THIS WEEK
Fresh off a 5-game homestand, the University of Mary embarks on a 4-game road trip. The first stop is at Upper Iowa University for a 3:30 pm match in Fayette, IA, on Friday, Sept. 23. The weekend wraps up at Winona State University on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 12 noon.
 
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RECORD
UMary is 6-0-1 on the season and 3-0-1 in the Northern Sun. The Marauders are tied for 1^st in the NSIC standings with 10 points.  
 
LAST WEEK
The Marauders posted a pair of shutout wins in Northern Sun play. UMary opened the weekend with a 4-0 win over Sioux Falls, scoring twice in each half. Eli Olsen scored 2:09 into the game on a header off a corner kick and later added another counter in the second half. Kendra Park added a goal and two assists and Olivia Gardner scored a goal for a second straight game… Jessica Lemmon scored on a penalty kick after visiting Southwest Minnesota State was called for a handball in the opening half. SMSU had a chance to even the game in the final 5' but Madisyn Waltman snared a blast to preserve the win and the shutout. Over the two games the Marauders allowed a total of nine shots and just two shots on frame (both by SMSU).
 
FIRST
The Marauders are tied for 1^st in the Northern Sun after two weeks. Both UMary and Minnesota State are 3-0-1 in league play and have 10 points.
 
REGIONAL + NATIONAL ATTENTION
Unbeaten through seven games, the University of Mary women's soccer team's impressive start to the season is garnering increased regional and national attention. For the first time this season, the Marauders received votes in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II national women's poll released September 20, the 3^rd of the regular season. UMary is one of 10 schools just outside the Top 25 who are receiving votes… Now 6-0-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the Northern Sun, the Marauders took another step forward in the Central Regional rankings. UMary improved to fourth in the region, jumping a spot from last week and two slots from two weeks ago. The University of Central Missouri tops the Central Region rankings, followed by the University of Central Oklahoma, Minnesota State University and UMary. Washburn University is fifth, ahead of Fort Hays State, Northwest Missouri State, Bemidji State, Northeastern State and Rogers State.

1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7
The Marauders are undefeated through seven games for the first time ever during the program's NCAA era (starting 2006). Previously the Marauders best start was 3-0 in 2017.
 
RUNNING AHEAD
The Marauders have trailed a total of 14:09 this year. UMary scored first and never trailed in its first four matches of the year. In their last outing the Marauders gave up a goal to Minnesota Duluth 12:19 into the game before tying the contest at 26:28.   
 
14-2
The Marauders have outscored the opposition by a commanding total of 14-2 this season. Additionally one of the goals allowed was an own goal.
 
OLSEN NAMED NSIC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK A SECOND TIME
A big weekend on both ends of the pitch earned the University of Mary's Eli Olsen Northern Sun Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. It is the third time in four weeks a Marauders player was selected. A junior from Buffalo, WY, Olsen scored two goals and anchored a back line that allowed no goals and two shots on frame while sweeping a pair of home matches against the University of Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State University. Olsen opened the weekend by scoring two goals in a 4-0 win over visiting Sioux Falls. She scored on a header off a corner kick just 2:09 into the game. The UMary defender later added her team-leading third goal of the game in the second half. Defensively the Marauders held the Cougars to five shots, none of which were on frame. The Marauders defense continued their season dominance by limiting the Mustangs to four shots – two on frame – in a 1-0 UMary win.
 
NCAA D2 NATIONAL RANKINGS - TEAM

• 9^th Goals against average (0.290)
• 11^th Save percentage (0.900)
• 10^th Shutout percentage (0.714)
• 11^th Winning percentage (0.929)

 
NCAA D2 NATIONAL RANKINGS - INDIVIDUAL

• 17^th total assists | Rio Spruenken (4)
• 25^th Assists per game Rio Sprunken (0.57)
• 28^th Game winning goals Eli Olsen (2)
• 14^th Goals against Average Madisyn Waltman (0.294)
• 16^th Save Percentage Madisyn Waltman (0.900)

 
FIRST
Rio Spruenken, Jessica Lemmon, Olivia Gardner, MaLiah Burke, Mary Meeks and Eli Olsen have all scored their first Marauders goals this season. Spruenken, Gardner and Burke are all freshmen.
 
