THIS WEEK
The University of Mary women's soccer team makes their final weekend road trip of the regular season when the Marauders visit the University of Sioux Falls on Friday, October 24, and Southwest Minnesota State University on Sunday, October 26. The Marauders and the Cougars open the weekend with a 7 pm match in Sioux Falls, SD. The Marauders-Mustangs meeting on Sunday is a 1 pm start in Marshall, MN.
 
THE RECORDS
UMary is 5-5-3 overall and 3-4-3 (12 points/12^th place) in NSIC play in 2025… Sioux Falls is 6-6-1 overall and 4-5-1 (13 pts/11^th place) in the NSIC… SMSU is 2-11-0 overall and 1-9-0 (3 pts/15^th place) in the NSIC.
 
WEEK SIX REWIND
The Marauders wrapped up a 3-game home stand with a 5-0 win over the University of Jamestown. In the first regular season meeting between the two I-94 rivals since 2006, UMary jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a pair of Olivia Gardner goals in the first 24'. Dina Polanco sandwiched a pair of second half goals around the first collegiate goal by senior defender Tara Young. The Marauders held massive advantaged in shots (33-4), shots on frame (12-2) and corner kicks (17-0)… UMary visited Northern State Sunday and once again Olivia Gardner sparked the Marauders to a 2-0 lead at intermission, posting two goals in the first 21'. The Wolves responded with a trio of goals in the second half – the third on a penalty kick – to down the Marauders 3-2.
 
ON THE RUN
The Marauders are 3-2-3 in their last eight games and have outscored the opposition 19-7… During a three-game win streak at home, the Marauders overwhelmed the opposition 14-0.
 
OPPO RESEARCH
Sioux Falls has won two of its last three games and has outscored the opposition 17-14 this season. Addison Van Zee is a potent offensive weapon for the Cougars, scoring seven goals this season… SMSU's lone win this season is a 1-0 home victory over Minnesota Crookston. Kennedy Krebs owns two clean sheets in goal for the Mustangs and is fifth in the NSIC in saves/game (5.0).
 
HISTORY LESSON-UMARY VS. UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS
UMary has won six straight games against Sioux Falls and are 10-1-2 in the last 13 meetings.
 
HISTORY LESSON-UMARY VS. SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Since 2009 the Marauders are 10-4-1 against the Mustangs with a 4-3-1 record in Marshall. UMary has a 7-match unbeaten streak against SMSU. The Mustangs earned a 0-0 draw in Marshall, MN, last season to end the Marauders 6-gae win streak over SMSU.


FOLLOW LIVE
Links to live stats and video are available at www.goumary.com/coverage
 
GARDNER GOES GANGBUSTERS
All-Northern Sun forward Olivia Gardner has broken out in a big way. The Winona, MN, native has scored two goals in three of her past four games. After scoring twice in a 7-0 win over Wayne State College, Gardner tallied twice in the first 24' of a 5-0 win over Jamestown and two more times in the first 21' at Northern State. She is 2^nd in goals for UMary this season with seven and ranks 4^th in the NSIC. Twice a 2^nd team all-conference selection, the senior quad-captain has 22 goals in her career and six assists for 50 points.   
 
OFFENSE+DEFENSE=SUCCESS
The Marauders rank 3^rd in the NSIC in goals scored/game (2.0) and 6^th in goals allowed per game (1.0)… UMary is 3^rd in shutouts with six.  
 
DYNAMIC DINA
Freshman midfielder Dina (pronounced DEE nah) Polanco leads the Marauders in goals with eight and is 3^rd in the Northern Sun… Polanco had three goals in her first three collegiate games, all by different methods. The native of Guatemala scored her first career goal on a free kick in a 2-0 win over MSU Billings. In a 4-0 win at Washburn, Polanco blasted home a shot during the run of play for the opening goal of the day. Shortly after she drew a foul to earn a penalty kick opportunity which she converted for her second goal of the day and third of the season… She had her first 20goal game against Jamestown, scoring on a header and a penalty kick… Polanco has a team-high two game-winning goals… With 18 points (8 goals 2 assist) Polanco is 3^rd in the NSIC in points and 4^th in points/game (1.38).
 
GOALS BY GENSCH
Rachel Gensch is third on the Marauders in goals scored with three in ten games. Over the course of 21 games in her UMary career, the senior forward has six goals and six assists for 18 points. Her average of .70 points/game (7 points on 3 goals 1 assist) ranks 19^th this season in the NSIC.
 
