Category Archives: Saint Martin’s University
Today (9/22): Make a day of Oly Sports
Women’s soccer
Evergreen vs. Westminster – Evergreen Pitch – 11:00 AM
Men’s soccer
SPSCC vs. Edmonds CC – The RAC – 2:00 PM
Auto racing
Legends, Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks and Baby Grands – South Sound Speedway – 6:30 PM
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska Anchorage – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Southern Oregon – CRC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM
High school football
Tumwater @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Bonus 4 year-old daughter pick:
Her pick: Capital Cougars
“Cougars eat birds.”
Wednesday scoreboard: Saints volleyball win GNAC opener; Saints soccer swept; High school girls keep winning
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, Alaska Fairbanks 1 (26-24, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22) – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Carrie Starbuck led the way with 12 kills, Hallee Hernandez added 18 assists and Kristyn Ross had 16 digs and Saint Martin’s knocked off Alaska Fairbanks 3-1 in the Saints’ first GNAC and home contest of the season. The Saints have now won three straight games and are 1-0 in the GNAC. Fairbanks drops to 0-3 in league play. Hear from head coach Phil Ibarra here and Carrie Starbuck here on their big home opening victory.
Women’s soccer
MSU Billings 1, Saint Martin’s 0 – Recap from MSUBsports.com
Saint Martin’s Randi Mielki picked up a red card in the 75th minute on a handball in the box and Jennifer Larsen scored on the resulting penalty kick to give the undefeated Montana State Billings Yellowjackets the 1-0 win over the Saints in Billings on Wednesday afternoon. The Yellowjackets out shot the Saints 24-7 and had ten shots on goal compared to the Saints’ zero attempts.
Men’s soccer
MSU Billings 3, Saint Martin’s 0 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Girl’s soccer
Capital 4, River Ridge 1
Timberline 3, Shelton 0
Black Hills 3, WF West 0
Tumwater 3, Centralia 0
Gig Harbor 2, Olympia 0
Foss 2, North Thurston 1
Stephanie Taylor scored in the eighth minute and Lena Moreno broke a 1-1 tie in the 37th minute to lead Capital past River Ridge 4-1. Logan Cox scored two more goals in 53rd and 67th minute to cement the Cougars victory. Timberline’s Krista Jones posted a shutout and had five saves in the Blazers’ 3-0 win over Shelton. Alyssa Gubser scored what proved to be the game winner in the 11th minute. Alli Thompson scored minutes before halftime to give Black Hills a 1-0 lead over WF West and CeCe Noyen posted a shutout in the Wolves’ 3-0 victory.
High school volleyball
North Thurston 3, Mount Tahoma 0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-14)
Olympia 3, South Kitsap 2 (23-25, 25-13, 26-24, 26-28, 15-13)
Black Hills 3, WF West 0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-10)
Tumwater 3, Centralia 0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-11)
Capital 3, River Ridge 0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-11)
Tumwater 3, Shelton 0 (25-22, 25-6, 26-24)
Northwest Christian 3, Ocosta 2 (25-14, 24-26, 25-11, 20-25, 15-8)
Today (9/20): Saints volleyball opens home schedule; Girl’s soccer and volleyball galore
The Saints finally get to play a home game tonight at Marcus Pavilion (photo credit: SMUSaints.com)
Here it is, September 20th, nearly a full month into the fall college sports season and today marks the very first home game for the Saint Martin’s volleyball team, a league match against Alaska Fairbanks.
The Saints hit the road for their first five games and all of their non-conference schedule dropping three matches in Hawaii before finally getting their first wins of the season in visits to two National Christian College Athletics Association schools in New Hope Christian of Eugene, Oregon and Walla Walla University. The Saints easily knocked off New Hope, who are in their first year as a varsity athletic program, and won in straight sets at Walla Walla, a more established but still lower-rung team.
Game time is set for 7:00 PM at Marcus Pavilion.
In area high school action…
High school volleyball
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Ocosta – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Shelton – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Centralia – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
Girl’s soccer
North Thurston vs. Foss – South Sound Stadium – 5:00 PM
Timberline vs. Shelton – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
W.F. West @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Saturday scoreboard: Hawks, Saints, Geoducks, Buffaloes claim victories
High school football
River Ridge 61, Ridgefield 40
Quarterback Colby Schultz threw for 375 yards and six touchdowns in River Ridge’s dismantling of the Ridgefield Spudders at South Sound Stadium. The Hawks led 47-8 through three quarters before the Spudders scored 32 points in the fourth to cut the lead to just two touchdowns. The Hawks put their starters back in and Brad Wallace caught a 52 yard pass from Shultz to seal the deal. Wallace scored five touchdowns total, three receiving and two rushing. Wesley Coats also caught three touchdowns in the Hawks’ victory. The Hawks are now 2-1 this season.
