MARSHALL, Minn.- Southwest Minnesota State's women's soccer team will close out a three-game home stand with a pair of matches this weekend as they take on Northern State on Saturday, at 1 p.m. followed by a match against MSU Moorhead on Sunday afternoon also at 1 p.m., at the Schwan Regional Event Center.
SMSU Quick Hits
- SMSU will host Alumni Weekend this week as they take on Northern State and MSU Moorhead to conclude a three-match home stand
- SMSU leads the all-time series against both Northern State and MSU Moorhead
- Seniors Emily Huddleston and Amanda Hartmann lead the Mustangs' offense and are currently first and second in shot attempts with five and four shots respectively
- SMSU soccer played its first season in 1996 and holds an all-time record of 134-229-27 overall with a conference record of 92-115-19
- Head Coach Erin Kasmarik-Mallett enters her third season with the Mustangs and has a career record of 14-23-3
Northern State: Match Preview
Series History
- SMSU leads the all-time series 13-10-2
- SMSU has won four of the last six meetings overall
- The Mustangs own a 10-9-2 record in conference matchups
- Four of the previous seven matchups have been forced into at least one overtime period
- The Mustangs jumped out to a 2-0 lead against the Wolves last season before eventually winning in overtime, 3-2
Northern State Team Notes
- Overall Record: 2-1-0
- Away Record: 0-0-0
- Current Streak: Won 1
- Northern State currently has four players tied for the lead in goals scored with one each
- Senior, Alison Byrd, leads the team with 13 shot attempts and 6 shots on goal
- Senior goalkeeper, Justine Charles, has started three matches with a record of 2-1 and has two shutouts
MSU Moorhead: Match Preview
Series History
- SMSU leads the all-time series 12-11-3
- The Mustangs are 10-9-3 all-time in conference matches
- SMSU is 7-3-2 all-time in matches played in Marshall
- SMSU dropped last season's matchup after winning the previous four
- The two teams have been forced into overtime on four different occasions
- MSU Moorhead won last season's meeting 2-1 in Moorhead, Minn.
MSU Moorhead Team Notes
- Overall Record: 0-2-1
- Away Record: 0-2-1
- Current Streak: Lost 1
- The Dragons will face Sioux Falls on Saturday before heading to Marshall to take on SMSU
- MSU Moorhead is also in search of its first goal of the season heading into this weekend's matches
- Junior forward, Annika Greaney, leads the team with five shot attempts and is tied for the team lead with two shots on net
- Senior goalkeeper, Corina Edgington, has lodged the most minutes in net for the Dragons and has a record of 0-2
- Senior goalkeeper, Reagan VonBerge, has a record in net of 0-0-1
Mustangs in Marshall
- SMSU had a three-match home unbeaten streak snapped last week
- SMSU holds an all-time record of 31-39-5 at the Schwan Regional Event Center
- SMSU finished last season with a 4-5-1 home record and won its final two home matches of the year vs. Minnesota Duluth and Wayne State
Between the Posts
- Sophomore goalkeeper, Jessica Craigmile (0-3) started in net for the Mustangs' first three matches of the season after starting all 18 games for SMSU as a true freshman in 2016
- Craigmile posted her first career shutout in just her second college match in the Mustangs 1-0 win over Washburn in 2016
- After carrying just one goalkeeper during the 2016 season, freshman Jenna Meyer will now provide depth between the goalposts for SMSU
Mustang Seniors
- The 2017 SMSU roster features four total seniors: Emily Huddleston, Amanda Hartmann, Fabiana Peiro, and McKenna Peters
- Senior midfielder, Emily Huddleston, led the Mustangs with seven goals in 2016
- Senior forward, Amanda Hartmann, was second on the team in 2016 with five goals scored
- Huddleston currently leads the team in shot attempts with five while Hartmann is a close second with four
- Huddleston and Hartmann are tied for the team lead with two shots on goal each
