THIS WEEK
• The Southwest Minnesota State University women's soccer team (2-13-2, 2-9-2 NSIC) is on the road with its final regular season match against Augustana (9-4-4, 8-2-3 NSIC) on Thursday at 3 p.m.
LAST WEEK
• The Mustangs net two goals a minute apart to earn a 3-1 victory against MSU Moorhead on Friday.
• SMSU suffered a 4-0 loss to Northern State on Sunday.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE
• Junior forward
Haley Mason has netted four goals to support the offense and posted 19 shots on goal.
• Sophomore midfielder
Malorie Maderak has recorded three goals with seven shots on goal.
• Senior forward
Dare Kroeten has posted one goal and two assists this season.
• Senior forward
Selena Prolic has recorded one goal and one assist with12 shots on goal.
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Kylie Peters,
Emma Dahnert, and
Jada Backes each tallied one goal for the Mustangs this season.
• Freshman goalkeeper,
Stella Litzen started both matches in net for the Mustangs. Litzen has recorded 23 saves this season and 2.80 goals against average.
• 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 Augustana meet for the 27th time in program history with the Vikings holding a 20-5-1 advantage over the Mustangs.
• The two teams last played on Nov. 2, 2023, with SMSU earning a 3-1 victory in Marshall, Minn.
SCOUTING AUGUSTANA
• Brandon Barkus enters his 18th season as the head coach of Augustana.
• The Vikings are 9-4-4 overall and 8-2-3 in the conference following a 2-0 victory against Northern State and earning a 1-1 tie against MSU Moorhead last weekend.
• Madelyn White leads the Vikings offense with four goals, five assists and 14 shots on goal.
• Ally Hamski and Audrey Parnelll each tallied four goals and one assist to support the Vikings offense.
• AU goalkeeper, Taya Baker has recorded a total of 31 saves this season with two shutouts and .64 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 11-31-10 overall, including 11-24-7 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 165-309-39, including 120-179-28 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.
