Northwest Nazarene takes a 3-2-2 GNAC record on the road for matches against Saint Martin’s on Thursday and Western Oregon on Saturday. The Nighthawks are tied for second in the conference after beating Simon Fraser, 3-1, and losing to Western Washington, 1-0, last week. They’ll face a struggling Saint Martin’s squad before a key matchup with Western Oregon, which is unbeaten in its last two and held NNU to a scoreless draw earlier this month.

By the Numbers
  • NNU: 8-3-5 overall, 3-2-2 in GNAC play; 22 goals scored and 15 allowed.
  • Saint Martin’s: 5-9-1 overall and 0-6 in conference, with six straight losses.
  • Western Oregon: 7-3-5 overall, 3-1-2 in conference; 35 goals scored and 18 allowed.
  • NNU leads the all-time series with Saint Martin’s, 23-12-4; it trails Western Oregon, 3-4-2.
State of Play
  • NNU has six shutouts and is allowing fewer than one goal per game.
  • Saint Martin’s has lost its first six GNAC matches, including a 6-2 defeat to Western Oregon.
  • Western Oregon is coming off consecutive wins and leads NNU in scoring, 35 goals to 22.
What's Next

NNU visits Saint Martin’s at 3 p.m. PT Thursday, then travels to Western Oregon for a 10 a.m. PT match Saturday. The Nighthawks will look to sweep the season series against Saint Martin’s and turn their earlier draw with the Wolves into a win.

Bottom Line

The road swing offers NNU a chance to strengthen its place near the top of the GNAC standings, but the Saturday test against a high-scoring Western Oregon team is the tougher hurdle.