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Saturday, November 1, 2003 |
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(Through Friday, October 31) |
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The Cardinals dropped their third straight Wednesday, as St. Catherine scored early in the second half en route to a 1-0 victory. … Hamline saw it's losing streak climb to 11 and its goalless string hit nine straight games with a 5-0 loss to Concordia on Wednesday. |
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SMU outshot Hamline 14-8, but it was the Pipers who did all the scoring, netting two first-half goals in beating the Cardinals 2-0 on Oct. 30, 2002. |
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Ten of the Cardinals' 13 goals have come in the second half. … SMU is still looking for its first, first-half goal since Sept. 5 vs. Marian. … Today's game not only marks the season final for the Cardinals, but it's also the final collegiate game for seniors Emily Strom (Waterford, Wis.), Dianna Kyllo (Kasson, Minn.), Heidi Morazes (Mechanicsville, Md.), Sara Goodnature (Rochester, Minn.), Laurel Danielson (Caledonia, Minn.), Beth Zubrzycki (South St. Paul, Minn.) and Anji Couillard (White Bear Lake, Minn.). |
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Dianna Kyllo Heidi Morazes Sara Goodnature Laurel Danielson Beth Zubrzycki Anji Couillard |
WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team did almost everything right in its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against St. Catherine.
The Cardinals outshot the Wildcats 12-10 and their scoring chances outnumbered the Wildcats' two-to-one.
In fact, when it came right down to it, the Cardinals simply outplayed the Wildcats.
Problem was, the one place the Cardinals didn't dominate was on the scoreboard — the one place it mattered most.
St. Catherine scored what proved to be the game's only goal less than three minutes into the second half, as the Wildcats escaped with a 1-0 victory over the Cardinals at Ochrymowycz Field.
"I thought we controlled every aspect of the game, and it's frustrating to come out on the losing end," said SMU coach Dan Blank, whose team outshot the Wildcats 6-3 in a scoreless first half. "But soccer's a funny game that way — you can dominate like we did, and when the final horn sounds, have nothing to show for it.
"I've seen it happen so many times in the past, it's just unfortunate that it had to happen to us today."
The Cardinals missed a golden opportunity to get on the board first just before the half, but Kelli Mooney's (Maple Grove, Minn.) shot clanged off the left post and caromed harmlessly away.
"That would have been a huge goal," said Blank of Goodnature's shot. "To take a 1-0 lead into halftime would have been a big boost."
Instead, it was the Wildcats who got on the board first as Jill Ament broke free and put a shot past SMU goalkeeper Emily Strom (Waterford, Wis.) for her ninth goal of the season.
The Cardinals appeared to have the tying goal midway through the half, as Sara Goodnature (Rochester, Minn.) won a race for a loose ball against CSC goalkeeper Katie Knodel, but her shot ran out of steam, never making it into the open net before the Wildcats' Kendra Graper was able to get back and kick it away.
“I was proud of the way we played,” continued Blank, whose team closes out its season this afternoon, playing host to Hamline. “These last two games of the season (vs. St. Catherine and Hamline) are very important to our program. We want to close out this season on a high note — which would be the perfect way to send off our seven graduating seniors — and we want to gain some positive momentum heading into next season.
“We played well, but didn’t get the end result we wanted against St. Kate’s, hopefully (today), we can put it all together on last time.”