LACEY, Wash. – Lauren Allison scored her third goal of the season in the 11th minute to lead host Saint Martin's University to a 1-0 win over Montana State University Billings in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's soccer match at the SMU soccer field on Thursday.
 
The 'Jackets lost their third straight match and fifth in their last six games, falling to 3-9-2 overall on the year and 3-5-1 in conference play. "We came out really strong in the second half and had good momentum, but we weren't able to score a goal," said MSUB head coach Wojtek Krakowiak. "It was a good effort by the team in the second half, but we need to dig deeper to get a win."
 
The Saints won their third match of the year and are now 3-11-1 overall and 2-7 in GNAC play.
 
Junior Kylee Wolfe led the 'Jackets with four shots in the match, including two which landed on frame. Bailey Griglio was close behind with three shots and one on target. MSUB out-shot SMU 12-7 in the match overall, but couldn't find the net in three chances on target.
 
Allison's goal came off of a corner kick, after a pass from Sara Massee inside of the goal box. Yellowjacket goalkeeper Lili Delgadillo made three saves on the Saints' four shots on target, and kept her team in the match until the end.
 
One of MSUB's best scoring chances came in the second half, when a shot by Jessica Spang rattled off of the crossbar. Claire Tevaseu also came close to scoring on her lone shot of the game, and the freshman contributed 80 minutes in the match as a holding midfielder.
 
Defensively, Kari Kastelic, Amanda Hemmen, and Kalin Sandow each played the full 90 minutes in front of Delgadillo. Senior captain Dana Lubieniecki also played the entire match in the midfield.
 
THE BUZZ: Wolfe was picked as the St. Vincent Healthcare Player of the Game…sophomore Alycia Wright played 34 minutes in her first appearance after missing several matches with an injury…Thursday's game was the only meeting of the season between the two teams.
 
NEXT UP: MSUB plays its final road game of the season at Seattle Pacific University on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. Mountain time, with live statistics available through MSUB's Stretch Internet portal.