SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS
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2022: 2-0-0 Overall
WARTBURG KNIGHTS
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2022: 2-0-0 Overall
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SMU-WAR * LAST MEETING:
First-ever Meeting
SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:
Sept. 4, 2022 * Winona, MN
Lawrence * W, 2-0
WARTBURG * LAST ACTION:
Sept. 2, 2022 * Waverly, IA
UW-Eau Claire * W, 2-0
SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:
Sept. 13, 2022 * Winona, MN
Carleton * 6:00
WARTBURG * UP NEXT:
Sept. 10, 2022 * Bloomington, IL
Illinois Wesleyan * 11:00
SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their first road game of the season sitting at 2-0-0, thanks to back-to-back shutout wins over UM-Morris and Lawrence
• LAST ACTION: Saint Mary’s scored a pair of second-half goals en route to a 2-0 nonconference victory over Lawrence last Sunday at Ochrymowycz Field.
• HOME SWEET HOME: Thanks to Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Lawrence, the Cardinals improved to 7-1-2 on their home field over the last two seasons — the Cardinals were a near-perfect 5-1-2 at Ochrymowycz Field a year ago.
• THROWING UP ZEOES: With their 3-0 win over UM-Morris last Thursday and a 2-0 victory over Lawrence three days later, the Cardinals have now opened the season with a back-to-back shutout wins in each of the last two seasons.
• CAREER FIRSTS: The goals by Ella Lahart (Sherwood, Ore.) and Lauryn Skoruppa (Littleton, Colo.) against UM-Morris last Thursday 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 Thursday en route to her first career three-point game.
• SPREADING THE WEALTH: The Cardinals’ five goals through two 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 — did not have to make a save en route to her first shutout of the season against UM-Morris last Thursday, 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.
• SLOW STARTERS: 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.
• TOTAL DOMINATION: Saint Mary’s owns a 40-4 advantage in shot attempts through two games — including 15-2 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.
WARTBURG KNIGHTS SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: Wartburg enters Tuesday’s first-ever meeting with Saint Mary’s sitting at 2-0-0 on the season.
• LAST TIME OUT: The Knights picked up their second straight shutout win last Friday, blanking UW-Eau Claire 2-0. Wartburg had opened the season with a 1-0 victory over St. Olaf the day before.
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• HOME SWEET HOME: Tuesday’s game against Saint Mary’s is the second straight home game for the Knights, who finished the 2021 season 7-2-0 Salzwedell Field a year ago.
• BIG LOSSES: The Knights open the 2022 season without the services of graduated senior Joy Smith. Smith was named United Soccer Coaches Association First-Team All-Region and Third-Team All-American last season.
• SPREADING THE WEALTH: Wartburg’s three goals this season have come from three different players — Sarah Campbell, Gabby Corday, and Kate Luers — while the Knights ‘ two assists came from Mya Jansen and Lauren Kirkle.
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Marissa Lopez has been in goal for both shutout wins this season, stopping all five shots she’s faced. Lopez, who compiled a 0.65 goals-against-average and an .865 save percentage a year ago, has started the Knights last 49 straight games in goal.
• BY THE NUMBERS: Wartburg has outshot hits first two opponents 31-16, including 15-5 in shots on goal. … Saint Mary’s is the second of four contests against teams from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Along with St. Olaf and Saint Mary’s, the Knights also have Macalester and Augsburg on their schedule.
• A YEAR AGO: Despite losing to ninth-ranked Loras 4-1 in the A-R-C Tournament title game, the Knights made their fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2021, falling to UW-La Crosse 1-0 in the opening round. The loss was just the fourth of the season for Wartburg, which closed out 2021 with a 15-4-1 mark.
