THIS WEEK
After playing home just twice in the month of September, the University of Mary women's soccer team returns home to host a pair of games over a weekend honoring the Marauders seniors and families. Senior Day for the Marauders is Friday, Oct. 5, when the University of Minnesota Crookston visits. Seniors will be honored before the game at 2:40 pm with kickoff against the Golden Eagles set for 3 pm. Family Day is set for Sunday, Oct. 7, when UMary hosts the 6^th ranked Bemidji State University at 1 pm. Both games will be played at the MDU Resources Community Bowl.
 
RECORD
The Marauders are 3-5-1 overall and 2-4-1 in the Northern Sun.
 
REWIND
UMary suffered a pair of tough losses on the road, falling 2-1 in overtime against NSIC defending champion Minnesota State before suffering a 3-0 loss at Concordia-St. Paul.
 
A LOOK BACK
UMary finished the 2017 season with a record of 12-5-1 overall, an increase of eight wins from the previous year. UMary was fifth in the NSIC standings and defeated Minot State 1-0 on the road in the first round of the Northern Sun tournament to advance to the semifinals.
 
BEK SPORTS BROADCASTING MARAUDERS-BEAVERS GAME SUNDAY
The University of Mary women's soccer game against Bemidji State University will be broadcast on BEK Sports across North Dakota on Sunday, Oct. 7. Game time is 1 pm from the MDU Resources Community Bowl. View the Northern Sun tilt on BEK via local cable providers on BEK Sports and on KNDB/KNDM in western North Dakota and KRDK in eastern North Dakota. Visit www.beksports.com for local channel assignments and current broadcast schedule. BEK Sports is also available nationally on BEK Now via your ROKU streaming device. Go to www.beknow.tv for more information.
 
SENIOR DAY
The Marauders will honor seven seniors prior to Friday's UMary game against Minnesota Crookston. Playing their final season for the Marauders are Kacee Bailey (Rancho Murieta, CA), Katie Berg (Pierre, SD), Caylin Cathey (Billings, MT), Caitlin Dooley (Pontefract, England), Megan Lowery (Hayden, ID), Jade Smith (Rochester, England) and Lisa Swärdh… Berg, Cathey, Dooley, Smith and Swärdh have played their whole collegiate careers for the Marauders… Bailey and Lowery joined the Marauders for their final two seasons.
 
JUNIOR MINTS
As big as a class as the senior class is with seven players, the junior class is even bigger with eight.
 
GOLDEN TOUCH
Caylin Cathey has the golden touch right now. The senior forward has scored six of the Marauders 12 goals this season. She also has an assist for a team-leading 13 points. Her two                                                                       
game-winning goals also pace the program. The All-NSIC player is third in the league in goals scored and her 13 points is fifth.
 
HELPING HAND
Sophomore Hannah Richter has proved to be a dangerous offensive weapon for the Marauders from the back row. The defender from Bismarck, ND, has two goals and three assists. She is second on the team in goals and points (7) and leads in assists. Her assist total is fifth best in the NSIC.
 
CLEAN
Freshman goalkeeper Madisyn Waltman owns a pair of shutouts this season, 1-0 on the road over MSU Moorhead and 2-0 against Wayne State. The native of Sioux Falls, SD, set a career-high in saves with 12 in an overtime loss to Minnesota State last weekend. For the year her goals against average of 1.32 is tenth in the NSIC.
 
SUFFOCATING
The Marauders defense allows just 10.2 shots per game. By comparison, the UMary offense is taking 12.2 shots/game. Only once have the Marauders allowed more than 11 shots in a game. Additionally the UMary defense has allowed more than seven shots on goal in game just once with six games allowing five or fewer.
 
NEWCOMERS
A handful of new Marauders have made their first starts for UMary this season. Freshmen Madisyn Waltman and Snædís Daníelsdóttir both have started in goal for the Marauders and earned wins. Malia Brudvik, a defender who transferred from Peninsula College, has started six games and Sidney Burrell, a transfer from Sheridan College, owns a pair of starts.
 
MORE NEW FACES
Additionally freshmen Rebekah Bittner and Reegin Kehn also have seen action this year with two appearances each.
 
REINFORCEMENTS
Three Marauders limited by injury last year have returned to the pitch. A sophomore, Patricia Martin was limited to just one game last season returned to see significant time in all nine games. Katie Berg and Kacee Bailey, senior defenders who missed all of last year, also have seen action. Berg has played in six games and started once.
 
SENIOR SALUTE
The Marauders feature five seniors in the starting lineup. Midfielders Caitlin Dooley and Megan Lowery both earned all-conference and all-region honors last season. Forwards Jade Smith and Caylin Cathey received All-Northern Sun honors. The fifth senior is Lisa Swärdh, who already has a goal and an assist on the season.
 
REZA'S PITCH COMEBACK
Reza's Pitch is making a one-day comeback on October 21 when the UMary women's and men's soccer teams have a doubleheader at the MDU Resources Community Bowl. Starting at 11 am, fans can purchase a Reza burger, chips and a water for $10. All money raised goes to the Marauders Armada for UMary student-athlete scholarships.
 
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