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2023: 2-5-1 MIAC, 7-6-2 Overall

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2023: 5-3-0 MIAC, 8-6-0 Overall

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SMU-MAC * LAST MEETING:

Oct. 25, 2023 * Winona, MN

W, 2-0 * Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

Oct. 14, 2023 * Winona, MN

St. Scholastica * T, 1-1

MACALESTER * LAST ACTION:

Oct. 14, 2023 * St. Paul, MN

St. Catherine * L, 3-1

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

Oct. 21 2023 * Northfield, MN

Carleton * 3:30 p.m.

MACALESTER * UP NEXT:

Oct. 21, 2023 * St. Paul, MN

Hamline * 3:30 p.m.

SAINT MARY’S SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference matchup against Macalester sitting at 7-6-2 overall, while sporting a 2-5-1 record in five conference contests..

• LAST TIME OUT: St. Scholastica scored on a penalty kick with less than 26 minutes remaining in regulation, as the Saints rallied to collect a 1-1 tie against the Cardinals last Saturday at Ochrymowycz Field.

• FAST STARTS: The Cardinals have scored a goal before the eight-minute mark in six of its 14 games this season. Genesis Capacio (Las Vegas, Nev.) scored at 7:09 against UMN Morris on Sept. 1, Laura Ashe (Beaverton, Ore.) needed just 2:55 to put SMU out front against Wartburg on Sept. 3; Ella Lahart (Sherwood, Ore.) found the back of the net 7:52 into the first half against Beloit two days later; Samantha Munson (Plain City, Utah) scored at 2:19 of the first half vs. Lawrence on Sept. 9; Ashe struck quickly again against Bethel on Oct. 7, finding the back of the net at 2:49; and Lahart scored just 4:30 after the opening kick last Saturday against St. Scholastica.

• HOME ON THE ROAD: The Cardinals, who went 6-1-2 in their eight home games last season, have collected five of their seven wins this season on the road. SMU is 5-3-0 in eight road contests, while sitting at 2-3-2 at Ochrymowycz Field. 

• CLOSE CALLS: With last Saturday’s 1-1 tie against St. Scholastica, 12 of Saint Mary’s 15 games this season have been decided by one goal or less. … SMU’s 1-0 loss to St. Olaf on Oct. 10 snapped SMU’s four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1) — the Cardinals had not allowed a goal in that four-game span.

• THROWING UP ZEROS: All seven of SMU’s victories this season have been by shutout — 6-0 over UMN Morris, 2-0 vs. Bethel, and 1-0 over Beloit, Lawrence, UW-Stout, Concordia, and Grinnell. … All told, 12 of SMU’s 15 games this season have been decided by shutout — the lone exceptions, 2-1 losses to Wartburg and Gustavus, and a 1-1 tie against St. Scholastica last Saturday. … Twenty-six of Saint Mary’s last 34 games have been decided by shutout — including 16 of SMU’s last 18 wins.

• THROWING UP ZEROS II: The Cardinals’ 0-0 draw against UW-Stevens Point on Oct. 1 marked the first time SMU has played to a scoreless tie since a 0-0 deadlock against Augsburg on Oct. 8, 2022.

• ONE OR NONE: Saint Mary’s has been held to one goal or less in 12 of its 14 games this season, the lone exceptions — a 6-0, season-opening win UMN Morris on Sept. 1 and a 2-0 win over Bethel on Oct. 7.

• SPREADING THE WEALTH: Saint Mary’s 16 goals this season have come from nine different players, led by Munson and Leonard, who have each netted a team-best three goals. Ashe, Lahart, and Lauryn Skoruppa (Littleton, Colo.) have all scored twice, while Capacio, Brooklyn McKinney (Thornton, Colo.), Hannah Bradley (Portland, Ore.), and Sadie Chrusciel (Geneva, Ill.)  own SMU’s other four goals.

• CAREER FIRSTS: Saint Mary’s has had three players net their first collegiate goals this season. Chrusciel tallied her first goal as a Cardinals in SMU’s 2-1 loss to Gustavus on Sept. 27; Bradley netted her first collegiate goal in SMU’s 6-0 win over UMN Morris on Sept. 1, while Ashe’s first-half tally against Wartburg two days later was her first as a Cardinal.

• CAREER FIRST II: Samantha Munson collected her first collegiate multiple-point game, scoring once and assisting on two others for a four-point effort in SMU’s 6-0 win over UMN Morris on Sept. 1.

• LENDING A HAND: Munson and Peyton Maier (Elk River, Minn.) share the team lead with three assists each, while Leonard has two helpers, and Lahart, Ashe, McKinney, Anna Warneke (Maple Grove, Minn.), Kaelyn Clasen (Kent, Wash.), and Kaylen Pray (Port Townsend, Wash.) have all collected one.

• POINT PRODUCER: Munson sits atop the team’s points race with nine (3 G, 3 A), followed by Leonard with seven (3 G, 1 A). Ashe is third with six (2 G, 2 A), followed by Lahart with five (2 G, 1 A), and Skoruppa with four (2 G).

