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2022: 2-3-0 Overall

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2022: 3-3-0 Overall

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SMU-LUT * LAST MEETING:

Sept. 1, 2016 * Winona, MN

L, 2-1 * Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

Sept. 17, 2022 * St. Joseph, MN

Saint Benedict * L, 3-0

LUTHER * LAST ACTION:

Sept. 17, 2022 * Decorah, IA

Carthage * W, 2-0

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

Sept. 24, 2022 * St. Paul, MN

St. Catherine * 12:30 p.m.

LUTHER * UP NEXT: 

Sept. 24, 2022 * Decorah, IA

U. of Dubuque * 5:00

SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their nonconference showdown at Luther sitting at 2-3-0 overall, including 0-2-0 in conference play.

• LAST ACTION: Saint Benedict scored two goals less than four minutes apart before the second half was even seven minutes old, as the Bennies dealt the Cardinals a 3-0 conference setback last Saturday in St. Joseph, Minn.

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

• THROWING UP ZEOES: All five 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), 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.

• 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 five 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 five games in goal for the Cardinals, owning a 1.26 goals-against-average and .800 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 equaled her career high with 10 saves in last Saturday’s 3-0 loss at Saint Benedict. The junior also made 10 saves against St. Catherine on Sept. 25, 2021.

• GOALKEEPING FIRST: 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’ 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 opponents own a 61-58 advantage in shot attempts through five games — including 33-26 in shots on goal

• 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.

LUTHER NORSE SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: Luther heads into Wednesday’s nonconference showdown against Saint Mary’s sitting at 3-3-0 overall.

• LAST TIME OUT: Luther pushed its record to .500, scoring single goals in each half in dispatching of Carthage 2-0 last Saturday in Decorah, Iowa.

• STREAKING: Last Saturday’s 2-0 win over Carthage snapped Luther’s two-game losing streak. Luther has owned one two-game winning streak and one two-game losing streak through six games.

• TWOS ARE WILD: Luther has scored two goals in all three of its wins this season — beating St. Catherine and UW-Stevens Point by 2-1 counts, and adding a 2-0 win over Carthage. On the flip side, Luther has allowed two goals in one of its two losses, falling to UW-Whitewater 2-0.

• HOME SWEET HOME: Wednesday’s nonconference game against Saint Mary’s is the second of three straight home games for the Norse, who are a perfect 3-0-0 on their home field, while still searching for their first road win (0-3-0).

• OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Maggie Haller, Emma Lin, and Rose Sieve all share the team lead in goals with two each, with Lauren Linkletter and Sammie Sabin netted Luther’s other two goals. … Haller scored both of her goals in Luther’s 2-1 win over St. Catherine on Sept. 7.

• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Haller is also the team’s assist leader with two, while Lin and Kaitlyn Bebensee have each recorded one helper.

• POINT PRODUCTION: With her two goals and two assists, Haller sits atop the team’s points race with six, one more than Lin, while Sieve has four points, and Linkletter and Sabin have two each.

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Irelyn Baumberger and Ken Vavrichek have shared the goalkeeper duties, with each making three starts. Both goalkeepers own 1.67 goals-against-averages, with Vavrichek sporting a .737 save percentage and Baumberger owning a .706 save %. … Vavrichek leads the team with 14 saves, two more than Baumberger, and owns Luther’s lone shutout.

• AS A TEAM: The Norse have scored eight goals in six games, while their opponents have found the back of the net 10 times. … Luther owns a 76-69 edge in shots, including 40-37 in shots on goal. … Wednesday’s game against Saint Mary’s is Luther’s fifth game in the last 11 days.