MORAGA, Calif. – The Gaels put together two of their best offensive halves of the season, totaling 21 shots and putting nine of those on frame. They would dominate the game and finally be rewarded with two goals in the final twenty minutes of regulation to seal the victory. New faces would find the back of the net for the Gaels this time as sophomore forwards Brittany Holden and Isabel Lendman would net their first goals of their SMC careers.
Holden scored her first collegiate goal in 2023 with UTSA before transferring to Saint Mary’s this season but recorded her first Goal as a Gael in the 71st minute. Lendman played in ten games last season as a freshman for Saint Mary’s but failed to score, she would change that today with a stellar strike from distance to double the Gaels lead in the 80th minute. Forwards Tessa Salvestrin and Sydney Middaugh peppered the goal all afternoon, combining for nine shots. Middaugh would assist Holden on the first goal though for her second of the year.
FIRST HALF SMC 0-0 USF…