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2022: 1-2-1 MIAC, 3-4-1 Overall
CONCORDIA COBBERS
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2022: 0-2-1 MIAC, 3-4-1 Overall
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SMU-CON * LAST MEETING:
Oct. 2, 2021 * Winona, MN
W, 1-0 * Series History
SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:
Sept. 27, 2022 * Winona, MN
Gustavus * W, 1-0
CONCORDIA * LAST ACTION:
Sept. 28, 2022 * Eau Claire, WI
UW-Eau Claire * L, 3-1
SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:
Oct. 5, 2022 * Winona, MN
UW-Stout * 4 p.m.
CONCORDIA * UP NEXT:
Oct. 8 2022 * St. Peter, MN
Gustavus * 12:30 p.m.
SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference showdown against Concordia sitting at 3-4-1 overall, including 1-2-1 in conference play.
• LAST ACTION: Brooklyn McKinney (Thornton, Colo.) scored in the 73rd minute and Alexis Nguyen (West Corvina, Colo.) stopped all eight shots she faced, as the Cardinals collected a 1-0 conference win over Gustavus Tuesday at Ochrymowycz Field.
• CLOSE CALLS: The Cardinals head into their showdown against Concordia on Saturday having won three straight against the Cobbers — all by one goal. In fact, each of the last six meetings between the two teams have been settled by one goal or less, with SMU going 3-2-1 in those six contests.
• HOME SWEET HOME: Tuesday’s game against Gustavus was the second straight home game for the Cardinals, who are 8-2-3 in their last 12 home games — including 3-1-1 this season.
• THROWING UP ZEOES: Saint Mary’s first five games this season — and six overall — have been decided by shutout. The Cardinals have beaten UM-Morris (3-0), Lawrence (2-0), and Gustavus (1-0), while falling to Wartburg (1-0), Carleton (2-0), and Saint Benedict (3-0) … SMU’s wins over UM-Morris and Lawrence marked the second straight season in which the Cardinals opened the season with back-to-back shutout wins.
• NAILBITERS: SMU’s last three games have been decided by one goal or less — the Cardinals dropped a 2-1 decision to Luther on Sept. 21, battled St. Catherine to a 1-1 draw three days later, and beat Gustavus 1-0 on Tuesday.
• CAREER FIRSTS: The Cardinals have had three players record their first collegiate goals this season. Along with Williams’ tally against St. Catherine last Friday, Ella Lahart (Sherwood, Ore.) and Lauryn Skoruppa (Littleton, Colo.) both recorded their first goals in a Cardinal uniform against UM-Morris on Sept. 1. … Skoruppa also added an assist against the Cougars on Sept. 1 en route to her first career three-point game.
• SPREADING THE WEALTH: With her game-winning goal against Gustavus on Tuesday, McKinney moved into a share of the team lead in goals (2) with Skoruppa. The Cardinals’ other four goals have come from five different players — Williams, Lahart, Haddy Falkman (Waconia, Minn.), and Kaley Manglitz (Onalaska, Wis.).
• LENDING A HAND: Dakota Leonard (Lincolnshire, Ill.) recorded her second assist in as many games against Gustavus Tuesday and shares the team assist lead (2) with Falkman. McKinney, Skoruppa, and Williams have also collected a helper this season.
• POINT PRODUCER: Along with their team-leading two goals, McKinney and Skoruppa also share the team lead with five points, one more than Falkman (1 G, 2 A) and two in front of Williams (1 G, 1 A).
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Nguyen — the reigning MIAC Defensive Player of the Year — has started seven of the team’s eight games in goal, owning a 1.10 goals-against-average and .852 save percentage. … Nguyen picked up her third shutout of the season, and 12th of her collegiate career, with eight saves against Gustavus on Tuesday.
• BUSY NIGHT: Nguyen made a career-high 12 saves in SMU’s 1-1 tie against St. Catherine last Saturday. It was the second time this season the senior has stopped 10 or more shots in a game, having posted a 10-save effort against Saint Benedict on Sept. 17. … Nguyen has now made 10 or more saves in each of the Cardinals’ last two meetings against St. Catherine, owning 10 saves in last season’s 2-1 win over the Wildcats.
• WEEKLY HONOR: Fueled by her career-high 12-save effort against St. Catherine last Saturday, Nguyen was named MIAC Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 19-25. It was the second time in her career that the senior earned the conference’s weekly honor.
• GOALKEEPING FIRSTS: Megan Nadal (Chino, Calif.) made her first collegiate start on Wednesday against Luther, stopping seven first-half shots. … Anna Peckosh (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) made her first collegiate appearance in goal for the Cardinals last Saturday, making three saves in 22 minutes of relief in SMU’s 3-0 loss to Saint Benedict.
