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2022: 2-2-2 MIAC, 5-4-2 Overall
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2022: 3-2-1 MIAC, 5-5-1 Overall
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SMU-STO * LAST MEETING:
Oct. 12, 2022 * Winona, MN
W, 3-1 * Series History
SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:
Oct. 8, 2022 * Winona, MN
Augsburg * T, 0-0
ST. OLAF * LAST ACTION:
Oct. 5, 2022 * Northfield, MN
Saint Benedict * W, 1-0
SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:
Oct. 15, 2022 * Arden Hills, MN
Bethel * 1p.m.
ST. OLAF * UP NEXT:
Oct. 15, 2022 * St. Peter, MN
Gustavus, 1p.m.
SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference showdown against St. Olaf sitting at 5-4-2 overall, including 2-2-2 in conference play.
• LAST ACTION: Alexis Nguyen (West Corvina, Calif.) stopped all five shots she faced in spearheading the Cardinals’ 0-0 draw with Augsburg last Saturday at Ochrymowycz Field.
• HOME SWEET HOME: Wednesday’s game against St. Olaf is the first of four straight road games for the Cardinals. With their 0-0 draw against Augsburg on Saturday, Saint Mary’s is 9-2-4 in its last 15 home games — including 4-1-2 this season. SMU is 1-3-0 away from Ochrymowycz Field in 2022.
• ON A ROLL: With their 1-0 win over UW-Stout on Wednesday and 0-0 stalemate against Augsburg three days later, the Cardinals pushed their unbeaten streak to five games (3-0-2).
• THROWING UP ZEOES: Saint Mary’s first five games this season — and eight games overall — have been decided by shutout. The Cardinals have beaten UM-Morris (3-0), Lawrence (2-0), Gustavus (1-0), and UW-Stout (1-0), while falling to Wartburg (1-0), Carleton (2-0), and Saint Benedict (3-0), and tying Augsburg (0-0). … 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.
• A STALEMATE: Saint Mary’s 0-0 tie against Augsburg last Saturday was its third 0-0 tie in the last two seasons. The Cardinals battled both Saint Benedict and St. Scholastica to 0-0 draws a year ago.
• NAILBITERS: SMU’s last six 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, beat Gustavus (1-0), Concordia (2-1), UW-Stout (1-0), and tied Augsburg in those six games.
• CAREER FIRSTS: The Cardinals have had four players record their first collegiate goals this season — the most recent off the foot of Munson against UW-Stout on Wednesday. Along with Munson’s tally, Malerie Williams (Osseo, Minn.) tallied her first as a Cardinal against St. Catherine on Sept. 24, and Ella Lahart (Sherwood, Ore.) and Lauryn Skoruppa (Littleton, Colo.) both recorded their first goals in a Cardinal uniform against UM-Morris on Sept. 1.
• LEADERS OF THE PACK: With her two goals against Concordia on Oct. 1, Falkman moved into the team lead in goals with three, one more than Skoruppa and Brooklyn McKinney (Thornton, Colo.). Munson, Williams, Lahart, Haddy Falkman, and Kaley Manglitz (Onalaska, Wis.) own SMU’s other four goals.
• LENDING A HAND: Lauren Ashe (Beaverton, Ore.) assisted on Munson’s goal against UW-Stout last Wednesday, marking the third straight goal in which the freshman has picked up the assist. … Ashe leads the team with three assists, one more than Falkman and Dakota Leonard (Lincolnshire, Ill.). McKinney, Skoruppa, and Williams have also collected a helper this season.
• POINT PRODUCER: Along with her team-leading three goals, Falkman also leads the team in points with eight (3 G, 2 A), three in front of both McKinney (2 G, 1A) and Skoruppa (2 G, 1 A). Williams (1 G, 1 A) and Ashe (0 G, 3 A) are sitting tied for fourth with three points.
• MULTIPLE-POINTS: Falkman’s two-goal effort against Concordia last Saturday marked the second time in her career that she has scored two goals in a game. … Ashe picked up her first collegiate two-assist game with her two helpers against the Cobbers, while Skoruppa posted her first career three-point game with a goal and an assist against UM-Morris on Sept. 1.
