SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE SOCCER - MINNESOTA STATE MANKATO
LAST TIME OUT
- The Mustangs on Senior Day defeated the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles , 1-0.
- Senior forward Brooke Wetterstrom scored the lone goal, and her third of the season.
HEAD COACH CLAY GLASGOW
- Clay Glasgow is in his fourth season as head coach and has a record of 13-37-10 overall, including 12-28-7 in NSIC play. He was hired as the sixth head coach in program history on Feb. 25, 2022.
- Glasgow came to SMSU after spending eight seasons (2014-21) as head women's soccer coach at Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.) recording a mark of 49-86-5.
- During his last two seasons at DWU, the Tigers amassed back-to-back winning seasons and qualified for the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament both seasons.
MORE ON NO. 2 MINNESOTA STATE MANKATO
- This weekend's matchup with No 2. ranked Minnesota State Mankato will mark the 26th meeting between the Mustangs and the Mavericks, with the Mavericks holding a 23-1-1 advantage all time.
- SMSU's lone win occurred in 2013.
- The Mavericks go into Friday's matchup unbeaten on the season, with a record of 6-0-1, defeating Central Missouri and Grand Valley State, both ranked in the top 25, in their non conference matches.
- The Mavericks are led by head coach Brian Bahl in his 13th season at Minnesota State Mankato.
- Sophomore forward Marin Johnson has scored three goals for the Mavericks which leads the team, and has provided two assists.
- Goalkeeper Lauren McAlpine has started all seven games, making 19 saves, and not conceding a goal all season.
SMSU PICKED 12TH IN NSIC PRESEASON POLL
- SMSU was selected 12th in the 16 team NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- NSIC regular season and tournament champions Minnesota State was selected as the favorite to win the conference again, with 14 first place votes (coaches can't vote for their own school) and 224 points.
- Concordia-St. Paul finished in second place with 202 points and a first-place vote, followed by Bemidji State in third place with 177 points. Fourth place St. Cloud State received a first-place vote and 176 points, and Augustana rounds out the top five with 169 points
NEXT MATCH: ST. CLOUD STATE, OCT. 5, 1 P.M., SCHWAN REC
- St. Cloud State and SMSU will meet for the 31st time on Sunday, with the Huskies holding a 16-10-4 advantage.
- The Mustangs are 2-1-2 against the Huskies in the last five meetings between the two.
- The Huskies are also unbeaten to start the season at 5-0-2, 3-0-1 NSIC, and last weekend defeated both Jamestown and Northern State.
- Minnesota Crookston is coached by Gretta Macdonald in her 12th season at the school.
- 'Offensive Player to Watch' Ellie Primerano has scored three goals for the Huskies, tied for the most on the team.
MUSTANG HISTORY
- SMSU is in its 30th season of soccer in 2025 and 29th season of competition (2020 was canceled).
- The Mustangs have compiled an all-time record of 166-314-39, including 120-182-26 in NSIC games.
- SMSU has made 14 NSIC tournaments and played in the region championship of the NCAA Tournament in 2013.
- SMSU has recorded four winning seasons in program history with the last coming in 2019.
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