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Anna Peckosh (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) has played a team-high 766:14 minutes, including nine starts, in goal for the Cardinals, compiling a 1.06 goals-against-average and a .769 save percentage. McKenzie Munson (Plain City, Utah) and Megan Nadal (Chino, Calif.) own SMU’s other six starts, with Munson (0.20 GAA, .958 save %) stopping 23 of the 24 shots she’s faced in 460:32 minutes, while Nadal has stopped all eight shots in 123:14 minutes.… Peckosh has made a team-high 30 saves in 11 games. … Munson posted a career-high 10 saves in SMU’s 2-0 win over Bethel on Oct. 7.

• GOALKEEPING FIRSTS: McKenzie Munson recorded her first collegiate win and first career shutout — in her first collegiate start, a 1-0 win over Beloit on Sept. 5. … Peckosh stopped a career-high eight shots in racking up career shutout No. 1 against UW-Stevens Point on Oct. 16, 2022. … Peckosh made her first collegiate start against UW-Stout on Oct. 5, 2022, stopping both Blue Devil shots she faced in 45:00 of play, while making her first appearance in a Cardinal uniform on Sept. 17, 2022, making three saves in 22 minutes of relief in SMU’s 3-0 loss to Saint Benedict. … Nadal made her first collegiate start on Sept. 21, 2022 against Luther, stopping seven first-half shots.

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: Saint Mary’s has scored 11 of its 16 goals this season in the first half. … Saint Mary’s has allowed just 10 goals in 15 games — four in the first half and six in the second. … SMU has outshot its opponents 213-163, including 100-71 in shots on goal. … SMU’s six goals against the Cougars on Sept. 1 are the most since SMU poured in 11 goals against Martin Luther on Sept. 6, 2021.

MACALESTER SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Scots head into their mid-week conference matchup against Saint Mary’s sitting at 8-6-0 overall, including owning a 5-3-0 mark in conference play.

• LAST TIME OUT: St. Catherine scored once in the first half and twice in the second, as the Wildcats dealt Macalester a 3-1 road conference setback last Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.

• STREAKING ALONG: Last Saturday’s 3-1 loss to St. Catherine was the Scots’ second straight setback, having dropped a 1-0 decision to Carleton on Oct. 10. … Macalester’s loss to the Knights snapped the Scots’ season-high four-game winning streak — a run in which they outscored their opponents 5-0. 

• HOME SWEET HOME: The Scots close out their regular-season playing two of their final three games at home — facing Saint Mary’s on Wednesday and Hamline three days later. The Scots end the regular-season schedule at Augsburg on Oct. 28. … Macalester owns a 4-2-0 record at home, while going 4-3-0 away from Macalester Stadium.

• THROWING UP ZEROS: Twelve of Macalester’s 14 games this season have been decided by shutout — including seven of the Scots’ eight wins and five their six losses. … Macalester has dropped 2-0 decisions to Pomona-Pitzer and UW-Eau Claire, while falling to Concordia, UW-River Falls, and Carleton by 1-0 counts. 

• SHE SHOOTS AND SCORES: Julia Hanson and Adi Nhouyvanisvong have accounted for 10 of the Scots’ 19 goals this season, each netting five goals. Gabby Valle has scored twice, with Ella Thomsen, Mia Brisbin, Avery Ellis, Mikaely Evans, Georgia LeWin-Mills, and Ella Wu-Ancipink each chipping in one goal. … Nhouyvanisvong owns Macalester’s lone multiple-goal game, scoring twice against Northwestern (Minn.) on Sept. 4. …. Hanson has scored in five of the Scots’ 14 games.

• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Hanson has collected a team-high four assists, one more than Thomsen, and two up on Nhouyvanisvong, Brisbin, and Abbey Birkey.

• POINT PRODUCTION: With her team-bests in goals and assists, Hanson also sits atop the team’s points lead with 14. Nhouyvanisvong is second with 12 points (5 G, 2 A), with Thomsen a distant third with five points (1 G, 3 A).

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Macalester has used three different goalkeepers through 14 games, with Abigail Heuga seeing the majority of the work, compiling a 0.64 goals-against-average and a .920 save percentage in 14 appearances (984:07). Ashlyn Ryan owns a 1.34 GAA and .750 save % in five games played (269:14), with Bella Zerafa (0.00, .000 save %) eating up the other 6:39 minutes. … Heuga has made a team-high 81 saves, with Ryan stopping 16 of the 20 shots she’s faced. … Heuga has posted five shutouts.

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: After scoring nine goals in 3-0 and 6-0 wins over UW-Stout and Northwestern to open the season, Macalester has netted just nine goals in its last 12 contests. … Macalester has been outshot 200-149, including 104-83 in shots on goal. … The Scots put together season-highs in goals (6), assists (5), points (17), shots (31), and shots on goal (19) in their 6-0 win over Northwestern (Minn.) on Sept. 4. … Macalester has put together winning streaks to two (twice) and four games, while struggling through two- and three-game losing streaks this season.