SAINT MARY'S VS. ST. OLAF / WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12, 2005 / OCHRYMOWYCZ FIELD / 4 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
2-4-0 MIAC, 2-7-1 Overall
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St. Olaf Oles
3-2-0 MIAC, 5-6-0 Overall
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John Vik

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Hometown: St. Paul, Minn,.

Academic Major: Marketing

From coach Luzzi: “We are so glad to have John back after a year off last season. His personality, attitude, work ethic and energy have been invaluable to us this year.”



Game Notes
Mike Schmitt gave SMU an early 1-0 lead, but St. Olaf answered with four straight goals en route to a 4-1 victory over the Cardinals in their MIAC meeting last season. … The Cardinals got a first-half goal from Mike Schmitt, but St. Thomas netted the next two — the second two minutes into overtime — as the Tommies handed the Cardinals a 2-1 setback Saturday. … The Oles have been off since Oct. 2, when they dropped a 2-0 decision at Gustavus.

Cardinal Notes

Mike Schmitt
Team-leading
6 goals
Mike Schmitt (Woodridge, Ill.) scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season vs. St. Thomas. … Schmitt has now scored SMU's last four goals — dating back to Jon Vik's (St. Paul, Minn.) goal early in SMU's 4-2 win vs. Concordia on Oct. 1. … Schmitt's six goals are a career high. … Vik leads the team in assists with two. … The Cardinals are now 0-1-1 in overtime games this season, and have not won an OT game since a 3-2, double-overtime win over Carleton on Oct. 15, 2003. … Both of the Cardinals' wins this season have been on the road. … After scoring just four goals in their first eight games, the Cardinals have netted five in their last two.

Ole Notes
St. Olaf’s loss to the Gusties snapped a season-high two-game winning streak and was just the second time in 11 games that the Oles have been shut out. … Mike Schmitt gave SMU an early 1-0 lead, but St. Olaf answered with four straight goals en route to a 4-1 victory over the Cardinals in their MIAC meeting last season. … In the Oles’ last win, a 4-1 victory over Bethel last week, Mustafa Dualeh had two goals, including the game-winner in the 59th minute. … Jacob Meyer — who has netted four game-winning goals for St. Olaf this season — added his team-leading fifth goal of the year with 2:33 to play. … After all-region campaigns a year ago, Abu Farah and Faiz Abdirahman have struggled offensively thus far this season, with Abdirahman managed just one goal, while Farah has been held scoreless. … Along with his team-leading five goals, Meyer also leads the team in points with 11. … Eric Smith has posted a 1.35 goals-against-average and an .815 save percentage in his eight games in goal for the Oles.