SAINT MARY'S VS. ST. BENEDICT / SATURDAY, OCT. 21, 2006 / OCHRYMOWYCZ FIELD / 1 P.M.

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2-3-3 MIAC / 8-3-3 Overall
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Jennifer Johnson

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From Coach Guinn: “I can not begin to thank Jennifer Johnson and Kelli Krmpotich for being a part of our women’s soccer program here at SMU. Both have played major roles in our team’s success and have been great leaders. It is a privilege to coach both of these players.”

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Game Notes
CSB's Patti Clintsman scored the game's only goal in the first hafl as Saint Benedict dropped the Cardinals 1-0 in their regular-season meeting a year ago. … The Cardinals have been off since last Friday, when SMU dropped a heartbreaking, 2-1 decision to Augsburg in a game in which the Auggies netted the game-winning goal on a 2nd-half penalty kick. … Saint Benedict, meanwhile, stepped out of conference play and dropped a 2-1 decision at UW-River Falls on Tuesday.

Cardinal Notes

Jennifer
Johnson
19 saves vs.
Oles, 10 more
vs. Augsburg
After playing to just two ties in its first three seasons under coach Tony Guinn, SMU has now tied three of its last five games. … SMU's three ties are the most since 1997, when the Cardinals went 8-7-3. … Last Tuesday's 0-0 decision vs. St. Olaf was the first scoreless contest since a 0-0 tie vs. Hamline on Nov. 1, 2003. … Jennifer Johnson (Racine, Wis.) stopped a career-high 19 shtos vs. St. Olaf. Johnson posted her second shutout of the season and the eighth of her career. … Johnson followed up her 19-save effort vs. St. Olaf with a 10-save showing in SMU's loss to Augsburg. … Abbey D'Acquisto (Racine, Wis.) scored SMU's lone goal last week on a penalty kick vs. Augsburg. It was SMU's first PK of the season. … Tuesday's game vs. St. Olaf marked just the third time in SMU's 14 games that the Cardinals have been held without at least one goal. … Saturday's loss to Augsburg extended SMU's season-high winless streak to four (0-2-2). … Augsburg's two goals marked just the second time in SMU's first 14 games that the Cardinals have given up more than one goal in a game. … The Cardinals close out their home season on Saturday vs. Saint Benedict. SMU is 2-1-2 on its home turf.

Blazer Notes
After scoring 11 goals en route to a season-opening four-game winning streak, the Blazers have scored just seven goals in their last 10 games. … CSB has won three games since opening with those four wins — and all three have been by shutout (2-0 vs. St. Catherine, 1-0 vs. Ill. Wesleyan and 1-0 vs. Hamline). … In their six losses this season, the Blazers have scored two goals, being outscored 10-2. … Saint Benedict is unbeaten in overtime games — beating Nebraska Wesleyan 2-1 to open the season, then battling UW-Oshkosh to a 1-1, double-overtime tie. … The Blazers have been nearly unbeatable on their home turf, going 5-1-1, but CSB is just 2-5-0 away from home. … Allyson Draxler and Tina Lisk have been the Blazers’ offensive leaders, with Draxler scored four goals and totalling 11 points, while Lisk boasts a team-best four assists to go with her three goals for 10 points. … Eight of the 12 goals surrendered by CSB goalkeepers Shannon Strom and Shannon Conk have come in the first half.