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

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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.

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Date	Athlete	Sport
10/15/2018	Josh Balsiger	Men's Soccer
10/15/2018	Maura Michener	Women's Soccer
10/7/2018	Lillian Braun	Volleyball
10/7/2018	Kyle Brodt	Men's Golf
10/1/2018	Brandi Blattner	Volleyball
10/1/2018	Kyle Brodt	Men's Golf
9/16/2018	Brandi Blattner	Volleyball
9/16/2018	Joe Abdo	Men's Golf
9/9/2018	Kassie Arriaga	Women's Soccer
9/9/2018	Kyle Brodt	Men's Golf
9/3/2018	Lillian Braun	Volleyball
9/3/2018	Eli Szymanski	Men's Soccer
3/18/2018	Joe Seegers	Baseball
3/18/2018	Laura Sonday	Women's Tennis
3/5/2018	Paige Gudmundson	Softball
3/5/2018	James Green	Baseball
2/26/2018	Becca Dup	Women's Track & Field
2/26/2018	Brandon Krogman	Men's Track & Field
2/12/2018	Brandi Blattner	Women's Basketball
2/12/2018	Dylan Robertson	Men's Hockey