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2022: 0-1-0 MIAC, 2-2-0 Overall

SAINT BENEDICT BENNIES

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2022: 0-1-0 MIAC, 2-3-0 Overall

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SMU-CSB * A YEAR AGO:

Sept. 18, 2021 * T, 0-0 (2 ot)

Nov. 3, 2021 * L, 3-2

Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

Sept. 13, 2022 * Winona, MN

Carleton * L, 2-0

SAINT BENEDICT * LAST ACTION:

Sept. 14, 2022 * St. Paul, MN

St. Catherine * L, 2-1

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

Sept. 21, 2022 * Decorah, IA

Luther * 7 p.m.

SAINT BENEDICT * UP NEXT: 

Sept. 18, 2022 * Menomonie, WI

UW-Stout * 7 p.m.

SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their first conference road game at Saint Benedict sitting at 0-1-0 in conference play and 2-2-0 overall.

• LAST ACTION: Carleton scored two goals in the second half — the second coming with just nine seconds remaining in regulation — as the Knights dealt Saint Mary’s a 2-0 setback in the teams’ MIAC opener Wednesday evening at Ochrymowycz Field.

• HOME SWEET HOME: Saint Mary’s loss to Carleton Wednesday was just its second loss at Ochrymowycz Field in the last 11 games (7-2-2).

• THROWING UP ZEOES: All four of the Cardinals’ games this season have been decided by shutout. Saint Mary’s beat UM-Morris 3-0 and Lawrence 2-0 to open the season, before falling to Wartburg (1-0) and Carleton (2-0). … 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.

• CAREER FIRSTS: The goals by Ella Lahart (Sherwood, Ore.) and Lauryn Skoruppa (Littleton, Colo.) against UM-Morris on Sept. 1 were both collegiate firsts. The Cardinals had six players net their first goal in a Saint Mary’s uniform during the 2021 season. … Skoruppa also added an assist against the Cougars on Sept. 1 en route to her first career three-point game.

• SPREADING THE WEALTH: The Cardinals’ five goals through four games have come from five different players — Lahart, Skoruppa, Brooklyn McKinney (Thornton, Colo.), Haddy Falkman (Waconia, Minn.), and Kaley Manglitz (Onalaska, Wis.).

• POINT PRODUCER: Along with her goal, Falkman has also assisted on two of SMU’s other four goals to lead the team with four points, one more than McKinney and Skoruppa.

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Alexis Nguyen (West Corvina, Calif.) — the reigning MIAC Defensive Player of the Year — has started all four games in goal for the Cardinals, owning a 0.75 goals-against-average and .824 save percentage. … Nguyen did not have to make a save en route to her first shutout of the season against UM-Morris on Sept. 1, before adding a two-save shutout against Lawrence three days later. Nguyen, who recorded eight shutouts a year ago, has now collected 11 shutouts in her four-year collegiate career.

• BUSY NIGHT: Nguyen has stopped a season-high six shots in each of the Cardinals’ last two games. Nguyen finished with a career-high 10 saves against St. Catherine a year ago.

• AS A TEAM: The Cardinals’ five goals this season have all come in the second half. Saint Mary’s scored 19 of its 41 goals in the second half last season. … Saint Mary’s owns a 55-42 advantage in shot attempts through four games — including 26-17 in shots on goal. … SMU holds a 20-10 edge in SOG over the game’s final 45 minutes.

• 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.

SAINT BENEDICT BENNIES SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Bennies head into Saturday’s showdown against Saint Mary’s sitting at 2-3-0 overall, including an 0-1-0 record in conference play.

• LAST TIME OUT: In a rematch of last season’s MIAC Playoff title game, St. Catherine jumped out to a 2-0 lead and held off a furious CSB rally to deal the Bennies a 2-1 setback. … The Wildcats defeated Saint Benedict 1-0 in last year’s playoff title game.

• HOME SWEET HOME: The Bennies have picked up both of their wins this season on their home turf. Saint Benedict is still searching for its first road victory, dropping its first three contests away from CSB Soccer Field.

• NAILBITERS: Four of Saint Benedict’s first five games have been decided by one goal — including all three of the Bennies’ losses. CSB has dropped 1-0 decisions to Christopher Newport and Virginian Wesleyan, along with Wednesday’s 2-1 setback to St. Catherine. The Bennies also own a 2-1 win over UW-Eau Claire

• TOUGH OPENER: The Bennies kicked off the 2022 season against defending national champion and No. 1-ranked Christopher Newport on Sept. 1, surrendering a goal with less than seven minutes remaining in regulation in falling to the Captains 1-0.

• OFFENSIVE LEADER: Alli Voss has scored three of the Bennies’ seven goals through five games. Caralyn Conners, Erica Golenzer, Lana Krautkremer, and Ella Young have accounted for CSB’s other four goals. … Voss has scored all three of her goals in CSB’s last two games — netting two against Luther on Sept. 11, and accounting for Saint Benedict’s lone goal in Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to ST. Catherine.

• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Saint Benedict’s four assists this season have come from four different players — Conners, Sydney Burns, Addison Stephani, and Ellie Wohnoutka.

• POINT PRODUCTION: Fueled by her three goals, Voss lead the team in points with six, followed by Conners with three, and Golenzer, Krautkremer, and Young with two each.

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: The Bennies have used two different goalkeepers this season, with Paige Kahlmeyer seeing the brunt of the action, compiling a 0.62 goals-against-average and .882 save percentage in four starts. Annie Waters has appeared in four games, including one start and owns a 2.67 GAA and .789 save percentage. … Both Kahlmeyer and Waters head into Saturday’s matchup against Saint Mary’s having made 15 saves.

• AS A TEAM: The Bennies hold a 7-6 scoring advantage through five games. The Bennies have been outshot 67-51, including 36-29 in shots on goal. … CSB posted season-highs in goals (4), assists (3), points (11), shots (18), and shots on goal (11) in its 4-1 win over Luther on Sept. 11.