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2022: 4-3-2 MIAC, 9-5-2 Overall

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2022: 3-3-3 MIAC, 7-4-5 Overall

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SMU-MAC * LAST MEETING:

Oct. 27, 2021 * St. Paul, MN

W, 1-0 * Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

Oct. 22, 2022 * Winona, MN

Hamline * W, 2-0

MACALESTER * LAST ACTION:

Oct. 22, 2022 * St. Joseph, MN

Saint Benedict * L, 2-1

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

Oct. 29, 2022 * Duluth, MN

St. Scholastica * 12:30 p.m.

MACALESTER * UP NEXT:

Oct. 29, 2022 * St. Paul, MN

Gustavus * 1:00 p.m.

SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference showdown against Macalester sitting at 9-5-2 overall, including 4-3-2 in conference play.

• LAST ACTION: Saint Mary’s got first-half goals from Brooklyn McKinney (Thornton, Colo.) and Ella Lahart (Sherwood, Ore.), as the Cardinals rolled to a 2-0 conference win over Hamline last Saturday at Ochrymowycz Field.

• FINALLY HOME: Wednesday’s game against Macalester is the second straight home game for the Cardinals, who will close out their regular-season schedule on the road on Saturday against St. Scholastica. Saint Mary’s is 9-2-4 in its last 15 home games, including 4-1-2 this season.

• STREAK ALONG: The Cardinals’ 2-0 win over Hamline on Saturday was their fourth straight victory. SMU is now 7-1-2 in its last 10 games — jump-started by a season-high five-game unbeaten streak (3-0-2), after opening the season 2-4-0 in its first six contests. The Cardinals’ lone loss in that nine-game stretch was a 3-0 loss to St. Olaf on Oct. 12.

• POST-SEASON PICTURE: With two games remaining in the regular season, the Cardinals are sitting fifth in the conference standings, two points in front of Tuesday’s opponent, Macalester in the race for one of the six MIAC Playoff berths. A win over the Scots would put SMU in the driver's seat in its quest for a second-straight post-season appearance from SMU. 

• NEW DAY, SAME OUTCOME: Saint Mary’s 2-0 victory over Hamline last Saturday marked the third straight 2-0 victory — the Cardinals had beaten UW-Stevens Point and Grinnell by that same 2-0 decision in their previous two contests.

• THROWING UP ZEROS: Twelve of Saint Mary’s 16 games have been decided by shutout. The Cardinals have beaten UM-Morris (3-0), Lawrence (2-0), Gustavus (1-0), UW-Stout (1-0), UW-Stevens Point (2-0), Grinnell (2-0), and Hamline (2-0), while falling to Wartburg (1-0), Carleton (2-0), Saint Benedict (3-0), and St. Olaf (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.

• NO GOALS: Saint Mary’s 0-0 tie against Augsburg on Oct. 8 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: Seven of SMU’s last 11 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 (0-0) — before falling to St. Olaf 3-0 on Oct. 12 and beating Grinnell (2-0) on Wednesday.

• CAREER FIRSTS: The Cardinals have had five players record their first collegiate goals this season — the most recent off the foot of Leonard against Grinnell on Wednesday. Along with Leonard’s tally, Samantha Munson scored her first SMU goal against UW-Stout on Oct. 5, Malerie Williams (Osseo, Minn.) netted her first as a Cardinal against St. Catherine on Sept. 24, and Lahart and Lauryn Skoruppa (Littleton, Colo.) both recorded their first goals in a Cardinal uniform against UM-Morris on Sept. 1. 

• LEADER OF THE PACK: With her goal against Hamline last Saturday, McKinney moved into a tie for the team lead in goals (4) with Haddy Falkman (Waconia, Minn.). Skoruppa is third on the team with three goals, followed by Lahart and Munson with two each. Trindle, Williams, and Kaley Manglitz (Onalaska, Wis.) own SMU’s other three goals.

• LENDING A HAND: Dakota Leonard (Lincolnshire, Ill.) collected her third and fourth assists of the season against Bethel on Oct. 15, pushing her past Lauren Ashe (Beaverton, Ore.) and into the team lead in assists. Ashe is second with three helpers, followed by Falkman and Williams with two, while McKinney and Skoruppa have also collected an assist this season.

• POINT PRODUCER: Along with her team-leading four goals, Falkman also leads the team in points with 10 (4 G, 2 A), one in front of McKinney (4 G, 1 A) and three in front of Skoruppa (3 G, 1 A). Leonard (1 G, 4 A) is sitting fourth with six points, with Munson (2 G, 0 A) and Lahart (2 G, 0 A) each boasting four points.

