SAINT MARY'S VS. ST. THOMAS / SATURDAY, OCT. 7, 2006 / OCHRYMOWYCZ FIELD / 1 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
1-4-0 MIAC / 4-6-0 Overall
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3-1-1 MIAC / 8-2-2 Overall
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Tim McAllister

Year: Senior

Pos.: Defender

Hometown: Woodbury, MN

Academic Major: Biology

From Coach Dembiec: "Tim has been very steady defender for us all season. He brings years of experience and dedication to the SMU soccer program and is having a solid senior year.”



Game Notes
Mike Schmitt scored a first-half goal, but it was not enough as St. Thomas got a pair of goals from Adam Harding — the second two minutes into overtime — as UST escaped with a 2-1 win over SMU in the teams' meeting a year ago. … The Cardinals have been off since last Saturday, when Mike Schmitt and Andy Neu netted first-half goals as SMU snapped a four-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over Concordia. … St. Thomas, meanwhile, rebounded from a 1-0 loss to Hamline last Saturday with a 2-1 triumph over Macalester Tuesday.

Cardinal Notes

Andy Neu
1 G, 1 A vs.
Concordia
The Cardinals put an end to their four-game losing streak with Saturday's 2-0 victory over Concordia. … Last Tuesday's 2-1 loss to GAC was SMU's fourth straight one-goal loss. … Senior Mike Schmitt (Woodridge, Ill.) collected his team-leading eighth and ninth goals of the season last week. Schmitt’s nine goals are just one shy of the career-best 10 he netted a year ago. … Schmitt also leads the team in assists (4) and points (22) and has recorded at least one point in eight of the Cardinals’ 10 games. … Schmitt's 26 career goals rank him No. 2 — 10 behind SMU Hall of Famer Jerad Rasmussen. Schmitt is also ranked No. 3 all-time in career points with 60. … Schmitt leads the MIAC in points (9) and goals (5). … GK Jon Szafranski (Barrington, Ill.) posted his second shutout in four starts with a six-save effort vs. Concordia. … Szafranski and Ryan O’Connor (San Diego, Calif.) have combined to post a 1.77 goals-against-average and a .793 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 26 goals in 10 games — seven more than SMU scored during its complete 16-game schedule of a year ago, and the most since SMU netted 27 in 2002. … SMU has scored two or more goals in seven of its 10 games.

Tommie Notes
The St. Thomas men's soccer team (8-2-2 overall, 3-1-1 MIAC) is among six teams within two points of the MIAC lead near the halfway point of the race. … UST has outscored its 12 foes 32-11. In ties with Grinnell and Carleton, St. Thomas allowed tying goals in the last three minutes of regulation. … UST needs one tie or win to secure its seventh consecutive winning season. … UST’s win over Macalester snapped the Tommies’ two-game winless streak (0-1-1). … St. Thomas needs a big October to make a run at a conference title or playoff berth. The Toms' last four October matches are at home, including MIAC games vs. St. John's, St. Olaf and Augsburg. UST is 25-7-1 at home over the last four seasons. … Junior Joe Voeller has scored six goals in St. Thomas' last seven games.