Matt Sankner (2/21/2022) - Athlete Awards - Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Athletics

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Athletes of the Week

Matt Sankner

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Athletes of the Week
Week Of

2/21/2022
Sport

Men's Hockey
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Matt Sankner (Pennington, N.J.) — coming off a 23-save showing in a 3-2 loss to Bethel last Friday — came up big when the SMU men’s hockey team needed it most.

With the Cardinals still jockeying for position in the MIAC Playoffs, Sankner was at his best between the pipes, stopping all 31 shots he faced in leading SMU to a 4-0 road win over Bethel Saturday — and helping the Cardinals solidify the No. 6 seed in the post-season tournament.

Sankner’s 31-save shutout — the first of his collegiate career — marked the fifth time this season that the freshman has stopped 30 or more shots in a game.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
5/13/2019	Kyle Lichttenegger	Men's Track & Field
5/13/2019	Rachel Ohde	Women's Track & Field
4/29/2019	Christian Beamer	Men's Track & Field
4/29/2019	Haley Williams	Softball
4/22/2019	Justine Schultz	Softball
4/22/2019	James Green	Baseball
4/15/2019	Maria Averbeck	Softball
4/15/2019	Ryan Wolfe	Baseball
4/8/2019	Kyle Lichttenegger	Men's Track & Field
4/8/2019	Julia Boeve	Women's Tennis
4/1/2019	James Green	Baseball
4/1/2019	Amber Chow	Softball
3/24/2019	Julia Boeve	Women's Tennis
3/24/2019	Justin Weinberg	Baseball
3/17/2019	Laura Sonday	Women's Tennis
3/17/2019	Trevor Smiley	Men's Tennis
3/4/2019	Hallie Schmeling	Softball
3/4/2019	James Green	Baseball
2/20/2019	Brooke Shefchik	Women's Swimming
2/20/2019	Carter Dahl	Men's Hockey