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Nguyen has appeared in all 11 games in goal — including nine starts — owning a 0.92 goals-against-average and .862 save percentage. … Nguyen picked up her fourth shutout of the season, and 13th of her collegiate career, with five saves against Augsburg last Saturday. … Anna Peckosh (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) has appeared in two games (66:49 minutes), stopping all five shots she’s faced, while Megan Nadal (Chino, Calif.) stopped seven of the eight shots she faced in her lone appearance in goal (45:00 minutes).
• BUSY NIGHT: Nguyen made a career-high 12 saves in SMU’s 1-1 tie against St. Catherine on Sept. 24. 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: Nadal made her first collegiate start on Sept. 21 against Luther, stopping seven first-half shots. … Peckosh made her first collegiate Wednesday against UW-Stout, stopping both Blue Devil shots she faced in 45:00 of play.
made her first collegiate appearance in goal for the Cardinals on Sept. 17, making three saves in 22 minutes of relief in SMU’s 3-0 loss to Saint Benedict.
• AS A TEAM: The Cardinals have scored eight of their 11 goals this season in the second half. … Saint Mary’s opponents own a 140-113 advantage in shot attempts through 11 games — including 78-50 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.
• CLOSE CALLS: With their 2-1 win over Concordia on Oct. 1, the Cardinals have now won four straight against the Cobbers — all by one goal. In fact, each of the last seven meetings between the two teams have been settled by one goal or less, with SMU going 4-2-1 in those seven contests.
• 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.
ST. OLAF OLES SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Oles enter Wednesday’s conference showdown against Saint Mary’s sitting at 5-5-1 overall, including a 3-2-1 mark through their first six MIAC contests.
• LAST TIME OUT: Sadie Klassen scored early in the second half, as the Oles knocked off regionally-ranked Saint Benedict 1-0 last Saturday in Northfield, Minn.
• PLENTY OF NAILBITERS: St. Olaf’s 1-0 win over Saint Benedict marked the sixth time in the last seven meetings between the two teams that the end result was decided by a single goal.
• HOME SWEET HOME: With their 1-0 win over Saint Benedict last Saturday, St. Olaf improved to 5-2-0 on its home field. The Oles — who play three of their final five regular-season matches on their home turf — are 0-3-1 on the road this season.
• NAILBITERS: Seven of St. Olaf’s 11 games this season have been decided by one goal, with the Oles going 3-3-1 in those seven contests.
• SHE SHOOTS AND SCORES: Klassen’s goal against Saint Benedict last Saturday was her team-leading seventh of the season. Tessa Anderson is second on the team with three goals, followed by Katie Beaudry with two. Bella Woog and Rachel Tanner own STO’s other two goals. … Klassen has scored five goals in St. Olaf’s last three games — including a hat trick against St. Scholastic on Sept. 27.
• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Anderson and Cat Duffy-Shaw share the team lead in assists with three, one more than Woog and Marit Klagge. Klassen, Katie Korbas, Cirara Kubis, and Megan Timmerman all own one helper.
• POINT PRODUCTION: Fueled by her team-leading seven goals, Klassen boasts a team-high 15 points, well in front of Anderson, who is second with nine points. Woog and Beaudry each have four points and Duffy-Shaw is fifth on the team with three points.
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Maddie Black and Grace Sprangers have shared the goalkeeping duties this season. Sprangers owns a 1.15 goals-against-average and .682 save percentage in six starts (546:12 minutes), while Black has compiled a 1.22 GAA and .700 save percentage in five starts (443:48). … Sprangers has made a team-leading 15 saves — one more than Black — and has recorded two shutouts, again, one more than Black.
• BY THE NUMBERS: St. Olaf holds a 178-86 advantage in shots attempted, including a 74-42 edge in shots on goal. … The Oles recorded single-game season-highs in goals (4), assists (5), and points (13) in their 4-1 win over St. Scholastica on Sept. 27, while posting season-highs in shots (32) and shots on goal (15) against Coe on Sept. 21. … St. Olaf has lost back-to-back games just once, and while the Oles own a three-game unbeaten streak this season (2-0-1), they have yet to win two consecutive games.
