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2023: 5-3-2 MIAC, 1-2-0 Overall

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2023: 3-1-4 Overall, 1-1-2 Overall

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SMU-GUSTAVUS * LAST MEETING:

Sept. 28, 2022 * Winona, MN

L, 2-0 * Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

Sept. 30, 2023 * Winona, MN

Concordia * W, 1-0

GUSTAVUS * LAST ACTION:

Sept. 30, 2023 * Minneapolis, MN

Augsburg * T, 0-0

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

Oct. 7, 2023 * Winona, MN

Bethel * 1:00

GUSTAVUS * UP NEXT: 

Oct. 6, 2023 * St. Peter, MN

Saint John’s * 4:00

SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference showdown at Gustavus sitting at 5-3-2 overall, including 1-2-0 in conference play.

• LAST TIME OUT: Jack Hurley (Homewood, Ill.) scored the game’s only goal on a penalty kick midway through the second half, as the Cardinals picked up their first conference win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Concordia last Saturday.

• HOME SWEET HOME: With their 1-0 win over Concordia last Saturday, SMU has now picked up five of its last seven wins on its home field. The Cardinals are 3-1-1 at Ochrymowycz Field this season.

• STREAK-SNAPPER: The Cardinals put an end to a 24-game conference winless streak (0-22-2) with last Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Concordia. SMU’s last MIAC victory was a 4-1 triumph over Hamline on Oct. 26, 2019.

• CLOSE CALLS: Twenty-nine of the Cardinals’ last 40 games have been decided by one goal or less — including eight of SMU’s 10 games this season.

• FIT TO BE TIED: For the second year in a row, the Cardinals have played to a scoreless tie this season. Saint Mary’s and Wisconsin Lutheran battled to a scoreless deadlock on Sept. 3. … The Cardinals’ three ties last season — including a 0-0 deadlock against Concordia on Oct. 1 — were the most since the 2015 season, when Saint Mary’s finished the year with three ties en route to a 6-9-3 overall record. 

• CAREER GAMES: Saint Mary’s boasts three players who have scored their first collegiate goals this season. Rojan Monger (St. Paul, Minn.) netted his first collegiate goal in the Cardinals’ 2-1 win over Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 6, while Diego Giles (Columbia Heights, Minn.) scored his first goal as a Cardinal against Simpson three days later, and Martin Garr (Monticello, Minn.) found the back of the net for the first time against Lawrence on Wednesday.

• CAREER GAMES II: Cohan Hare (New Richmond, Wis.) and Aidan Adamek (Helena, Mont.) each scored their first — and second — collegiate goals in SMU’s season-opening 4-0 win over Martin Luther on Sept. 1.

• HE SHOOTS, AND SCORES: With his goal against Concordia last Saturday, Hurley moved into a tie with Hare for the team lead in goals with four. Adamek is one goal back with three, while Monger, Giles, Palislamovic, and Garr own SMU’s other four goals.

• LENDING A HAND: Along with his four goals, Hare has also assisted on all three of Adamek’s goals, while Monger, Giles, Garr, Hurley, Barick Makabi (Iowa City, Iowa) and Martin Garr (Monticello, Minn.) have also collected helpers this season.

• POINT PRODUCER: With his four goals and three assists, Hare sits atop the Cardinals’ points lead with nine. Hurley is second on the squad with nine points (4 G, 1 A), three more than Adamek (3 G), followed by Monger (1 G, 1 A, 3 Pts), Giles (1 G, 1 A, 3 Pts), and Garr (1 G, 1 A).

• PLENTY OF PKs: With his PK goal against Concordia last Saturday, Hurley has now accounted for seven of SMU’s last eight penalty-kick goals — going 4-for-4 this season and 3-for-4 a year ago. … Hurley’s seven career PK goals put him No. 1 in program history, three more than Eli Szymanski.

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Daniel Sessler (Brookfield, Ill.) has started eight of the Cardinals’ 10 games this season, compiling a 1.19 goals-against-average and an .818 save percentage. … Sessler led the MIAC in saves last season with 119, and has stopped 45 of the 55 shots he’s faced this season. … Jason Marcus (Gresham, Ore.) did not have to face a shot in his first collegiate start against Lawrence on Wednesday, while Ryan Horlock (Batavia, Ill.) also made his first collegiate appearance against the Vikings, playing the game’s final 45 minutes.

