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| 2004 Record: 0-0 MIAC, 0-1-2 Overall |
| Coming Up: Wed., Sept. 15: Saint Mary's at Macalester, 4 p.m. Fri/, Sept. 17: Saint Mary's at Rockford, 6:30 p.m. Sun., Sept. 19: Saint Mary's at Benedictine, 2:30 p.m. |
| This and That: Bob Endemann (Woodridge, Ill.) stopped all four shots he faced vs. Simpson en route to his first shutout of the season. … Endemann has played every minute in goal for SMU, boasting a 1.41 GAA and a .750 save percentage. … Brent Anderson (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Mike Schmitt (Woodridge, Ill.) have accounted for SMU's two goals this season. … Both of SMU's goals have been scored in the first half, while SMU's opponents have scored three of their five goals in the second half. … SMU's 0-0 tie vs. Simpson was its second in the Cardinals' last four games (SMU closed out the 2003 season with a 0-0 tie at Hamline). … The Cardinals' game vs. Simpson was their first at home, and their last until Sat., Sept. 25 vs. Marian — a span of 14 days and four more games. |
WINONA, Minn. — When it came to highs and lows last Saturday, the Saint Mary’s University men’s soccer team had their fair share — of both.
When it came to putting the ball in the net, however — well, that was another story.
The Cardinals and visiting Simpson played 90 minutes of regulation, and a pair of 10-minute overtime periods, but neither team could find the back of the net as they battled to a 0-0 nonconference tie at Ochrymowycz Field.
"We had a good day as a group," SMU coach Eric Luzzi said. "What didn’t we do right? We didn’t finish our chances."
This time around, however, Luzzi wasn't complaining about the tie, SMU's second straight after a season-opening 3-0 loss to Loras.
"This tie, I can live with — last week's (2-2 tie vs. Edgewood) was another story," said Luzzi. "Simpson is a very good team, and I thought we played pretty well."
Well enough to win — which brings us back to the highs and lows:
The low, SMU attempted just seven shots vs. the Storm — three of which found the net — while Simpson got off 13 shots.
The high, — SMU goalie Bob Endemann (Woodridge, Ill.), who, in his third straight start for the Cardinals, collected four saves for the shutout.
"Bob had to make a couple big saves in the first half," Luzzi said. "He saved us a couple times."
Unfortunately, the Cardinals' offense couldn't save Endemann, as SMU was blanked for the second time in three games.
"We're just not making good on the chances we are getting," said Luzzi, whose team opens Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday at Macalester. "Defensively, we are playing very well, we just can't get the ball to bounce our way.
"We didn't get a ton of shots (vs. Simpson), so we needed to make the ones we did get count."