Last Week
- The Mustangs began conference play hosting Wayne State last Friday.
- The Wildcats’ offense was unstoppable when they scored three goals before the Mustangs were able to find the back of the net from a penalty kick late in the game. Wayne State sealed the game with its final goal off a free kick in the remaining nine minutes.
ABOUT SMSU
- Senior forward Selena Prolic leads the team offensively with one goal and six shots on goal.
- Junior forward Haley Mason has netted one goal to support the offense and posted three shots on goal.
- Senior goalkeeper, Rachel Hicks has recorded a total of 22 saves this season with 3.00 goals against average.
SERIES HISTORY
- SMSU and UMary meet for the 22nd time in program history with UMary holding a 17-4 advantage over the Mustangs.
- The two teams last played on Sept. 24, 2023, with UMary earning a 1-0 victory in Bismarck, N.D.
- SMSU's last victory in the series happened in Marshall on Oct. 2, 2016, earning a 5-1 victory.
SCOUTING UMary
- Sarah Cook enters her 13th season as the head coach of UMary.
- The Marauders are 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference following shutout wins over Minot State and MSU Moorhead last weekend.
- UMary was picked to finish fourth in the NSIC preseason poll, after finishing last season 10-8-3 overall and 7-5-2 in conference play.
- Rachel Gensch leads the Marauders offense with three goals and three assists while recording 11 shots on goal.