• SHUTTING THEM OUT: Sessler owns a pair of shutouts this season — seven-save effort against Wisconsin Lutheran on Sept. 3 and a two-save showing against Concordia last Saturday — and now has five shutouts in his four-year collegiate career. The senior had one shutout in each of his first three seasons — including a 12-save performance in blanking Concordia on Oct. 1, 2022.

• BUSY NIGHTS: Sessler, who made 10 or more saves four times in 2022, stopped a career-high 13 shots in SMU’s 1-1 tie against Nebraska Wesleyan on Sept. 24. Sessler had made 12 saves in a game four times in his four-year collegiate career.

• OFF AND RUNNING: With their 4-0 victory over Martin Luther on Sept. 1, the Cardinals improved to 6-1-1 in their last eight season-openers, the lone blemish a 3-0 loss to the University of Dubuque a year ago, and a 1-1 tie with St. Olaf during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. 

• TOTAL DOMINATION: With their 4-0 win against Martin Luther on Sept. 1, the Cardinals are now a perfect 8-0-0 all-time against Martin Luther, and have outscored the Knights 30-2 in those eight meetings. … Saint Mary’s five goals in last year’s 5-2 win over the Knights were a season high — and the most goals scored in a game since netting five against MLC in a 5-0 win in 2021.

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: The Cardinals have scored eight of their 14 goals this season in the first half. SMU’s opponents, meanwhile, have netted four goals in the first half and seven after the intermission. … Saint Mary’s has attempted 111 shots in 10 games, including 48 on goal, while the Cardinals’ opponents have taken 137 shots, with 59 reaching their target. … SMU netted a season-high four goals in its season-opening 4-0 win over Martin Luther on Sept. 1.

GUSTAVUS GUSTIES SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Gusties head into their Tuesday conference matchup against Saint Mary’s sitting at 3-1-4 overall, including 1-1-2 in conference play

• LAST TIME OUT: Gustavus picked up its second straight conference draw last Saturday, battling Augsburg to a 0-0 tie at Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis, Minn.

• NAILBITERS: Seven of Gustavus’ eight games this season have been decided by one goal or less — the lone exception, a 3-0 win over the University of Dubuque. GAC has beaten Knox (1-0) and Macalester (1-0), lost to Carleton (1-0), and tied Loras (1-1), the University of Chicago (1-1), Hamline (3-3), and Augsburg (0-0).

• NATIONAL FOES: Gustavus has played two games against teams nationally ranked at the time of their meeting. GAC tied then No. 1-ranked U. of Chicago 1-1, and beat No. 18 Macalester 1-0. 

• HOME SWEET HOME: The Gusties are unbeaten on their home field this season, going 2-0-1 in their three home contests, while winning just once in five road games (1-1-3).

• HE SHOOTS, AND SCORES: Gustavus’ 11 goals this season have come from six different players, led by Joe Flory and Simon Woods, who have each scored a team-high three goals. Raphael Cattelin is third on the team with two goals, while Owen Johnson, Alex Krumenauer, and Franklin Schwendimann have accounted for the other three tallies.

• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Flory and Otis Anderson share the team lead in assists with two, while Woods, Cattelin, Johnson, Brian Brown, Mason Gilliland, Sam Just, Nick Katzman, Joe Morri have all delivered one helper.

• POINT PRODUCTION: With his three goals and two assists, Flory leads the Gusties with eight points, one more than Woods (3 G, 1 A), while Cattelin (2 G, 1 A) is third with five points, and Johnson (1 G, 1 A) is sitting fourth with three.

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Wesley Sanders has played all by 12 minutes in goal for the Gusties, compiling a 0.89 goals-against-average and an .821 save percentage in eight starts. … Sanders has stopped 32 of the 39 shots he’s faced and owns three shutouts. … Sanders recorded a season-high 11 saves in GAC’s 1-1 tie against No. 1-ranked University of Chicago on Sept. 3.

•  THE NUMBERS: Gustavus holds a 107-80 advantage in shots attempted, including a 51-39 edge in shots on goal. … The Gusties are 0-for-1 in PKs, while their opponents are 1-for-2. … GAC has scored a season-high three goals twice this season – beating the University of Dubuque 3-0 and battling Hamline to a 3-3 draw. On the flip side, GAC has allowed more than one goal in a game just twice in eight contests — tying the University of Chicago 2-2 and Hamline 3-3. … The Gusties have scored seven of their 11 goals this season in the second half. GAC’s opponents, meanwhile, have scored seven goals in the first half and three after the break.