored two goals.  Their other three goals came against Division III opponents. 
 
Jessica Moskowitz and Shea McKnight have both scored a pair of goals, leading the Saints.  They have also recorded an assist each, placing them atop the SMU leaderboard for points with five.  Seven different players have recorded an assist, while five players have scored at least one goal.
 
Saint Martin's has used three goalkeepers on the season including Sara Christensen, Ali Campigotto, and Sophia Mendoza.  Handling the majority of the duties has been Mendoza.  In six appearances she has posted a goals against average of 1.72 and made 19 saves. Mendoza has played all 180 minutes of GNAC play, making five stops against Seattle Pacific and one save against Simon Fraser.  The freshman keeper has posted a record of 1-2-0.  Campigotta is second in both appearances and minutes.  In four appearances the freshman has accumulated 294:32 minutes, allowed six goals, and made 19 saves.  She is 0-2-2 on the year.  The veteran of the group, Christensen, has appeared in just one game this season.  She allowed one goal, on thirteen shots, against Whitman.  The senior netminder appeared in six games in 2018, starting all of them.  She posted a goals against average of 1.97 and made 37 saves.  She primarly served as the back-up to Ali Koehler, who graduated. 
 
The Saints return last year's leading scorer, Kiersten Madsen.  The junior midfielder scored five goals during her sophomore season, adding three assists, for 13 points.  So far in 2019, Madsen has recorded one assist and four shots. 
 
Also returning is Shea McKnight.  She finished the 2018 season with four goals and two assists.  The 5'9" midfielder scored against the Wildcats last year.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Wildcats were handed a 2-0 defeat from No. 17 Western Washington University.  The Vikings scored within the first six minutes of each half, but Central was able to hold off Western's attack in the following minutes.  The Crimson and Black were out shot 32-1.
 
Emily Thomson made eight stops in the contest.  Sophia Keenan recorded the Wildcats' lone shot.
 
CWU v SMU HISTORY
Central holds a 15-6-1 record against the Saints since 2007.  In the last ten matches between CWU and SMU, the Wildcats are 9-0-1.  When playing in Ellensburg, the Wildcats are 7-4-0 against Saint Martin's since 2007.
 
The Wildcats took both ends of the season series last year.  They opened the season series with a 3-2 victory in Lacey, Washington.  McKnight opened the scoring for SMU, before Makinzie Packwood scored consecutive goals to take a 2-1 lead.  Rose Robbins leveled the game again at 2-2 in the 89^th minute, before Lexsi Manning scored in overtime for a 3-2 victory.
 
In the back end of the season series, Central nabbed a 1-0 win in Ellensburg.  Emily Russell scored the contest's only goal in the 40^th minute, burying a caromed ball in the back of the net.