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MS: GameDay vs. Edgewood

9/4/2021 6:17:00 AM

By: DONNY NADEAU, Saint Mary's Sports Information Director | dnadeau@smumn.edu
  SAINT MARY'S CARDINALS (0-1-0 O'All)
vs. EDGEWOOD EAGLES (0-1-0 O'All)
 
 SAT., SEPT. 4, 2021  WINONA, MN * 2:30
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  SMU ON THE FIELD EC ON THE FIELD
SMU-EC * Last Meeting:
Sept. 9, 2019 * W, 2-0		 SMU v. EC:
Series History
SMU Last Action:
Sept. 1, 2021
Dubuque * L, 3-0		 EC Last Action:
Sept. 1, 2021
Whitewater * L, 6-1
SMU Up Next:
Sept. 6 * v. Martin Luther		 EC Up Next:
Sept. 8 * at Carroll
  SAINT MARY'S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT
• ROUGH START: The Cardinals came up empty in their 2021 season-opener against the University of Dubuque on Wednesday, falling to the Spartans 3-0 in Dubuque, Iowa.
• HOME SWEET HOME: Saturday's game against Edgewood is the first of three straight home games for the Cardinals — who host Martin Luther on Monday and Crown on Wednesday. The Cardinals played three of their five games during the pandemic-shortened, fall-to-spring season a year ago on their home turf, going 1-2-0. SMU finished 1-0-1 away from Ochrymowycz Field.
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Daniel Sessler (Brookfield, Ill.) matched his career-high with seven saves in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to the University of Dubuque. Sessler also stopped seven shots in his first collegiate start against St. Thomas on April 8, 2021. … Sessler stopped all four Saint John's shots on April 21, 2021 en route to his first collegiate shutout. … Sessler locked up his first win as a Cardinal with a four-save effort in SMU's 2-1 win over Augsburg on April 11, 2021.
• TAKING THE SHOT: Cerim Palislamovic (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Jacob Clements accounted for the Cardinals two shots in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to the University of Dubuque.
• PK WIZARD: Eli Szymanski's (La Crosse, Wis.) goal against Concordia on April 18, 2021 came on a penalty kick. The junior has accounted for the Cardinals' last four penalty kick goals over the past three seasons.
• A YEAR AGO: The Cardinals went 1-0-1 in their final two games of the 2021 season — both against Saint John's — en route to a 2-2-1 finish. … Palislamovic and Diego Rivera (Chicago, Ill.) each scored their first collegiate goals in SMU's 2-1 win over Saint John's on April 25, 2021. … Rivera had a hand in three of the four goals Saint Mary's scored last season — adding a pair of assists to his first collegiate goal — for a team-high four points, one more than Szymanski and Palislamovic. … Szymanski led the team in both attempts (16) and shots on goal (7).
 EDGEWOOD EAGLES SCOUTING REPORT
• OPENING 2021: The Eagles managed just a lone, first-half goal in dropping a 6-1 decision to UW-Whitewater in their 2021 season opener Wednesday.
• TAKING TO THE ROAD: After opening the season on their home field, the Eagles play their next two games on the road — Saturday at Saint Mary's and Wednesday at Carroll. Edgewood finished 0-3-1 on the road a year ago, while also posting an 0-3-1 mark at Edgewood Field at Reddan Park.
• STILL SEARCHING: The Eagles' 6-1 loss to UW-Whitewater Wednesday extended its winless streak to 14 (0-12-2), dating back to a 3-2 win over Lakeland on Oct. 16, 2019.
• GOAL SHORTAGE: With Wednesday's 6-1 loss to UW-Whitewater, the Eagles have now been outscored 46-2 in its last 12 losses. Edgewood was shut out in each of their last four 2020 contests and has scored more than one goal just once in their last 14 games.
• HE SHOOTS AND SCORES: Jonathan Gamez picked up Edgewood's lone goal in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to UW-Whitewater, scoring in the 15th minute to give the Eagles a brief, 1-0 lead. Noah Mesdjian picked up the assist on Gamez's first-half tally.
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Brendon Martin was busy in goal for the Eagles against UW-Whitewater Wednesday, finishing with seven saves. Martin started six of the Eagles' eight games a year ago, compiling a 1.95 goals-against-average and a .727 save percentage.
• A YEAR AGO: The Eagles came up empty in their eight games during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, going 0-6-2, with their two ties coming against Lakeland (T, 2-2) and Wisconsin Lutheran (T, 1-1).
 
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