ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team closes out its 2010 season on the road Saturday, traveling to St. Thomas for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest against the Tommies.
The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals: 4-5-1 MIAC / 7-8-1 Overall
St. Thomas Tommies: 6-3-1 / 10-6-1 Overall
Last Action:
The Cardinals gave up a three unanswered goals, as Augsburg eliminated SMU from MIAC Tournament contention with a
3-1 conference win Wednesday in Minneapolis, Minn. St. Thomas, meanwhile, has been off since last Sunday, when the Tommies kept their conference tournament hopes alive with a
1-1 double-overtime tie against Macalester.
Last Meeting —
October 31, 2009:
SMU battled UST to a scoreless tie until the game's final 12 minutes, when the Tommies' Erin Sprangers broke the deadlock with her ninth goal of the season, beating SMU goalkeeper
Mariana Sanchez wit the game-winning goal in UST's
1-0 victory at Ochrymowycz Field.
Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Today's game is the final collegiate game for SMU seniors
Amy Sibik (Onalaska, Wis.),
Tania Trowbridge (Shakopee, Minn.)
Emily Friedl (La Crescent, Minn.) and
Kelsey Peyton (Excelsior, Minn.). … For the second game in a row, Sibik scored the Cardinals' lone goal Wednesday in SMU's 3-1 loss to Augsburg. It was the 12th goal of the season for the Cardinal senior, leaving her just two goals shy of her single-season career high of 14, set a year ago. … Sibik enters today's game at St. Thomas with 46 career goals, ranking her No. 5 all-time. The senior forward also boasts 105 career points, making her just the sixth player in SMU women's soccer history to eclipse the 100 career point plateau. … Sibik has now scored 10 or more goals in three of her four collegiate seasons. … Sibik's 12 goals and 29 points are tied for the league lead. …
Cassie Hulett (Milwaukee, Wis.) enters today's game against St. Thomas as the conference leader in shutouts (7), while her 92 saves (5.76 spg) are also tops among MIAC goalkeepers. … All seven of SMU's wins — not to mention its lone tie ¬— have been by shutout. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 14-9 in the first half and 13-11 after halftime. … The Cardinals' 1-0 win over Macalester on Oct. 9 snapped a 14-game winless streak against the Scots that dated back to a 1-0 victory in 1995. … SMU's 0-0 tie vs. league-leading Concordia on Oct. 2 ended an 11-game losing streak against the Cobbers that dated back to a 2-1 Cardinal victory during the 1998 season. … After going 0-4-3 in its previous seven overtime games, the Cardinals are now 1-0-1 in their last two. … SMU's seven goals vs. Lakeland and Ripon on Sept. 4 and Sept. 5, respectively, are the most since the Cardinals netted nine in a 9-0 win over Presentation in 2008.
St. Thomas Tommies News and Notes:
The Tommies enter today's game vs. Saint Mary's riding a three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1). … UST's 1-1 tie vs. Macalester in its last game marked the third overtime game of the season for the Tommies, who are 1-1-1 in OT contests. … Katy Scherer enters today's game as the team's leader in assists (six) and points (18), while Jenna Savino boasts a team-best seven goals and is second in points with 17. … Scherer and Savino are the only Tommies with more than two goals this season. … Allie Byron has compiled a 0.81 goals-against-average and an .855 save percentage. Byron has also recorded four shutouts this season. … UST has outscored its opponents 12-7 in the first half and 14-7 after halftime. … Six of the Tommies' 10 wins have come on the road, where UST boasts a 6-3-1 record.
