TIME CHANGE UPDATE 
Game time for the Marauders-Mavericks game has been moved to 12 noon i anticipation of rain later in the day.  

PLAYOFF WEDNESDAY
Earning a Northern Sun playoff berth for a fourth straight season, the University of Mary visits Minnesota State University in the opening round of the conference tournament. Game time between the Marauders and the Mavericks is 12 noon on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the Pitch in Mankato, MN.
 
BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK
The Marauders qualified for postseason play for the fourth straight season and the fifth time overall under the direction of UMary head coach Sarah Cook… The four straight NSIC tournament appearances is the second-longest streak in program history. UMary qualified for the postseason its first seven years in the league (2006-2012).
 
TOURNAMENT TIME
The 2021 Northern Sun eight team women's soccer tournament begins Wednesday, Nov. 13. Opening round matches feature 8^th seed Northern State at #1 Bemidji State, #7 St. Cloud State at #2 Augustana, #6 UMary at #3 Minnesota State and #5 Concordia-St. Paul at #4 Minot State… The Marauders-Mavericks winner will play the Huskies-Vikings victor with the winners of the Wolves-Beavers and Golden Bears-Beavers meeting one another… The top-seeded team remaining after the opening round will host the NSIC semifinals in Nov. 12 and the championship game on Nov. 14.
 
FIRST ROUND SUCCESS
After advancing to the NSIC semifinals in both 2017 and 2018, the Marauders streak was snapped in 2019, but just barely. The Marauders played Minnesota State University to a 1-1 draw before the Mavericks moved forward after winning the shootout 6-5 on penalty kicks ... All-time in the opening round of the NSIC tournament UMary is 4-3-3.
 
FAMILIAR FACE
The Marauders have faced the Mavericks three times in the NSIC tournament. Twice the two teams have met in the opening round and played to a draw with MSU advancing after winning a shootout on penalty kicks (2009, 2019). In 2017 UMary lost 6-0 in the semifinals to MSU. All three matches were played in Mankato.  
 
NSIC TOURNAMENT RESULTS
The Marauders are 8-6-3 all-time in the NSIC tournament. UMary won the tournament its first two times in the league (2006, 2007). In the three draws the Marauders have advanced once, edging Bemidji State in 2018 in a shootout on penalty kicks.
 
2006      W           1-0 at Northern State (quarterfinals)
              W           1-0 v Concordia-St. Paul (semifinals at Winona, MN)
              W           1-0 at Winona State (championship game)
2007      W           1-0 v Bemidji State (quarterfinals at Bismarck, ND)
              W           1-0 v Southwest Minnesota State (semifinals at Aberdeen, SD)
              W           1-0 v MSU Moorhead (championship game at Aberdeen, SD)
2008      W           1-0 at University of Minnesota Duluth (quarterfinals)
              L             0-1 in OT at Winona State (semifinals)
2009      T             0-0 in 2 OT at Minnesota State (quarterfinals, MSU advances 3-2 on penalty kicks)
2010      L             0-1 at Minnesota Duluth (quarterfinals)
2011      L             1-2 at St. Cloud State (quarterfinals)
2012      L             1-2 at Minot State (quarterfinals)
2017      W           1-0 at Minot State (quarterfinals)
              L             0-6 at Minnesota State (semifinals)
2018      T             0-0 in 2OT at Bemidji State (quarterfinals, UMary advances 8-7 on penalty kicks)
              L             1-3 v Minot State (semifinals at Mankato, MN)  
2019      T             1-1 at Minnesota State University (quarterfinals, MSU advances 6-5 on penalty kicks)    
 
RECORDS
UMary is 9-6-3 overall and placed 6^th in the NSIC with 26 points on a record of 8-5-2… 21^st ranked Minnesota State is 14-2-2 overall and tied for second in the NSIC with a record of 12-1-2 for 38 points. The Mavericks are the 3rd seed after losing a tiebreaker with Augustana. MSU was ranked 5^th in last week's NCAA Central Region poll.
 
HOME SWEET HOME
The Marauders finished the regular season 5-1-2 at home this season.
 
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Marauders goalkeeper Madisyn Waltman posted her 25th career clean sheet and 8th this season in a 5-0 win over the Golden Eagles to tie UMary's all-time program record for shutouts. In her third season at UMary, Waltman posted eight shutouts as a freshman. She followed with nine as a sophomore in 2019 to earn All-NSIC second team honors… Waltman tied Kristin Werner for the Marauders career record… Waltman, named NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week earlier this season, is 3rd in the NSIC in goals against average (0.788), 2nd in shutouts (7), 3^rd in shutouts per game (.471) and ranks 8th in save percentage (.813).
 
