SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team hits the field for its fourth game in six days Sunday, as the Cardinals travel to Plymouth, Wis., for a 12:30 p.m. nonconference game against Lakeland.
Records:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-4-1 Overall)
Lakeland Muskies (3-3-1 Overall)
Last Action: The Cardinals dropped a heartbreaker to Upper Iowa Friday, giving up a pair of goals in the game's final 13 minutes — the first one an own goal and the second on a penalty kick with less than three minutes remaining in regulation — in falling to the Peacocks 2-1 at Ochrymowycz Field. Lakeland, meanwhile, was no match for Dominican Saturday, as the Muskies were handed a 12-0 setback in Sheboygan, Wis.
Last Meeting: Today's game is the first-ever meeting between the Cardinals and the Muskies.
SMU Cardinal Notes: Today's game is the fourth straight nonconference contest for the Cardinals, who have just one non-league game among their final nine contests. … Ryan Rademacher (La Crosse, Wis.) netted his second goal in as many games to account for SMU's lone tally vs. Upper Iowa Friday. Both of Rademacher's goals have come on direct kicks from just outside the penalty box. … Jon Szafranski (Barrington, Ill.), who stopped a career-high 18 Viterbo shots — including two in each of the two OT sessions — on Wednesday, finished with 12 saves vs. the Peacocks Friday. Szafranski's previous career-best was a 16-save effort against Puget Sound on Sept. 7, 2008. … Szafranski, who now boasts a 1.50 goals-against-average and an .815 save percentage, has now stopped 52 shots this season, pushing his school-record career saves total to 358. … SMU's seven goals this season have come from five different players — Steve Boussie (Troy, Mich.) (2), Rademacher (2), Bobby Gas (Lake Zurich, Ill.), Jacob Bina (West Salem, Wis.) and Jovenel D'Haiti (Evanston, Ill.). … Juamaine Venter (Rochester, Minn.) recorded his first-ever multiple-point game, assisting on both SMU goals in the Cardinals' 2-0 win vs. Marian on Tuesday. … SMU has won all three of its games by shut out, while two of the team's four losses have also been by shutout. … Wednesday's game was the first OT contest of the season for SMU. The Cardinals are 2-0-3 in their last five overtime games and have not lost an OT game since a 3-2 setback vs. Macalester on Sept. 22, 2006. … SMU's eight games have now included two own goals — one in SMU's favor, and Friday's that went against the Cardinals.
Lakeland Muskie Notes: Dominican's 12 goals were the most allowed by the Muskies this season and the 12-0 result was the second time this season Lakeland has been shutout. … GK Ross Souku finished with seven saves vs. the Stars and now boasts a 4.40 goals-against-average and a .589 save percentage. … Jacob Kleinschmidt is the team's offensive leader, boasting team highs in goals (4) and points (8). … Adam Benson leads the team with four assists. … The Muskies' 13 goals have come from seven different players. … Eight of Lakeland's 13 goals have come in the second half. The Muskies have allowed 15 goals in the opening 45 minutes. … In 2008, the Muskies compiled an 8-7-2 overall mark and were near-perfect at home (4-0-2). Lakeland finished sixth in the Northern Athletics Conference and earned a spot in the NAC Tournament, while also setting program records for goals (51) and assists (33) in a season.
