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2022: 0-2-1 MIAC, 2-4-1 Overall
GUSTAVUS GUSTIES
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2022: 1-2-0 MIAC, 4-4-1 Overall
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SMU-GAC * LAST MEETING:
Sept. 21, 2022 * St. Peter, MN
W, 1-0 (ot) * Series History
SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:
Sept. 24, 2022 * Winona, MN
St. Catherine * T, 1-1
GUSTAVUS * LAST ACTION:
Sept. 24, 2022 * St. Peter, MN
Saint Benedict * L, 4-0
SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:
Oct. 1, 2022 * Moorhead, MN
Concordia * 1 p.m.
GUSTAVUS * UP NEXT:
Oct. 1, 2022 * St. Peter, MN
St. Catherine * 1 p.m.
SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference showdown against Gustavus sitting at 2-4-1 overall, including 0-2-1 in conference play.
• LAST ACTION: Malerie Williams (Osseo, Minn.) scored her first collegiate goal late in the first half, and Alexis Nguyen (Osseo, Minn.) made a career-high 12 saves, as the Cardinals battled defending conference and tournament champion St. Catherine to a 1-1 draw.
• HOME SWEET HOME: Tuesday’s game against Gustavus is the second straight home game for the Cardinals, who are 7-2-3 in their last 12 home games — including 2-1-1 this season.
• THROWING UP ZEOES: Saint Mary’s first five games this season were all decided by shutout. In their first five games of the season, the Cardinals 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.
• NAILBITERS: SMU’s last two games have been decided by one goal or less — the Cardinals dropped a 2-1 decision to Luther on Sept. 21 and battled St. Catherine to a 1-1 draw three days later.
• 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. … Skoruppa also added an assist against the Cougars on Sept. 1 en route to her first career three-point game.
• SPREADING THE WEALTH: Skoruppa scored her team-leading second goal of the season in the Cardinals’ 2-1 loss to Luther on Sept. 21. The Cardinals’ other five goals have come from five different players — Williams, Lahart, Brooklyn McKinney (Thornton, Colo.), Haddy Falkman (Waconia, Minn.), and Kaley Manglitz (Onalaska, Wis.).
• POINT PRODUCER: Along with her team-leading two goals, Skoruppa also owns one assist for a team-leading five points, one more than Falkman (1 G, 2 A) and two in front of McKinney (1 G, 1 A) and Williams (1 G, 1 A).
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Alexis Nguyen (West Corvina, Calif.) — the reigning MIAC Defensive Player of the Year — has started six of the team’s seven games in goal, owning a 1.28 goals-against-average and .826 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 made a career-high 12 saves in SMU’s 1-1 tie against St. Catherine last Saturday. 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.
• 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 last Saturday, making three saves in 22 minutes of relief in SMU’s 3-0 loss to Saint Benedict.
• AS A TEAM: The Cardinals have scored five of their seven goals this season in the second half. … Saint Mary’s opponents own an 101-68 advantage in shot attempts through seven games — including 57-31 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.
GUSTAVUS GUSTIES SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Gusties enter their conference showdown at Saint Mary’s sitting at 4-4-1 overall, including a 1-2-0 mark in their first three MIAC contests.
• LAST TIME OUT: Saint Benedict broke open a one-goal game with three second-half tallies, as the Bennies dealt Gustavus a 4-0 conference setback last Saturday in St. Peter, Minn.
• IN A SLUMP: Last Saturday’s 4-0 loss to Saint Benedict extended Gustavus’ losing streak to three straight. After opening the season 3-0-1, Gustavus has gone 1-4-1 in its last six — the lone win a 4-0 victory over St. Scholastica on Sept. 14.
• NAILBITERS: Five of Gustavus’ eight games have been decided by one goal or less. GAC has beaten Chapman (2-1) and Cal Lutheran (2-1), lost to UW-Eau Claire (1-0) and Central (Iowa) (1-0), and tied the University of Dubuque (1-1).
• OFFENSIVE LEADER: Campbell Waldspurger leads the Gusties with four goals, two more than Annika Lewis, Elin Swenson, and Jordan Oelkers, while Lauren Rocheford, Ellen Becken, Kenna West, Gabriela Rodriguez, and Lillian Seiberg own GAC’s other five goals. … GAC has not had a player record a multiple-goal game this season.
• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Waldspurger, Rocheford, Rachel Rehneit, Molly Waters, and Jordan Whalen all share the team lead with two assists each. Lewis, Kaitlyn Brandt, and Alexis Lin are the only other Gusties with an assist, each owning one.
• POINT PRODUCTION: With her team-leading four goals and two assists, Waldspurger sit atop the team’s points lead with 10. Lewis is second with five, while Swenson, Oelkers, and Rocheford all have four. … Waldspurger posted a single-game, season-high three points (1 G, 2 A) against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 7.
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: The Gusties have used three different goalkeepers through eight games, led by Abby Goodno, who has appeared in eight games (653:34 minutes), compiling a 1.65 goals-against-average and a .733 save percentage. Claire Hemstock and Justine Holm have both made two appearances, with Hemstock boasting a 0.78 GAA and .500 save percentage in 115:03 minutes, while Holm boasts a 2.17 GAA and .750 save percentage in 41:34 minutes.
• BY THE NUMBERS: Gustavus has scored 11 of its 16 goals in the second half, while GAC’s opponents have netted nine of its 14 goals after the halftime break. … The Gusties hold a 115-106 edge in shots attempted, including 58-46 in shots on goal. … Gustavus scored a season-high six goals and recorded a season-best 18 points in its 6-0 win over Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 7. … Gustavus has allowed more than one goal in a game just twice — falling to Carleton 5-1 on Sept. 17, and dropping a 4-0 decision to Saint Benedict last Saturday.
