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2024: 0-2 MIAC, 3-3 Overall
ST. CATHERINE WILDCATS
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2024: 1-0 MIAC, 2-0 Overall
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SMU-SCU * LAST MEETING:
April 2, 2024 * Winona, MN
L, 9-0 * Series History
SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:
Feb. 16-17-18, 2024
Crown * W, 9-0; Gustavus * L, 9-0
Carleton * L, 9-0
ST. KATE’S * LAST ACTION:
Feb. 25, 2024 * Fargo, ND
Concordia * W, 8-1
SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:
March 4-5-6, 2024 * Orlando, FL
Adrian * King’s * Albion
SCU * UP NEXT:
March 8, 2024 * Minneapolis, MN
UMN Morris * 6:30
SAINT MARY’S SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference match against St. Catherine sitting at 3-3 overall, who sporting an 0-2 mark in conference play.
• LAST TIME OUT: The Cardinals played a trio of matches decided by 9-0 outcomes on Feb.16-17-18, rolling to a 9-0 win over Crown on Feb. 16, before being swept by the top two teams in the MIAC — Gustavus and Carleton — the following two days.
• WINNING BIG: Thirteen of SMU’s last 19 wins have either been 9-0 or 8-1 decisions — including a 9-0 sweep of Crown and a pair of 8-1 victories over UW-River Falls and Martin Luther this season.
• HOME SWEET HOME: Saint Mary’s is in the midst of playing seven of nine matches on the road. After playing at Crown on Feb. 16, and at home the following two days against Gustavus and Carleton, SMU returned to the road last Saturday at St. Catherine, and, after three “road” matches in Florida, the Cardinals will head to Fargo, N.D., for back-to-back matches against UMN Morris and Concordia. … SMU is 11-11 in its last 22 home matches — including 1-3 this season and 4-4 in 2023. … SMU has picked up 15 of its last 23 wins at the Winona TC.
• NEW TERRITORY: The Cardinals’ September showdown with UW-River Falls marked the first time in head coach Jeff Halberg’s 25-year tenure that SMU has played a dual match in the Fall of the academic year.
• STREAKING ALONG: With their 8-1 win over UW-RF on Sept. 16, Saint Mary’s has now faced the Falcons 20 times since 1997 — winning all 20 contests.
• STREAKING ALONG II: With their 8-1 victory against Martin Luther on Jan. 28, 2023, the Cardinals ran their winning streak over the Knights to 17. SMU is 18-1 overall against MLC — and have won nine of its last 10 between the two teams by 9-0 counts. … Saint Mary’s has dropped just 12 games in its nine doubles matches against the Knights over the last three years.
• PERFECTION: The Cardinals did not drop a game in their 9-0 sweep of Crown on Feb. 16 — winning all three doubles matches 8-0, and taking all six singles contests by identical 6-0, 6-0 outcomes.
• SINGLED OUT: Emily Dondelinger (Bemidji, Minn.) and Kathryn Stiegel (Sauk Rapids, Minn.) head into SMU’s three spring trip matches owning a team-best four singles wins, while Ella Boomgaarden (St. Peter, Minn.), Elena Ruzevich (Chicago, Ill.), and Natalie Peterson (St. Cloud, Minn.) all own three singles wins. … Emily Henderson (Jordan, Minn.) closed out 2023 with a team-high eight singles wins. … As a team, Saint Mary’s is 20-16 in singles play this season.
• WIN NO. 1: Dondelinger and Ruzevich picked up their first collegiate singles wins in SMU’s 8-1 win over UW-River Falls on Sept. 16. Dondelinger won 2-6, 6-1, 10-7 at No. 3, while Ruzevich posted a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 4. … Stiegel was the lone SMU player to pick up her first collegiate singles victory last season, winning 6-2, 6-3 against Bethany Lutheran on Feb. 25, 2023.
• MIXING THINGS UP: Saint Mary’s has used at least two different players at every position this season. SMU has used three different players at No. 5 singles, and two at each of the other five spots. The Cardinals used at least two different players at all six singles positions in 2023. Two different SMU players competed at No. 1 singles, while four competed from the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 slots, and five lined up in the No. 5 and No. 6 positions.
• DOUBLING UP: The Cardinals have had seven different doubles combinations account for their nine doubles wins this season — Henderson/Peterson (2-2), Ruzevich /Boomgaarden (2-2), Stiegel/Lillian Kimber (Duluth, Minn.) (1-1), Dondelinger/Henderson (1-1), Ruzevich/Peterson (1-1), and Boomgaarden/Peyton Buerman (Shawano, Wis.). … Individually, Henderson, Peterson, Ruzevich, and Boomgaarden all share the team lead with three doubles victories. … As a team, SMU is 9-9 in doubles play this season.
• TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: Thanks to their 3-1 show in their four nonconference matches this season — a 9-0 win over Crown, 8-1 wins over UW-River Falls and Martin Luther, and a 5-4 loss to Northwestern — the Cardinals are now 81-22 against nonconference opponents since 2012.
ST. CATHERINE SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Wildcats enter their MIAC matchups against Macalester and Saint Mary’s owning a 2-0 record, including a 1-0 mark in conference play.
• LAST TIME OUT: St. Catherine kicked off its 2024 schedule with a pair of wins last weekend, rolling to a 9-0 victory over Martin Luther and an 8-1 triumph against Concordia.
• HOME SWEET HOME: After back-to-back road matches to open the season, SCU is in the midst of playing three straight home contests, before heading to Orlando, Fla., for its three-match spring trip on March 12-13-14.
• SINGLED OUT: The Wildcats have dropped just one singles contest through their first two matches, with Kelsey Dorr, Lillana Holmberg, Erin Loterbauer, Faith Simon and Monica Zink all coming in to the weekend with 2-0 records. Anna Luksik owns SCU’s other singles win. … The Wildcats have used the same lineup in both matches this season — Dorr at No. 1, Luksik at No. 2, Simon at No. 3, Loterbauer at No. 4, Zink at No. 5, and Holmberg at No. 6. … SCU dropped just singles games vs. Martin Luther on Feb. 25, and has posted straight-set wins in all 11 singles victories.
• DOUBLING UP: St. Catherine has not lost a doubles match this season, with Dorr/Luksik going 2-0 at No. 1, Zink/Erica Wing going 2-0 at No. 2, and Simon/Maria Pelletier sitting at 2-0 at No. 3.