DEEEE – FENCE
The Marauders have allowed a paltry 17 goals in 18 games this season to rank 6th in the NSIC in both Goals allowed per game (0.94) and goals against average (0.906)… only five times this season in 18 games have the Marauders allowed more than one goal in a game.
 
HOT HAND
Hannah Richter has had another tremendous offensive season. The first team All-NSIC forward leads the team in points (15) and assists (7) and is tied for second in goals (4). Richter is 9th in the NSIC in points.
 
FRESHMEN FRENZY
Freshmen have scored 11 of the Marauders 24 goals this season. Kendra Park has a team-leading 5 goals and Brianna Ramey is right behind with 4. Kaitlyn Schwass has two goals, both in the home regular season finale.
 
PARK PATROL
Freshman Kendra Park is proving to be a dangerous weapon for the Marauders, leading the Marauders with five goals. Park has the most goals by a Marauders freshman since Alex Bachman-Williams scored six in 2010. She is 8th in the NSIC in goals and 6th in game-winning goals (2).
 
PIERCE DOUBLES DOWN
Cassidy Pierce captured NSIC Defensive Player of the Week honors two consecutive weeks this season after the Marauders went back-to-back weekends without allowing a goal. In addition to her defensive exploits the senior captain also provided the assist on the golden goal in a 1-0 overtime victory over Winona State. She also has an assist on the game-winning goal against MSU Moorhead. For the season Pierce has delivered a career-best three assists.
 
HEROICS
Six different Marauders have scored UMary's eight game-winning goals this season: Hannah Richter and Kendra Park each have two and Kayla Alcott, Samantha Guzman, Brianna Ramey and Maureen Sullivan have one apiece. (NOTE: There was no game-winner credited in the 3-0 win over Back Hills State as the first score was an own goal on BHSU.)
 
ON THE ATTACK
Junior midfielder Kayla Alcott is second on the Marauders in points after a pair of goals against Minnesota Crookston. She has four assists, including a beautiful helper on the game-winning goal at Southwest Minnesota State. For the season Alcott has three goals and 10 total points. The Ewa Beach, HI, native joined the Marauders from Peninsula College prior to the ill-fated 2020 season and played just three games in the spring.
 
GREAT 8
The Marauders 8-game unbeaten streak to start Northern Sun play was UMary's longest of the NCAA era... the six straight wins tied the Marauders longest winning streak since reeling off six straight in 2012… During the run UMary posted five straight shutouts, the most since 2007 in the Marauders run to the NCAA tournament… during the 8-game streak the Marauders allowed just three goals.
 
CAPTAINS
The Marauders have named five captains for the 2021 season: seniors Emma Davies, Samantha Guzman, Cassidy Pierce and Hannah Richter and junior Madisyn Waltman. Pierce and Guzman anchor the middle of the Marauders back line. Davies and Richter provide the attack on top. Waltman handles the goaltending duties. Davies, Pierce and Richter are in their fifth year at UMary and Waltman is in her fourth; all four have only played for the Marauders. Guzman is a junior college transfer in her third season at UMary. Richter, Guzman Pierce and Waltman have earned All-Northern Sun honors in their careers.
 
VETS
The Marauders return a veteran squad in 2021 as 13 players from their 2019 playoff team are back. Additionally 17 of the 28 Marauders were in the program last year.
 
ALL-NSIC
The Marauders return four of their six 2019 All-NSIC performers. Hannah Richter earned first team all-NSIC recognition at forward as one of the top scorers in the league. Madisyn Waltman claimed second team honors, Cassidy Pierce earned third team honors and Samantha Guzman received honorable mention recognition after the trio formed the core of one of the nation's best defenses.
 
PENINSULA POWER
The Marauders have two transfers from Peninsula College in Post Angeles, WA, once again this season, senior Samantha Guzman and junior Kayla Alcott. The Marauders also had two Peninsula players in 2019 when Malia Brudvik joined Guzman on the squad.
 
LCCC CONNECTION
The Marauders have a pair of newcomers from Laramie County Community College this season in sophomore's Jessica Lemmon and Taylor Meyrick. LCCC head coach Nate Ulness is a former Marauders assistant coach and a UMary alumni.
 
27th SEASON OF MARAUDERS SOCCER
Including last year's abbreviated 4-game schedule, this is the 27th season of University of Mary women's soccer. The Marauders took to the pitch for the first time in 1995.
 
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