SMU Men's Soccer

**Game Notes**
The Cardinals and Warhawks have not met since the 2002 season, when UW-Whitewater handed SMU a 7-1 setback. … The Cardinals closed out their conference schedule last Tuesday, falling to Bethel 4-2. … UW-Whitewater, meanwhile, dropped a 1-0 decision to No. 10-ranked Dominican Thursday.

Cardinal Notes

James
Kuhnle
Scored both
SMU goals
vs. Bethel

James Kuhnle (Burlington, Wis.) accounted for both Cardinal goals vs. the Royals, as the SMU sophomore scored once in each half. It was the first two-game game of Kuhnle’s short career at SMU. … SMU has been outscored 14-4 during its current five-game losing streak. … The Cardinals’ four goals allowed vs. Bethel equalled a season high. … Mike Schmitt remains the Cardinals’ offensive leader, scoring nine goals and adding four assists for 22 points. … Schmitt’s nine goals are one short of the career high 10 he netted a year ago. … Schmitt also owns two of SMU’s four game-winning goals. … The Cardinals’ are looking for their first home victory since a 2-0 win over Concordia on Sept. 30. … SMU is 2-5-0 on its home turf, after closing out its road season 2-6-0. … Despite their 4-11-0 record, the Cardinals have only been outscored 32-30 this season. … After scoring 14 goals in their first two games, the Cardinals have managed just 16 through their last 13 contests.

**Warhawk Notes**
Seven of the Warhawks' 10 wins have come on their home field. … Scoring goals has not been a problem for the Warhawks, who have five players with at least 10 points — led by Nathan Haas (8 goals, 3 assists, 19 points). … As a team, the Warhawks have netted 43 goals — 19 in the first half and 24 in the second. … UW-Wthiewater goalkeepers — led by E.J. Sesselmann (14 GP, 0.97 GAA, .760 save %) — have allowed just 15 goals in 16 games, a 0.94 goals-against-average. … After having a seven-game winning streak snapped with a 2-1 loss to St. Norbert on Oct. 10, UW-Whitewater has dropped three of its last four games.