THIS WEEK
•The Southwest Minnesota State University women's soccer team (0-4, 0-1 NSIC) continues Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play this Friday and Sunday with a pair of road games in the state of North Dakota.
•On Friday night, SMSU will take on Minot State University (4-2, 1-1 NSIC) with game time slated for 6 p.m. at First Western Bank Field at Herb Parker Stadium in Minot.
•SMSU closes the weekend on Sunday afternoon with a match-up versus the University of Mary (1-3-2, 0-1-1 NSIC) starting at 1 p.m. at the MDU Resources Community Bowl.
 
SERIES HISTORY
•SMSU and MSU meet for the 13^th time on Friday night with MSU leading 10-2 in a series that started in 2010.
•The two teams split the first four games in the series but MSU has won the last eight with SMSU's last victory coming on Sept. 21, 2013.
•MSU defeated SMSU 1-0 last season in Minot.
•SMSU and UMary meet for the 21^st time with UMary leading 16-4.
•UMary earned a 1-0 victory last season in Bismarck and has shutout SMSU the last five meetings.
•SMSU's last win in the series came on Oct. 2, 2016, in Marshall.
 
HEAD COACH CLAY GLASGOW
•Clay Glasgow is in his second season as head coach and has a record of 3-12-7 overall, including 3-9-4 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.
 
SMSU LAST WEEK
•SMSU dropped its NSIC opener last Sunday in Wayne, Neb., losing 1-0 to Wayne State.
•The Mustangs had ten shots during the game with three coming from Audrey Gallagher, with two of hers being on target.
•Reese Leighton, Haley Mason, Malorie Maderak, and Brooke Wetterstrom all tallied one shot on target.
•Kenna Conley made four saves in the losing effort.
 
SMSU NOTES
•SMSU's lone goal this season was scored by Alyson Gallagher in the season opener. She also leads the team with five shots, including two on goal.
•Selena Prolic has the team's lone assist this season.
•Rachel Hicks is 0-2 in goal, while Kenna Conley is 0-2 on the season.
 
SCOUTING MINOT STATE
•The Beavers are 4-2 overall, 1-1 NSIC, following a split last weekend, defeating UMary 1-0, before suffering a 1-0 loss at Northern State.
•Illiana Rivera leads the Beavers with one goal and one assist.
•MSU was picked to finish sixth in the preseason NSIC poll.
 
SCOUTING UMARY
•The Marauders are 1-3-2 overall, 0-1-1 NSIC, after losing to Minot State 2-1 and recording a 0-0 tie with MSU Moorhead.
• MaLiah Burke leads the Marauders with one goal and one assist.
•UMary was picked to finish fifth in the preseason NSIC poll.
 
SMSU PICKED 11TH IN NSIC PRESEASON POLL
•SMSU was selected 11^th in the 15-team NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
•Mustang sophomore midfielder Laney Brill and junior forward Dare Kroeten were both named 'Players to Watch' in 2023.
 
MUSTANG HISTORY
•SMSU is in its 28th season of soccer in 2023 and 27th season of competition (2020 was canceled).
•SMSU has compiled an all-time record of 157-290-36, including 112-164-23 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.