Men’s soccer
Evergreen 5, OIT 0 – More from Evergreen athletics
Saint Martin’s 3, Sioux Falls 2 – More from SMUSaints.com
Whatcom 3, SPSCC 0
Willie Spurr and Mirza Memic each scored two goals and Kevin Flavin added another in Evergreen’s 5-0 win over Oregon Tech at Evergreen Pitch. The Geoducks out shot the Owls 29-6. Collin Harlow recorded the shutout to secure a weekend sweep for the Evergreen who are now 2-0 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference.
A game-winning header goal by CJ Chu with just 38 seconds left to play lifted Saint Martin’s to their first GNAC win of the season, 3-2, over the University of Sioux Falls. Dylan Gaydosh scored twice in the game, first in the 17th minute and then again in the 76th. Each goals were equalizers as the Saints fell behind 1-0 and 2-1. The Saints move to 1-1 after the first weekend of GNAC play.
South Puget Sound and Whatcom battled to a scoreless tie in the first half in Bellingham but the Orcas scored three goals in the second half to take home a 3-0 win and drop the Clippers to 0-6 this season.
Women’s soccer
Western Washington 3, Saint Martin’s 1 – More from SMUSaints.com
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, Walla Walla 0 (25-8, 25-14, 25-16) – More from SMUSaints.com
The Saint Martin’s volleyball team hit the road and picked up their second win of the season with a straight sets victory over National Christian College Athletic Association member Walla Walla. Katy Ferguson recorded eight kills while Kristyn Ross had 17 digs and Halee Hernandez added 19 assists. The Saints picked up their first win of the season on Thursday when they knocked off brand new NCCAA member New Hope Christian in straight sets in Eugene.
Girl’s soccer
Hazen 3, Black Hills 0
Men’s Rugby
Budd Bay Buffaloes 100, ORSU 11
Junior college football
Everett Red Raiders 62, South Sound Spartans 0
Today (9/15): Fùtbol, football, roller derby and racing (UPDATE: Rugby too!)
Oh boy, big Saturday on tap today. Fútbol, football, roller derby and racing. Saint Martin’s hosts a GNAC soccer doubleheader, the Evergreen men’s soccer team tries to sweep the weekend, a really interesting football game between River Ridge and Ridgefield, always exciting roller derby action from the M.I.A. Derby Girls and racing at South Sound Speedway.
Men’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Sioux Falls – SMU Soccer Field – 1:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Oregon Institute of Technology – Evergreen Pitch – 1:00 PM
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Western Washington – SMU Soccer Field – 3:30 PM
Roller derby
M.I.A. Derby Girls vs. Jet City Bombers – South Sound Sports Center – 6:00 PM
Auto racing
Vintage Modified, FSCRA, Mini Stocks, Bumblebees and Bump To Pass – South Sound Speedway – 6:30 PM
High school football
River Ridge Hawks vs. Ridgefield Spudders – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Bonus 4 year-old daughter pick: Hawks
“They’ll eat the potatoes.”
