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Last Week: The University of Mary opened their 2013 campaign on the road last weekend losing 2-1 to Fort Lewis and 3-1 to Texas A&M International. Jonathon Sellars scored U-Mary's goal against FLC and Jordan Pearce scored the team's goal against TAMIU.

This Week: U-Mary will open GNAC play at home against Saint Martin's University (0-4) on Thursday Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. The Marauders defeated Saint Martin's both times they faced in 2012 including a 3-1 win in Bismarck. U-Mary will take on Seattle Pacific (2-1) on Saturday at 7 p.m. The Marauders lost to then #2 ranked Falcons on the road last year, but pulled off a 1-1 tie against SPU at home.

Game Coverage: There will be a live video stream of both games, neither of which will have audio commentary. The live video stream will be accompanied by live statistics. Plain HTML statistics will also be available. Links can be found on the U-Mary men's soccer schedule page at http://goumary.com/schedule.aspx?path=msoc

Social Media: You can also follow along with U-Mary men's soccer in-game updates on Twitter at @umarysports. Be sure to follow the Marauders' Facebook page as well "Marauder Athletics"

Non-Conference: The Marauders, who were 1-2-1 in non-conference play in 2012 finished 2013 with an 0-2 non-conference record.

Round 1: In their first season participating in a conference, U-Mary finished with a 4-8-2 record in GNAC play in 2012. The Marauders picked up their first conference win in program history in their GNAC debut against Saint Martin's last year. Other highlights included an overtime loss to Simon Fraser who advanced all the way the NCAA Final Four and 1-1 tie to #9 Seattle Pacific.

Round 2: After a 4-8-2 record and a sixth place finish a year ago, U-Mary is poised to move up the ranks of the GNAC with an experienced corps of players. The Marauders will get their first chance against Saint Martin's, the same opponent they beat in their first ever conference game in 2012.

Saint Martin's: Finishing in last place in the GNAC at 2-12 in 2012, Saint Martin's returns six starters and nine players who saw significant time last season. The Saints are slated to finish seventh by the league's coaches. Dylan Gaydosh and CJ Chu, who represented the Saints as honorable mention All-GNAC selections in 2012 are SMU's top returners. Gaydosh led SMU with eight goals and tacked on a pair of assists in 18 contests, while Chu found the net three times in 15 starts. Defensively, Luke Chouinard and Ivan Gonzalez saw significant playing time last season and will help the Saints maintain structure in 2013. Gonzalez recorded two assists as a midfielder a year ago. JJ Olson and Eric Owen split time in the net in 2012, with Olson starting nine contests and Owen seven. SMU scored 24 goals in conference play a year ago, while allowing a conference-worst 61 goals.

Seattle Pacific: The Falcons finished third in the GNAC a year ago with a 7-4-3 record and have been tabbed to finish second by the coaches this season. Four Falcons earned first-team All-GNAC in 2012, but Blaine Carver is the only one of the four returning. Carver notched eight goals and 18 points while starting 17-of-18 matches. Only four returners from a team that was ranked top-10 in the nation in 2012 started at least 10 games for SPU in 2012, and the Falcons will rely on three seniors to provide leadership. Anthony Mohammed and Ian Adams each earned All-GNAC honorable mention a year ago and return in 2013. Mohammed started 17 matches in the midfield in 2012. Adams scored four goals and added an assist over 18 contests.

Key Returners: The Marauders return nine starters from a year ago, including three 2012 All-GNAC performers in forward Rory Pratt, midfielder Jonathon Sellars and goalie Michael Frenzel. U-Mary also returns their leading distributors in Adam Potter and Aaron Mc Elwee who had nine assists between them. Joe Wood, a junior midfielder who started 13 games and scored three goals in 2012, will also be a key contributor.

Defensive Leadership: A mainstay in U-Mary's lineup for the past three seasons, senior defender Kyle Roesler will anchor the Marauders defense. Named to the GNAC All-Academic Team in 2012, Roesler has appeared in 48 games in his career including 43 starts. Also a member of the GNAC All-Academic Team, Jake Meyer, who has started 20 career games, will help anchor the defense. All-GNAC Honorable Mention goalkeeper, Michael Frenzel has started 32 games in net for the Marauders in his career including  two shutout a year ago.

Pratt: In his first season competing for U-Mary, Dublin, Ireland native Rory Pratt was the catalysts for the Marauders offense in 2012. Pratt had a team-high eight goals and 17 points. Starting all 18 games, Pratt was named 1st Team All-GNAC.

First: Freshman Jordan Pearce scored his first career goal on Sept. 14 against Texas A&M International.

3: After scoring just four points, on two goals in 2012, Jonathon Sellars, with a goal against Fort Lewis and an assists against Texas A&M International already has three points this season.

Fresh Faces: The Marauders have added five freshmen, two transfers and a member of the 2012-13 U-Mary basketball team for a total of seven new players. Among those new faces, junior goal keeper Jack West and freshman forward Jordan Pearce are newcomers that will make an impact in 2013. West is a transfer from Genesee Community College where he led the team to a National Championship. Pearce will be a welcomed scoring compliment to all-conference forward Rory Pratt.

Coaches Poll: After finishing sixth in the GNAC a year ago, the coaches have tabbed the Marauders to finish there again in 2013. Simon Fraser, who advanced to the NCAA Final Four received seven of eight first place votes and was selected number one. 

Next Week: The Marauders will be on the road next weekend to take on Western Washington (2-2) and Simon Fraser (4-0). U-Mary split with WWU last year with their win coming in Bismarck 2-1. The Marauders lost both meetings with Simon Fraser last year, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the country. 

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