WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team, coming off a frustrating 1-0 loss to Ripon at home on Saturday, is right back in action Sunday, playing host to Lakeland in a 4:30 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals: 1-1 Overall
Lakeland Muskies: 0-1 Overall
Last Action:
The Cardinals' bid for back-to-back wins to open the season came up short Saturday, as Ripon scored the game's only goal 11 minutes into the first half in handing SMU a
1-0 nonconference setback at Ochrymowycz Field Saturday. Lakeland, meanwhile, also enters today's games on the heels of a loss, falling to Martin Luther
2-0 Saturday in New Ulm, Minn.
Last Meeting —
September 22, 2009:
Bryan Neu (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) netted his first goal of the season — and his career — drilling a 22-footer past Lakeland goalkeeper Alex Piekarski four minutes into the second overtime to give SMU a hard-earned,
3-2 nonconference victory in Sheboygan, Wis. The Cardinals got second-half goals from
Ryan Rademacher (La Crosse, Wis.) and
Juamaine Venter (Rochester, Minn.) to erase a 2-0 deficit and set up Neu's heroics.
Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Phill Rendell (Denver, Colo.) stopped two of the three shots he faced vs. Ripon on Saturday. The Cardinals'
Steve Boussie (Troy, Mich.) and
Kameron McKeeth (Woodstock, Ga.) accounted for SMU's two shots on goal vs. the Red Hawks. … With their 3-0 win over Marian Wednesday, the Cardinals have now won their season opener in back-to-back years and are 4-1-1 in their last six season-openers. … Boussie, who finished as the team's scoring leader a year ago with nine points, picked up right where he left off last Wednesday, scoring once and assisting on two others in the Cardinals' win over Marian. …
Zach Palma (Washburn, Wis.) recorded his first collegiate goal vs. the Sabres, while
Juamaine Venter (Rochester, Minn.) accounted for the other SMU tally. …
Phill Rendell (Denver, Colo.) made his first collegiate start in goal vs. Marian, stopping both Marian shots in 73 minutes of work.
Chris Williams (Chicago, Ill.) played the final 17 minutes. … Today's game is the second of three straight home games to open the season for the Cardinals. SMU will host Lakeland on Sunday, before play its first road contest on Tuesday at Crown.
Lakeland Muskies News and Notes:
The Muskies are coming off a season in which they ranked third in program history for goals (34) and assists (24) in a season en route to an 8-10-1 overall record. … Five of Lakeland's eight wins a year ago came on the road, where the Muskies were 5-3-0. … GK Alex Piekarski is coming off an impressive freshman season, in which he was named to the All-NAC Freshman Team after posting a 1.46 goals-against-average and a .731 save percentage. Piekarski finished with three saves in Saturday's loss to Martin Luther.