UPDATE: Men’s rugby
Budd Bay Buffaloes vs. ORSU – Rainier Vista Park – 1:00 PM
Thursday scoreboard: So many scores, so little time
Men’s soccer
Mary 2, Saint Martin’s 0 – More from SMUSaints.com
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 1, Simon Fraser 0 – More from SMUSaints.com
High school football
North Thurston 50, Foss 14
Girl’s soccer
Timberline 3, North Thurston 1
Tumwater 2, Aberdeen 0
Olympia 3, Central Kitsap 1
WF West 7, River Ridge 0
High school volleyball
Timberline 3, Lincoln 0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-9)
North Thurston 3, Wilson 0 (25-19, 26-24, 25-15)
Olympia 3, Stadium 0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-10)
Capital 3, Black Hills 1 (13-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19)
Northwest Christian 3, North Beach 0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-23)
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, New Hope Christian 0 (25-6, 25-14, 25-16) – More from SMUSaints.com
Corban 3, Evergreen 0 (25-10, 25-17, 25-12) – More from Geoducks athletics
Today (9/13): Saints soccer doubleheader; Rams football; Girl’s soccer and volleyball all over
Busy day of sports in the South Sound. Enough messing around, let’s get to it…
Men’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Mary – SMU Soccer Field – 1:00 PM
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Simon Fraser – SMU Soccer Field – 3:30 PM
High school football
North Thurston vs. Foss – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
My pick: North Thurston 28, Foss 10
Girl’s soccer
North Thurston vs. Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 4:00 PM
River Ridge vs. WF West – The RAC – 5:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Aberdeen – Tumwater Stadium – 5:00 PM
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
High school volleyball
North Thurston vs. Wilson – North Thurston HS – 6:30 PM
Capital @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. North Beach – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Tuesday scoreboard: Saints win again; Black Hills soccer romps; Blazers and Cougs volleyball goes five
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 2, Corban 1 – More from SMUSaints.com
Abby McFaul’s goal in the 81st minute broke a 1-1 tie and lifted Saint Martin’s to a 2-1 non-league win over Corban University. Caley Wiseman tallied the assist on the play, her second of the season. Ashley Richardson scored the Saints’ first goal on a header in the 39th minute before Randi Donahue tied the game for the Warriors in the 63rd minute. The Saints have now won two straight games after losing their first two of the season.
Watch post game interviews with head coach Rob Walker and McFaul.
Girl’s soccer
Olympia 2, Capital 0
Black Hills 11, Centralia 0
WF West 4, Tumwater 3 (2OT)
Aberdeen 4, River Ridge 1
Timberline @ Yelm – No report
Nicole Fesenbek and Brooklyn Hooper each scored in Olympia’s 2-0 non-league win over Capital. Whitney Lowe and Arin Seidlitz each scored four goals in Black Hills’ 11-0 romp over Centralia in a 2A EvCo match. WF West’s Rashelle Fisher scored in the 86th minute lift the Bearcats to a 4-3 overtime win over Tumwater. A sick Beautiful Reed played for River Ridge, but the Hawks could not overcome Aberdeen and lost 4-1 at Stewart Field.
High school volleyball
North Thurston 3, Foss 0 (25-21, 25-10, 25-6)
Tumwater 3, WF West 0 (25-7, 25-18, 25-12)
Black Hills 3, Centralia 0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-17)
Capital 3, Timberline 2 (25-22, 19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-6)
Gig Harbor 3, Olympia 1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-16)
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – No report
Brittany Rutherford tallied 11 kills and Megan Kramer chipped in 29 assists in North Thurston’s 3-0 win over Foss in a 3A Narrows League game. Tumwater won again knocking off WF West 3-0 behind 17-for-17 serving from Hanna Hernandez. Falling behind 1-0, Timberline took the next two sets before Capital rallied to take the fourth and fifth sets in their 3-2 victory. Rachel Erickson led the Cougars with 21 kills while Marissa Ottesen had 35 digs and Sam York chipped in 41 assists. Hunter Manke led the way for the Blazers with 44 assists and 23 digs.
Today (9/11): Saints open home stand; Cougs soccer faces Bears; T-Birds volleyball hosts Bearcats
The Saint Martin’s women’s soccer team (1-2) kicks off a three game home stand this afternoon with a non-conference matchup with Corban University.
The Saints are coming off of their first win of the season on Sunday thanks go a Nicole Nedervelt goal in the 85th minute to beat Colorado Christian. Meanwhile, Corban is already 4-2 this season and have scored 15 goals including seven goals from junior forward Audrey Sullivan.
First touch is scheduled for 3:00 PM at the SMU Soccer Field.
Also in town tonight are a pair of girl’s soccer games. Black Hills hosts Centralia in a 2A Evergreen Conference soccer game at Tumwater Stadium. First touch is at 7:00 PM. And in non-league action, Olympia and Capital face off at Ingersoll Stadium at 7:00 PM.
And in high school volleyball action, Capital hosts Timberline while #3 ranked Tumwater welcomes W.F. West to town for a 2A EvCo match. Both matches get started at 7:00 PM.
Sunday scoreboard: Saints women win first game; Spartans shutout
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s 1, Colorado Christian 0 – More from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s Nicole Nedervelt scored in the 85th minute to give the Saints their first victory this season, 1-0 over Colorado Christian in Lakewood, Colorado. Ashley Engel and Gina Cardenas combined to make five saves in the shutout win.
Junior College Football
Kitsap Peninsula Warhawks 40, South Sound Spartans 0
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