CLEAN UP ON AISLE NUMBER ONE
Kadyn Dilger has started 11 games in goal for the Marauders this season and owns six shutouts. After making a pair of appearances for UMary as a freshman in 2024, Dilger has moved into the starting role this season and has posted clean sheets in a 2-0 win over MSU Billings, a 4-0 victory at Washburn, a 0-0 draw at Winona State, a 7-0 win over Wayne State, a 2-0 win over Augie and a 5-0 win over Jamestown.  The sophomore is 3^rd in the NSIC in shutouts and 7^th in goals against average (0.909). 
 
YOUNG BREAKS THROUGH
Senior defender and team captain Tara Young posted her first collegiate goal in the Marauders 5-0 win over Jamestown. A 4-year starter, Young's goal came in her 70^th career game. She had picked up her first two assists of the season in the previous two games… Young wasn't the Marauders only defender with a big game against the Jimmies. Bella Kozlowski and Allison Lepp had two assists each in the game.
 
SEVEN GOALS TIES UMARY NCAA RECORD
The Marauders scored seven goals against Wayne State College ties UMary's NCAA era record for goals in a game. The mark was established in UMary's 7-0 win over Minnesota Crookston on October 14, 2019, in a game delayed three days due to a fall snowstorm.
 
DILGER SELECTED NSIC GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK OCT 13
After posting two clean sheets on Homecoming Weekend, University of Mary soccer goalkeeper Kadyn Dilger was named the Northern Sun's Goalkeeper of the Week. It is her first career selection for the weekly honor. Dilger, a sophomore, played all 180 minutes for the Marauders this past weekend as UMary secured its first two conference wins. She secured the one save she was asked to make in a one-sided 7-0 win over Wayne State on Friday to start her weekend. On Sunday, Dilger went on to shutout the Augustana Vikings in a 2-0 victory. Augustana came into the game as the highest scoring team in the NSIC. In that victory, the Marauders faced immense pressure in the first half with heavy winds blowing towards Dilger's net. The sophomore stood tall, making four saves and withstanding a barrage of offense that featured seven corner kicks… Dilger currently has five shutouts to her name this season in her first year as the primary goalkeeper for the Marauders. That places her third in the Northern Sun's leaderboard in that category while missing two games earlier this season. Dilger is the first UMary goalie to win the award since Molly Fischer did so last year on Sept. 23. She is the youngest athlete to claim NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week for the Marauders.
 
SEVEN HEAVEN
The Marauders have qualified for postseason play seven straight seasons and eight times total under the helm of head coach Sarah Cook. The seven straight NSIC tournament appearances ties the longest streak in program history when UMary qualified for the postseason its first seven years in the league (2006-2012).
 
EIGHT STRAIGHT
After recording a record of 11-4-4 overall in 2024, the Marauders posted double digit wins for the third straight year and own winning record in six of eight seasons and finished with a .500 or better record for the eighth straight season.


DEBUTS
Nine Marauders made their UMary debuts against MSU Billings: Maggie Bono, Chloe Brand, Theresa English, Lauren LaFountain, Addison Massey, Mia Melton, Dina Polanco, Emmy Strobel and Hanna Sutter. Newcomers Polanco, Sutter and Brand have all earned starts… Sophomore goalkeeper Kadyn Dilger made her first collegiate start after appearing in two games for the Marauders last season… Freshman goalkeeper Wiktoria Slupianek made her first two college starts against Minnesota State and St. Cloud State.

105
Marauders head coach Sarah Cook earned her 100^th victory at UMary in the Marauders 2-1 overtime win at St. Cloud State University in the 2024 NSIC quarterfinals and now owns 105 wins. A member of the Marauders Hall of Fame after earning All-American honors three times as a scholar-athlete, Cook is in her 14^th season after taking over leadership of the program prior to the 2012 season. She is the program record-holder for career coaching wins.
 
EXPERIENCE
The Marauders return 18 players from last year's squad, including 11 who earned at least one start throughout the year and six who made 14 or more. Returners with seven or more starts last season include seniors Tara Young (3 years as a starter), MaLiah Burke (2), Rio Spruenken (3), Olivia Gardner (3), Allison Lepp (1), Kira Hockley (1) and Rachel Gensch (1) and junior Kadyn Sharpe (2).
 
CLASS BREAKDOWN
9 seniors/graduates
7 juniors
5 sophomores
9 freshmen
 
ALL-NSIC RETURNERS
The Marauders return four of their six All-Northern Sun players from last season: Sr. D Allison Lepp (1^st team 2024), Sr. F Maliah Burke (2^ne team 2024), Sr. F Olivia Gardner (2nd team 2023, 2^nd team 2024) and Sr. M Rio Spruenken (2^nd team 2022, 2^nd team 2024).

31^st SEASON OF MARAUDERS SOCCER
This is the 31^st season of University of Mary women's soccer. The Marauders took to the pitch for the first time in 1995.
  
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