SAINT MARY'S VS. CARLETON / SATURDAY, SEPT. 16, 2006 / OCHRYMOWYCZ FIELD / 1 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
0-1-0 MIAC / 3-3-0 Overall
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0-1-0 MIAC / 2-3-0 Overall
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James Kuhnle

Year: Sophomore

Pos.: Midfield

Hometown: Burlington, Wis.

Academic Major: Business

From Coach Dembiec: "James is an unbelievable worker and his versatility has put him in position to help us on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball."



Game Notes
The Cardinals picked up their first win of the season, scoring single goals in each half en route to a 2-1 win over Carleton in the teams' MIAC meeeting a year ago. … The Cardinals scored in the game’s first minute, and led 2-1 at halftime, but Hamline scored twice in the game’s final 45 minutes in handing SMU a 3-2 setback in the teams’ MIAC opener Wednesday. … Carleton, meanwhile, dropped its conference opener, falling to defending MIAC champion Gustavus 2-0 on Wednesday.

Cardinal Notes

Todd Stachura
1st career goal vs. Hamline
Mike Schmitt (Woodridge, Ill.) collected his team-leading sixth goal of the season against Hamline. … Schmitt’s six goals are just four shy of the career-best 10 he netted a year ago. … Todd Stachura (Suamico, Wis.) scored his first collegiate goal vs. Hamline. … The Cardinals have now gotten scoring from 13 different players, including collegiate “first goals” from 11 players. … SMU’s two goals vs. Hamline give the Cardinals 20 goals this season — one more than they scored all of last year and the most since SMU netted 27 in 2002. … SMU has socred two or more goals in five of its six games. … The Cardinals’ loss to Hamline dropped their home record to 1-2-0. … Today’s game vs. Carleton is SMU’s fourth straight home game. … Thirteen of SMU’s 20 goals have come in the second half. …. GKs Jon Szafranski (Barrington, Ill.) and Ryan O’Connor (San Diego, Calif.) have combined to post a 1.83 goals-against-average. … Szafranski notched his first collegiate shutout last Sunday, a three-save effort vs. Ripon.

Knight Notes
Bobby Phillips has eight goals and seven assists over his last 15 games, dating back to last season. … Carleton has outshot its opponents 98-45 this season. … Carleton's 12 shots against Gustavus Adolphus were four more than any other Gustie opponent this season. … Will Camisa scored two goals in the first eight minutes of the match to lead Carleton past Viterbo last week. It marked Camisa’s first multi-goal match of his career and the first time he's tallied more than two points in a single match. … The Knights have outscored their opponents 15-6 over the first five matches and have allowed only two goals in the run of play this season. … The Knights' five-match MIAC unbeaten streak was ended by the Gusties on Wednesday. Carleton’s 4-0-1 record over last season’s second half was the best in the conference, as the Knights played the four MIAC playoff teams even in terms of goal differential.