SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS
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2022: 4-4-1 Overall
UW-STOUT BLUE DEVILS
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2022: 1-8-2 Overall
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SMU-UWS * LAST MEETING:
Sept. 26, 2021 * Menomonie, WI
L, 2-1 * Series History
SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:
Oct. 1, 2022 * Moorhead, MN
Concordia * W, 2-1
UW-STOUT * LAST ACTION:
Oct. 1, 2022 * Platteville, WI
UW-Platteville * L, 4-3
SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:
Oct. 8, 2022 * Winona, MN
Augsburg * 12:30 p.m.
UW-STOUT * UP NEXT:
Oct. 8, 2022 * Menomonie, WI
UW-Oshkosh * 2 p.m.
SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their nonconference showdown against UW-Stout sitting at 4-4-1 overall, including 2-2-1 in conference play.
• LAST ACTION: Haddy Falkman (Waconia, Minn.) scored two goals — both off assists from Lauren Ashe (Beaverton, Ore.) — as the Cardinals picked up their second straight conference victory, beating Concordia 2-1 Saturday in Moorhead, Minn.
• HOME SWEET HOME: Wednesday’s game against UW-Stout is the first of back-to-back home games for the Cardinals, who are in the midst of playing four of five contests on their home turf. SMU is 8-2-3 in its 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 four 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) and Concordia (2-1) in their last two contests.
• CLOSE CALLS: With last Saturday’s 2-1 win over Concordia, 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.
• 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.
• LEADERS OF THE PACK: With her two goals against Concordia last Saturday, Falkman moved into the team lead in goals with three, one more than Skoruppa and Brooklyn McKinney (Thornton, Colo.). Williams, Lahart, Haddy Falkman, and Kaley Manglitz (Onalaska, Wis.) own SMU’s other three goals.
• LENDING A HAND: Saint Mary’s boasts three players who share the team lead in assists with two each — Ashe, 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 is sitting fourth on the team with three points (1 G, 1 A).
• 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 — the reigning MIAC Defensive Player of the Year — has started eight of the team’s nine games in goal, owning a 1.09 goals-against-average and .895 save percentage. … Nguyen picked up her third shutout of the season, and 12th of her collegiate career, with eight saves against Gustavus on Sept. 27.
• 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: 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 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 10 goals this season in the second half. … Saint Mary’s opponents own a 122-92 advantage in shot attempts through nine games — including 69-41 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
UW-STOUT BLUE DEVILS SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Blue Devils head into Wednesday’s nonconference road contest sitting at 1-8-2 overall, including an 0-1-0 showing in WIAC play.
• LAST TIME OUT: UW-Stout and UW-Platteville combined for six first-half goals, but it was a tally by Lydia Smith 10 minutes into the second half that proved to be the game-winner, as the Pioneers dealt the Blue Devils a 4-3 setback in the teams’ conference-opener.
• LIMPING IN: The Blue Devils saw their winless streak climb to seven (0-6-1). UW-Stout has not won since beating St. Norbert 3-1 on Sept. 8
• HITTING THE ROAD: Wednesday’s game at Saint Mary’s is the second straight road contest for the Blue Devils, who are 0-4-1 in their five road contests this season. UW-Stout sports a 1-4-0 mark on its home field.
• FAMILIAR FOES: Saint Mary’s is the seventh and final opponent from the MIAC for the Blue Devils, who have already faced Hamline (L, 2-1), Augsburg (L, 1-0), Concordia (L, 2-0), Saint Benedict (L, 1-0), Bethel (L, 2-0), and Macalester (L, 2-0).
• FINALLY ON THE BOARD: The Blue Devils’ early, first-half goal against UW-Platteville snapped a streak of seven games without a goal. UW-Stout was outscored 9-0 during that seven-game span.
• GETTING OFFENSE ON TRACK: UW-Stout nearly scored as many goals in last Saturday’s 4-3 loss as the Blue Devils had in their first nine games combined. UW-S had managed just four goals in its first eight contests before Saturday’s three-goal outburst.
• GOAL-SCORING LEADERS: Marissa Steele and Caylee Boone share the team lead with two goal each, with Liv Winkler, Kennedy Beld, and Ella Kemp accounting for the Blue Devils’ other three goals.
• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Steele has accounted for two of the team’s four assists, while Rachel Younker and Carly Kauffman own UW-Stout’s other two helpers.
• POINT PRODUCTION: With her two goals, and two assists, Steele boasts a team-best six points, two more than Boone (2 G), and four in front of Winkler (1 G), Beld (1 G), and Kemp (1 G).
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: The Blue Devils have used three different goalkeepers through 10 games, with Julia McNamar and Lily Shield seeing the brunt of the work. McNamar boasts a 1.11 goals-against-average and .829 save percentage in six appearances (484:39 minutes), while Shield owns a 1.96 GAA and .737 save percentage in six appearances (460:21 minutes. Lily Black stopped two of the three shots she faced in her lone appearance (45:00 minutes). … McNamar has made a team-high 29 saves, one more than Black, and owns the team’s lone shutout.
• BY THE NUMBERS: The Blue Devils have scored five of their seven goals this season in the first half — including all three against UW-Platteville last Saturday. On the flip side, UW-Stout’s opponents have scored seven first-half goals and 10 after the break. … UW-S has attempted 116 shots, including 53 that have reached the goal, while the Blue Devils’ opponents own 152 shots, with 77 SOG. … UW-Stout has surrendered two goals in a game five times — including four 2-0 losses — and last Saturday’s four goals allowed against UW-Platteville last Saturday were a season-high.
