MIAC Playoff Picture
The Cardinals enter today with 10 points in MIAC play, two points behind St. Thomas and three back of Augsburg for the fourth and final MIAC playoff spot. SMU, which closes out its conference schedule with home games against Bethel (0-7-1) and St. Catherine (1-6-2), must win both games — and have St. Thomas and Augsburg both must lose today (UST vs. St. Ben’s and Augsburg vs. Gustavus) and then tie when they face each other on Saturday — to have any chance at making its first post-season appearance since 1994. With one win, the worst St. Thomas could do is finish in a tie with SMU, and the Tommies hold the tiebreaker thanks to their 1-0 2 OT win on Oct. 8. SMU holds the tiebreaker over Augsburg — having handed the Auggies their first loss of the season, 1-0, on Oct. 15 — but one Augsburg win or two ties would knock out the Cardinals.
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Cardinal In The Spotlight
Year: Junior
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Racine, Wis.
Academic Major: Math
From Coach Guinn: "Jen is our team’s leader on and off the field. She is having an excellent season, alllowing just six goals in 16 games, and has been an outstanding person and player to coach.”
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Game Notes
Amy Cory (Crystal Lake, Il.) netted her second collegiate hat trick, accounting for all of SMU's offense in a 3-0 win over Bethel a year ago. … The Cardinals’ hopes of a berth in the MIAC tournament took a serious hit last Saturday, as SMU dropped a 1-0 decision to St. Benedict. … Bethel, meanwhile, battled Augsburg to a 0-0 double-overtime tie — the Royals’ second scoreless tie in their last three games.
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Cardinal Notes
Kendra
Maloney
Leads team
in assists (6)
and points (14)
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The Cardinals' 12 wins equal the most since SMU went 12-5-1 in 1999. … Three of SMU's four losses — including Saturday's vs. St. Benedict — have been 1-0 decisions. … The Cardinals have allowed more than one goal in just one game – a 2-0 loss at Concordia on Oct. 1. … SMU's loss to St. Ben's snapped its three-game winning streak. … The Cardinals' final two regular-season games are at home, where SMU is 3-1-0. … Kendra Maloney (Green Bay, Wis.) netted the game-winning goal in SMU's 1-0 win over Hamline last Wednesday. … Patti Clintsman's first-half goal snapped SMU goalkeeper Jennifer Johnson's (Racine, Wis.) shutout streak at 282:16. … Maloney leads the team in assists (6) and points (14), while Amy Cory (Crystal Lake, Ill.) and Lisa Tlougan (Rochester, Minn.) share the team lead in goals with five. … Johnson has made 103 saves (.936 save percentage) and boasts a 0.46 goals-against-average.
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Royal Notes
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The Royals have now dropped two straight 3-0 decisions against the Cardinals. … In their last game, the Royals battled Augsburg to a 0-0 tie last Saturday. … The Royals have now played to a scoreless tie in two of their last three games. … Angela Mooney made her first collegiate start vs. Augsburg and collected 17 saves for the shutout. … Bethel's 36 goals have already doubled the Royal's offensive output of a year ago. … Six of Bethel’s last seven games have been decided by a shutout (10-0 win vs. North Central, 5-0, 4-0 and 2-0 losses to Macalester, Concordia and Simpson, respectively, and 0-0 ties vs. Carleton and Augsburg). … Lauren Johnson has scored 13 of the Royals’ 36 goals, while also leading the team in points with 30. … Johnson, Esther Sowles and Angela Seim share the team lead in assists with four. … The Royals scored a season-high 10 goals vs. North Central on Oct. 3 and have scored six or more goals three times this season. … Goalkeeper Charil Sorensen has played every minute of every game for the Royals, compiling a 2.41 goals-against-average and a .748 save percentage.
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