THIS WEEK
• The Southwest Minnesota State University women's soccer team (1-12-2, 1-8-2 NSIC) is on the road with a pair of matches against MSU Moorhead (1-12-2, 1-9-1 NSIC) on Friday at 3 p.m. and Northern State (6-5-4, 5-3-3 NSIC) on Sunday at 1 p.m.
LAST WEEK
• The Mustangs suffered a 1-0 loss to St. Cloud State on Friday.
• Minnesota Duluth's late goal forced a 1-1 with SMSU on Sunday.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE
• Junior forward
Haley Mason has netted three goals to support the offense and posted 16 shots on goal.
• Sophomore midfielder
Malorie Maderak has recorded two goals with five shots on goal.
• Senior defender
Emma Dahnert has tallied one goal thus far in the season.
• Senior forward
Selena Prolic has recorded one goal and one assist with12 shots on goal.
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Dare Kroeten,
Kylie Peters has each tallied one goal and one assist for the Mustangs this season.
• Senior goalkeeper,
Rachel Hicks has recorded a total of 107 saves this season with two shutouts and 1.83 goals against average.
SERIES HISTORY
• SMSU and MSU Moorhead meet for the 33rd time in program history with the Mustangs holding a 15-14-3 advantage over the Dragons.
• The two teams last played on Oct. 29, 2023, with SMSU earning a 2-0 victory in Marshall, Minn.
• MSUM's last win in the series happened in Moorhead on Oct. 7, 2022, earning a 3-1 victory over the Mustangs.
• SMSU and Northern State meet for the 32nd time in program history with the series tied at 14-14-3 for both teams.
• The two teams last met on Oct. 27, 2023, with NSU earning a 2-0 victory in Marshall, Minn.
SCOUTING MSU MOORHEAD
• Scott Forster enters his first season as the head coach of MSU Moorhead.
• The Dragons are 1-12-2 overall and 1-9-1 in the conference following a 9-0 loss to then-No. 9 Minnesota State on Friday.
• Madalynn Hopkins leads the Dragons offense with two goals and 12 shots on goal.
• Three other MSUM players each tallied one goal and one assist to support the Dragons offense.
• MSUM goalkeeper, Quinn Carter has recorded a total of 88 saves this season with one shutout and 2.24 goals against average.
SCOUTING NORTHERN STATE
• Bob Casper enters his fourth season as the head coach of Northern State.
• The Wolves are 6-5-4 overall and 5-3-3 in conference following a 2-1 loss against St. Cloud State and a 0-0 tie with then-No. 9 Minnesota State last weekend.
• Megan Fastenau leads the Wolves' offense with six goals, two assists and 15 shots on goal.
• Sophia Taylor and Lauren Youngquist both tallied three goals and two assists to support the NSU offense.
• NSU goalkeeper, Alexus Townsend has recorded a total of 52 saves with 1.00 goals against average.
HEAD COACH CLAY GLASGOW
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Clay Glasgow is in his third season as head coach and has a record of 10-30-10 overall, including 10-23-7 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.
MUSTANG HISTORY
• SMSU is in its 29th season of soccer in 2024 and 28th season of competition (2020 was canceled).
• SMSU has compiled an all-time record of 164-308-39, including 119-178-28 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.