LEADER
Rio Spruenken leads the NSIC in assists. The freshman from Germany is 12^th in points with 6.
 
TRIPLE PLAY
Marauders have earned NSIC Defensive Player of the Week honors three times this season in four weeks. Mary Meeks claimed the honor in week one after scoring a goal and leading the Marauders to a pair of shutout wins. Eli Olsen claimed the conference defensive honor for week 2 after scoring a goal in he Marauders 2-1 win over #14 Emporia State. Olsen then repeated the feat  in week 4 after scoring two goals in a 4-0 win over Sioux Falls and holding two opponents to no goals and nine shots (two on frame) in a pair of games.
 
PARK PLACE
Kendra Park has scored a team-leading three goals this season in seven games. She scored the opening goal in wins over both Black Hills State and Emporia State and added a counter against Sioux Falls. She also had two assists against the Cougars. For the year Park has 9 points (3 goals, 3 assist), the 2^nd best total in the league. She is 2^nd in the NSIC in assists and 3^rd in goals. Park led UMary in goals last year with five.
 
DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Rio Spruenken has played a big role in sparking a Marauders offense averaging over 2.0 goals a game. The freshman midfielder from Germany posted two assists in a season-opening win over Black Hills State in her collegiate debut. Spruenken then added an assist om the Marauders first goal of the game against Emporia State. She scored the game-winning goal against St. Cloud State and had an assist on the lone goal in a draw with Minnesota Duluth… Spruenken has a point in four of seven games and is second on the team with six points… She leads all NSIC players in assists (4) and is 12^th in points (6).
 
EIGHT IS GREAT
Eight Marauders have combined to score the nine Marauders goals this season. Kendra Park and Eli Olsen lead the way with three each. Jessica Lemmon and Olivia Gardner have two apiece while Taylor Meyrick, Mary Meeks, MaLiah Burke and Rio Spruenken all have one counter each. 
 
DOMINANT
Through five games the Marauders own a 103-44 edge in shots and a 54-19 advantage in shots on frame. That effort shows up in the scoring column where UMary leads its opponents 14-2 in goals.
 
WALTMAN SETS UMARY CAREER SHUTOUT RECORD
Madisyn Waltman owns the Marauders career record for shutouts with 28. She broke the Marauders career shutout record in the UMary season-opening 2-0 win over Black Hills State with her 26th career clean sheet. A starter since opening day of her freshman season in 2028, the 2-time All-Northern Sun performer made four saves in the game as the Marauders defense kept the Yellow Jackets attack in check all game. The former record of 25 shutouts was held by Kristen Werner during an impressive run from 2001-04 that included NAIA national tournament appearances for the Marauders.
 
MEEKS NAMED NSIC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore Mary Meeks scored a goal and keyed a dominant defensive effort for the Marauders on the opening weekend of the season to earn Meeks Northern Sun Defensive Player of the Week honors. UMary opened the 2022 season with a 2-0 win over Black Hills State University. The Marauders held the Yellow Jackets to four total shots in the game. In game two UMary defeated tournament host MSU Billings. Meeks scored a goal in the 60th minute to seal the Marauders win. The defender from Boise, ID, played all 90 minutes as the Marauders limited the Yellowjackets to eight total shots with only one on frame. For the weekend UMary gave up just 12 shots total and no goals. Only five shots were on frame as the Marauders posted back-to-back clean sheets.
 
