THIS WEEK
The University of Mary women's soccer team continues their extended road trip with contests this weekend at the University of Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State University. The Marauders first face off against the Cougars on Friday, Sept. 24, at 2 pm, in Sioux Falls, SD. UMary's 6-game road swing wraps up on Sunday, Sept. 26, at 1 pm against the Mustangs on Marshall, MN.
 
THE RECORDS
UMary is 2-1-2 overall and 1-0-1 in the Northern Sun… USF is 1-4-0 overall and 1-1-0 in the NSIC… SMSU enters the weekend 1-3-0 and 0-2-0.  
 
LAST WEEK
The Marauders opened their Northern Sun schedule with a 2-2 draw at St. Cloud State and a 1-0 win at Minnesota Duluth.  
 
STRONG START
The Marauders are off to a strong start in NSIC play. With a win and a draw for 4 points, UMary is tied for 4^th in the league standings. Three teams are undefeated in NSIC play after two games while three teams – including the Marauders – posted four points. Just six teams remain undefeated.
 
ROAD WARRIORS
After opening the season at home before a raucous crowd of more than 500 fans on Labor Day, the Marauders are now in the midst of a 6-game road trip. Following two non-conference games in Montana, UMary kicks off the Northern Sun season with four straight road games. UMary faces St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth this weekend before travelling to Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State next weekend. The Marauders NSIC home opener is Oct. 1 against Upper Iowa.
 
HOT HAND
Hannah Richter had the hot hand offensively last weekend for the Marauders. The first team All-NSIC forward had a hand in all three UMary goals. She posted an assist and a goal in the 2-2 draw with SCSU She has the assist on the lone goal in the 1-0 win at UMD.
 
A HEAD START
Samantha Guzman posted the Marauders lone goal in the 1-0 win over the Bulldogs. The all-NSIC defender headed home a corner kick off the foot of Hannah Richter, beating the UD defenders to the spot. She had three goals in 2019, all off set pieces.
 
PARK PATROL
Freshman Kendra Park scored her second career goal against the Huskies, finishing off a ball inside the goal box off a long feed from Hannah Richter. Park is the lone Marauders player with multiple goals this season.
 
19
Marauders goalkeeper Madisyn Waltman posted her 19^th clean sheet for UMary in a 1-0 win over Minnesota Duluth. It is the team's second shutout this year. 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… Kristin Werner is the Marauders career leader in shutouts, followed by Rachel Dietrich (22) and Brannigan Coyle (20).   
 
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.
 
ON THE ATTACK
Junior midfielder Kayla Alcott is tied for the Marauders team lead in points with four, posting a goal and two assists this season. Hannah Richter (1G 2A) and Kendra Park (2G) also have four points. Alcott posted her first career points for the Marauders in the 3-0 win over Black Hills State. 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. Alcott scored a goal against the Yellow Jackets after intercepting a clearing pass by the BHSU goalkeeper. She then added an assist off a corner kick to seal the win.
 
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. Hanna 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.  
 
BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK
The Marauders have earned a spot in the NSIC tournament the last three seasons (2017-18-19). This is the second-longest playoff streak for the Marauders after qualifying for seven straight years from 2006-2012.
 
11
The Marauders finished the 2019 regular season 11-4-2. The 11 victories is the second-most regular-season wins for the Marauders during the NCAA era, equaling 2017 and 2011 while only trailing the 14 wins the team posted in 2007. 
 
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 27^th season of University of Mary women's soccer. The Marauders took to the pitch for the first time in 1995.
 
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