SAINT MARY'S VS. MACALESTER / SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 2005 / OCHRYMOWYCZ FIELD / 1 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
1-1-0 MIAC, 1-4-1 Overall
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Macalester Scots
1-0-0 MIAC, 5-1-0 Overall
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Mike Schmitt

Year: Junior

Pos.: Midfield

Hometown: Woodridge, Ill.

Major: Marketing

From coach Luzzi: “We have moved Mike around a bit this season, but wherever we put him, he creates a ton for our attack. When he is on, teams find it very difficult to contain him.”



Game Notes
Michael Melamed and Michael Dannenberg scored two minutes apart midway through the second half as Macalester blanked SMU 2-0 in the team's regular-season meeting last season. … The Cardinals enter today’s game having snapped a five-game winless streak with a 2-1 win over Carleton last Saturday. … Macalester, meanwhile, got scoring from five different players in a 5-0 rout of Concordia in its MIAC-opener on Tuesday.

Cardinal Notes

Matt Montgomery
1st career goal vs. Carleton
Matthew Montgomery’s (Columbus, Ohio) first collegiate goal at the 19:58 mark of Saturday’s game vs. Carleton ended SMU’s scoreless streak at 419:13 minutes. … Mike Schmitt (Woodbridge, Ill.) netted SMU’s other goal vs. Carleton and has now scored the game-winning goal in SMU’s one win, and the game-tying goal in its tie. … Ryan O’Connor (San Diego, Calif.) has played every minute of the Cardinals’ six games this season, stopping 46 shots and boating a 2.09 goals-against-average. … SMU’s win at Carleton last Saturday snapped an eight-goal road losing streak, dating back to a 5-0 win at Rockford on Sept. 17, 2004. … The Cardinals are 0-15-3 in their last 18 meetings vs. Macalester, including shutout losses in each of their last four meetings. … SMU’s last win vs. Macalester was on Oct. 15, 1986. … The Scots have won eight MIAC championships, including three straight from 2000-2003 — and have posted 18 straight winning seasons.

Scot Notes
After opening the season with a 2-0 loss to UW-Whitewater, the Scots have now reeled off five straight wins. … Macalester has outscored its last five opponents 16-2 — including lopsided wins over St. Scholastica (6-0) and Concordia (5-0). … Adric Mueller is the Scots’ leader in goals (4) and points (8). Eddie Powers boasts a team-best four assists. … Macalester goalkeeper Ryan Palmer has played every minute for the Scots, allowing just four goals (0.67 goals-against-average) and has stopped 17 of the 21 shots he’s faced (.810 save percentage). … The Scots are 15-0-3 in their last 18 meetings vs. Saint Mary’s, including shutout wins in each of their last four meetings. … SMU’s last win vs. Macalester was on Oct. 15, 1986. … The Scots have won eight MIAC championships, including three straight from 2000-2003 — and have posted 18 straight winning seasons. …