OLSEN NAMED NSIC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
A decisive goal combined with impressive work on the back line in a win over a nationally-ranked opponent earned University of Mary junior Eli Olsen Northern Sun Defensive Player of the Week honors. Olsen scored what proved to be the winning goal in the Marauders 2-1 win over 14th ranked Emporia State University. The defender from Buffalo, WY, crushed a shot from 45 yards out that sailed just under the crossbar. Olsen's first career goal for the Marauders doubled the UMary lead to 2-0. A transfer from NCAA Division I Charleston Southern, Olsen also keyed a Marauders defensive effort that helped contain the Hornets attack. ESU managed 12 shots on goal with nine on frame. The Hornets were unable to dent the Marauder net until the 81st minute of play.
 
BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK
The Marauders look to extend their streak of post-season appearances to five in 2022. In 2021 UMary 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).
 
WALTMAN, DOKARA 2022 UMARY TEAM CAPTAINS
 Seniors Madisyn Waltman and Yasmina Dokara are the Marauders captains for 2022. A goalkeeper, Waltman (Sioux Falls, SD) is a 5th year starter for the Marauders. Dokara, a midfielder from Fargo, ND, has started since her freshman season in 2019.
 
14 RETURN
The Marauders side returns 14 players from 2021. A pair of midyear transfers joined the Marauders last spring and 12 newcomers (nine freshmen and three transfers) round out the 28-player squad. Seniors Yasmina Dokara, Jessica Lemmon, Taylor Meyrick and Madisyn Waltman and sophomores Sophia Lange, Kendra Park and Ava Vizenor are returning starters. A pair of Wyoming natives who joined the squad last spring also return. Defender Eli Olsen and forward Andi Hunsicker played together at Laramie County Community College. Olson also played at Charleston Southern University.
 
INTERNATIONAL ADDITIONS
The Marauders added four international players to their squad for 2022. All freshmen, Tara Young and Kira Hockley hail from England, Rio Spruenken joins the squad from Germany and Isabelle Parson is Canadian. UMary has a total of five international scholar-athletes with the return of Olivia Buckle, a native of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
 
DEEEE – FENCE
The Marauders allowed more than one goal in a game just five times in 2021 in 19 total contests. For the year UMary held the opposition to a paltry 18 goals in 19 games.
 
GOAL
The Marauders return just three players who scored goals last season. Kendra Park posted five counters and Taylor Meyrick and Kaitlyn Schwass added two apiece to count for nine of the Marauders 25 goals. Brianna Ramey also returns after scoring four times but the sophomore is recovering from injury.
 
LOST
The Marauders are missing four starters from last year and all four earned All-NSIC honors; Kayla Alcott, Samantha Guzman, Cassidy Pierce and Hannah Richter.
 
LCCC CONNECTION
The Marauders have four former Laramie County Community College scholar-athletes this season. Seniors Jessica Lemmon and Taylor Meyrick joined the team from LCCC prior to the 2021 season. Eli Olsen and Andi Hunsicker transferred to UMary last spring. All four played for now-former LCCC head coach Nate Ulness, a former UMary assistant coach and alumni who played soccer for the Marauders.
 
NCAA D1 ADDITIONS
The Marauders have three former NCAA Division I players joining the team for this season. Eli Olsen (Charleston Southern), Mo Malone (UTEP) and Alexa Quaranta (Western Illinois) are in their first season with UMary. Olsen is a junior, Malone a sophomore and Quranta is a redshirt freshman after not playing last season at WIU.
 
28th SEASON OF MARAUDERS SOCCER
This is the 28th season of University of Mary women's soccer. The Marauders took to the pitch for the first time in 1995.
 
2022-23 MARAUDERS TICKETING FAQs
•             Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets online at www.umarytickets.com or via the HomeTown Fan App for iOS and Android mobile devices
•             Save money by purchasing tickets online
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•             Youth 12 and younger with an adult are admitted FREE
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•             All ticket sales are FINAL at time of purchase, whether online or at the gate
 
MARAUDERS HOME GAME TICKET PRICES | Soccer, basketball, hockey, track & field, volleyball and wrestling tickets
•             Adults | $10 + fees online and $15 (CASH ONLY) at the gate
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