• MULTIPLE-POINTS: Falkman’s two-goal effort against Concordia on Oct. 1 marked the second time in her career that she has scored two goals in a game. Along with her two-goal game, Falkman also owns a multiple-assist effort, picking up helpers on two of SMU’s three goals against UM-Morris on Sept. 1. … Leonard and Ashe have both picked up their first collegiate two-assist games this season. Leonard assisted on both SMU goals against Bethel last Saturday, while Ashe collected two helpers against Concordia on Oct. 1. … Skoruppa posted her first career three-point game with a goal and an assist against UM-Morris on Sept. 1. 

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Alexis Nguyen (West Corvina, Calif.) has appeared in 15 games of SMU’s 16 games in goal — including 13 starts — owning a 1.00 goals-against-average and .843 save percentage. … Nguyen picked up her fifth shutout of the season, and 14th of her collegiate career, with five saves against Hamline last Saturday. … Anna Peckosh (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) has appeared in four games (185:05 minutes) — including two starts — and has not allowed a goal, stopping all 13 shots she’s faced, while Megan Nadal (Chino, Calif.) has stopped nine of the 10 shots she faced in her two 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: Peckosh stopped a career-high eight shots in racking up career shutout No. 1 against UW-Stevens Point last Sunday. … Peckosh made her first collegiate start against UW-Stout on Oct. 5, stopping both Blue Devil shots she faced in 45:00 of play, while making her first appearance in a Cardinal uniform on Sept. 17, making three saves in 22 minutes of relief in SMU’s 3-0 loss to Saint Benedict. … Nadal made her first collegiate start on Sept. 21 against Luther, stopping seven first-half shots.

• AS A TEAM: The Cardinals have scored 11 of their 18 goals this season in the second half. … Saint Mary’s opponents own a 197-170 advantage in shot attempts through 16 games — including 106-75 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.

MACALESTER SCOTS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: Macalester heads into Tuesday’s conference showdown against Saint Mary’s sitting at 7-4-5 overall, including a 3-3-3 mark in nine MIAC contests.

• LAST TIME OUT: Saint Benedict scored a pair of first-half goals and held off a second-half Macalester surge in dealing the Scots a 2-1 conference setback last Saturday in St. Joseph, Minn.

• ROAD TRIP: Tuesday’s game at Saint Mary’s is the second of back-to-back road contests for the Scots, who close out their regular-season schedule with a home date against Gustavus on Saturday. … Macalester has enjoyed a banner home season, compiling a 5-1-2 record, while going just 2-3-3 in its eight games away from Macalester Stadium.

• NAILBITERS: Nine of Macalester’s 15 games this season have been decided by one goal or less — including five games that have ended in a tie. … Three of the Scots’ five ties have been 0-0 decisions, with the other two ending in a 2-2 final – including a 2-2 deadlock with league-leading Carleton on Oct. 16.

• ROLLERCOASTER RIDE: After putting together a five-game unbeaten streak from Sept. 24-Oct. 4, the Scots have gone 0-2-1 in their last three contests — losses to St. Catherine (3-1) and Saint Benedict (2-1) sandwiched around a 2-2 tie against Carleton. 

• OFFENSIVE LEADERS: The Scots have seven players who have scored two or more goals this season — led by Mia Brisbin with five and Lucy Grochuiska with four. Ella Thomsen and Gaby Vaile have each found the back of the net three times, while Julia Kispert, Mikaely Evans, and Sarah Hamilton all own two goals. … Vaile and Brisbin have both put together two-goal games this season — Vaile against UW-Stout on Sept. 25 and Brisbin against Northland on Sept. 1.

• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Kispert and Ella Short share the team lead with three assists, one more than Thomsen, Evans, Rachel Colson, and Celia Lesmeister.

• POINT PRODUCTION: Brisbin heads into Tuesday’s matchup against Saint Mary’s owning the team lead in points with 10, one more than Grochuiska and two up on Thomsen. Kispert is fourth on the team with seven points followed by Evans and Vaile with six points each.

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Macalester has used four different goalkeepers this season, led by Jocelyn Radke, who has made 11 appearances, including nine starts. She has compiled a 2.06 goals-against-average and .710 save percentage in 875:26 minutes. Ashlyn Ryan has started six games (474:34 minutes), boasting a 0.19 GAA and .938 save percentage, while Sarah Solomon (4:32 minutes) and Bella Zerafa (85:28 minutes) have both appeared in one game. … Radke has stopped 49 of the 69 shots she’s faced and owns a pair of shutouts, with Ryan stopping 15 of 16 shots and owning four shutouts. 

• BY THE NUMBERS: Macalester holds a 212-169 advantage in shots attempted through 26 games, including a 96-90 edge in shots on goal. … The Scots have outscored their opponents 24-21. Macalester holds a 12-8 scoring edge in the first half, while the Scots have been outscored 13-12 after halftime. … Macalester recorded season-highs in goals (5), assists (6), points (16), shots (41), and shots on goal (15) in a 5-0 win over Northland on Sept. 1.