SAINT MARY'S VS. CONCORDIA / SATURDAY, SEPT. 30, 2006 / OCHRYMOWYCZ FIELD / 1 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
0-4-0 MIAC / 3-6-0 Overall
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0-3-1 MIAC / 2-4-1 Overall
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Jon Szafranski

Year: Freshman

Pos.: Goalkeeper

Hometown: Barrington, IL

Academic Major: Undecided

From Coach Dembiec: "Jon has worked very hard to earn himself a starting role at GK. His quickness, strength and physical presence give Jon the tools needed to e a solid GK in this conference.”



Game Notes
Mike Schmitt netted his first collegiate hat trick as SMU snapped its two-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Cobbers in the teams' MIAC meeting a year ago. … The Cardinals dropped their fourth straight one-goal decision Tuesday, as Gustavus jumped out to a 2-0 lead and held on to beat SMU 2-1. … Concordia, meanwhile, saw its winless streak climb to five (0-4-1) with a 4-0 home loss to Hamline on Tuesday.

Cardinal Notes

Mike Schmitt
Netted 8th
goal of season
vs. Gustavus
Senior Mike Schmitt (Woodridge, Ill.) collected his team-leading eighth goal of the season to account for SMU’s lone goal vs. Gustavus Tuesday. Schmitt’s eight goals are just two shy of the career-best 10 he netted a year ago. … Schmitt also leads the team in assists (4) and points (20) and has recorded at least one point in seven of the Cardinals’ nine games. … Schmitt's 25 career goals rank him No. 2 — 11 behind SMU Hall of Famer Jerad Rasmussen. Schmitt is also ranked No. 3 all-time in career points with 58. … Schmitt leads the MIAC in points (7) and goals (4). … GKs Jon Szafranski (Barrington, Ill.) and Ryan O’Connor (San Diego, Calif.) have combined to post a 1.96 goals-against-average and a .778 save percentage. The duo also rank No. 1 in the MIAC in saves per game (8.40 spg). … The Cardinals have gotten scoring from 14 different players. … The Cardinals have scored 24 goals in nine games — five more than SMU scored during its complete 16-game schedule of a year ago, and the most since SMU netted 27 in 2002. …  SMU is looking for its second win in five home contests. … After winning three of their first five games, the Cardinals are in the midst of a four-game losing streak — all against MIAC opponents and all four losses have been by one goal.

Cobber Notes
The Cobbers are looking for their first win since opening the season with back-to-back triumphs over Concordia (Wis.) and the University of Mary. … The Cobbers have managed just one goal during their recent five-game winless streak, and have been shut out in each of their last three games. … Concordia’s five goals have come from five different players – Caleb Husmann, Brandon Root, Kwaku Opoku, Chase Hegarty and Mergim Vllahiu. … Husmann leads the team in points with three. … Mads Schmidt has played all 630:00 minutes in goal for the Cobbers, posting a 2.29 goals-against-average and a .714 save percentage. … Both of Concordia’s wins have come on a neutral field (at the season-opening Saint John’s tournament). The Cobbers are 0-2-0 at home and 0-2-1 on the road.