• AS A TEAM: The Cardinals have scored six of their eight goals this season in the second half. … Saint Mary’s opponents own an 114-75 advantage in shot attempts through eight games — including 65-34 in shots on goal. … SMU recorded season-highs in goals (3), assists (3), points (9), shots (23), and shots on goal (11) in its 3-0, season-opening win over UM-Morris on Sept. 1.
• A YEAR AGO: The Cardinals closed out the 2021 season with a 7-3-1 record in MIAC play and a 13-5-2 overall record — reaching the MIAC Tournament semifinals, where they dropped a 3-2 decision to second-seeded Saint Benedict. … The Cardinals’ seven conference wins are the most since 1995, when the Cardinals went 7-2-1, while SMU’s 13 overall victories are the most since the 2005 team finished 13-5-0. … Saint Mary’s 10-1-1 start to the season was its best start since opening the 1991 season 11-1-0. That 1991 team went on to finish 14-4-0 and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament, falling to UC-San Diego in the opening round. … The Cardinals also opened the 1988 season 11-1-0 — it’s the best 12-game start in program history.
• NEW THIS YEAR: The NCAA implemented a new rule beginning with the 2022 that will eliminate all overtimes in regular-season games. Games that are deadlocked following the scheduled 90 minute will go in the books as ties. Once in post-season, if a game is tied following regulation, there will be two, 10-minute overtime periods — with no golden goal — followed by a shootout if the game is still tied.
CONCORDIA COBBERS SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Cobbers head into their Saturday showdown against Saint Mary’s sporting a 3-4-1 overall record, including a 0-2-1 showing through three conference games.
• LAST TIME OUT: UW-Eau Claire scored two second-half goals, breaking a 1-1 tie and dealing the Cobbers a 3-1 nonconference setback Wednesday in Eau Claire, Wis.
• ROAD WARRIORS: Wednesday’s game at UW-Eau Claire was the first of three road contests in a four-game stretch for the Cobbers — the lone home contest, Saturday’s showdown with Saint Mary’s. CC is 1-2-0 at home, while sporting a 2-2-1 mark on the road.
• NEW DAY, SAME OUTCOME: The Cobbers’ 3-1 loss to UW-Eau Claire on Wednesday was their second straight 3-1 setback, having lost to Carleton by that same score on Sept. 24.
• NAILBITERS: Seven of CC’s eight games have been decided by two goals or less — the lone exception, the Cobbers’ 7-2 rout of UM-Morris on Sept. 7. Concordia’s other two wins are a 1-0 victory over Westminster (Mo.) and a 2-0 win over UW-Stout, while their four losses have been 1-0 setbacks to both Nebraska Wesleyan and Macalester, and 3-1 losses to Carleton and UW-Eau Claire
• STREAKING: After opening the season with a 1-0 loss to Nebraska Wesleyan, Concordia rattled off three straight wins, before going 0-2-1 in its last three contests.
• OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Sophia Robinson and Grace Lawler have accounted for eight of the Cobbers’ 12 goals this season, with each finding the back of the net four times, while Amber Welbye and Clara Rooney have each tallied two goals. No other Cobbers has scored a goal this season.
• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Concordia has four players — Welbye, Chloe Sollum, Hannah Mukhter, and Kylie Osborn — who share the team lead in assists with two. Robinson, Lawler, Megan Barnick, Ella Shinn, and Emily Larsen have all chipped in one helper through eight games.
• POINT PRODUCTION: Robinson and Lawlor share the team lead in points with nine (4 G, 1 A), followed by Welbye with six points (2 G, 2 A).
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Kaitlin Petrich and Breanna Nelson have both seen plenty of action in goal for the Cobbers. Petrich owns a 1.20 goals-against-average and .792 save percentage in five appearances (376:01 minutes), while Nelson boasts a 1.31 GAA and .762 save percentage in four games (343:59 minutes). … Petrich leads the team with 19 saves, three more than Nelson, while Nelson has a team-best two shutouts.
• BY THE NUMBERS: Concordia has scored two goals or less in seven of its eight games. … CC set season-highs in goals (7), assists (9), points (23), shots (37), and shots on goal (18) in its 7-2 win over UM-Morris on Sept. 8. … The Cobbers have attempted 111 shots, including 53 shots on goal, while their opponents have found the net on 45 of their 82 attempts. … Concordia has scored nine of its 12 goals in the first half, while CC’s opponents have tallied six of their 10 goals after halftime.
