CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston women's soccer team remains at home to host St. Cloud State University and the University of Minnesota Duluth this weekend at the UMN Crookston Soccer Field. The Golden Eagles will take on the Huskies Friday, October 8 at 3 p.m., and the Bulldogs Sunday, October 10 at 1 p.m.
Minnesota Crookston is looking to build on a 1-8 (1-5 NSIC) mark. St. Cloud State enters the week with a 3-3-2 (3-1-2 NSIC) record, while Minnesota Duluth is 0-8-1 (0-5-1 NSIC).
SETTING THE SCENE
ST. CLOUD STATE AT MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 - 3 P.M.
UMN CROOKSTON SOCCER FIELD
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• MINNESOTA CROOKSTON REMAINS AT HOME AS THEY LOOK TO SNAP A FIVE-GAME LOSING STREAK.
• THE GOLDEN EAGLES HAVE FIVE HOME GAMES LEFT ON THEIR 2021 SCHEDULE.
SERIES
• THE GOLDEN EAGLES ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN OVER ST. CLOUD STATE IN THE LAST 11 YEARS. THEY TIED THE HUSKIES 0-0 OCT. 27, 2017.
• MINNESOTA CROOKSTON LAST DEFEATED THE BULLDOGS OCT. 30, 2015 WITH A 2-1 WIN IN DULUTH.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• ST. CLOUD STATE HAS BEEN GUIDED THIS SEASON BY NICOLE FRIIS WITH THREE GOALS AND ONE ASSIST ON THE SEASON.
• CLAIRE SHEA HAS ALSO BEEN AN IMPORTANT FACTOR AS SHE HAS THREE GOALS DURING THE 2021 SLATE.
• IN GOAL, EVIE KOHN ENTERS THE WEEKEND WITH A 0.95 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE WITH THREE SHUTOUTS AND 24 SAVES.
• THE HUSKIES TIED SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE 0-0 LAST FRIDAY AND EARNED A 3-0 VICTORY OVER SIOUX FALLS LAST SUNDAY.
FETTY
• ABBY FETTINGER LEADS THE TEAM WITH 10 SHOTS ON GOAL, 13 SHOTS, AND HAS ONE GOAL ON THE SEASON. HER GOAL CAME IN THE WIN OVER MSU MOORHEAD.
LEAVE IT TO LANIE
• LANIE PADELFORD HAD A BEAUTIFUL STRIKE FROM 45 YARDS OUT TO PUT THE GOLDEN EAGLES UP 1-0 EARLY AGAINST CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL. PADELFORD COMES IN WITH ONE GOAL ON THE SEASON. SHE HAS FIVE SHOTS AND THREE SHOTS ON GOAL.
IN THE NAVY
• KATHRYN BRAINERD HAS A UNIOUE STORY AS SHE PLAYED GOALIE AT ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN 2013 AND 2014 AND THEN JOINED THE NAVY FOR FIVE YEARS. BRAINERD WAS DEPLOYED IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND DID A SWIM QUALIFICATION AT THE MARIANA TRENCH. NOW SHE IS BACK IN MINNESOTA AND PURSUING HER LOVE OF SOCCER. BRAINERD WILL SHOW OFF HER VERSATILITY AS SHE CAN BE USED IN THE FIELD AND AS A GOALIE FOR THE GOLDEN EAGLES.
IN GOAL
• ABBY OLSEN ENTERS THE WEEKEND WITH A 3.88 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE WITH 85 SAVES AND ONE SHUTOUT DURING THE 2021 SEASON FOR THE GOLDEN EAGLES.
THE ROCK
• UMN CROOKSTON PICKED UP THEIR FIRST WIN OVER THE DRAGONS SINCE 2016 AND THEIR FIRST NSIC WIN SINCE 2015, EARNING THE HIGHWAY 75 RIVALRY ROCK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SIX SEASONS.
NEWCOMERS MAKING AN IMPACT
• THE GOLDEN EAGLES HAVE 12 PLAYERS ON THEIR ROSTER WHO HADN'T PLAYED A GAME FOR UMN CROOKSTON PRIOR TO THIS SEASON. SO FAR EVERYONE WHO HAS SCORED A POINT FOR THE GOLDEN EAGLES HAS EITHER BEEN A FRESHMAN OR A PLAYER WHO WAS ON THE ROSTER IN 2020 BUT DIDN'T PLAY DUE TO COVID-19.
LOOKING FOR THE W
• MINNESOTA CROOKSTON IS LOOKING TO BUILD ON THEIR WIN AGAINST MSU MOORHEAD SEPT. 17. THE GOLDEN EAGLES HAVE SHOWN IMPROVEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST HALF, BUT THEY ARE LOOKING TO BE THE TONE SETTER IN GAMES THE REST OF THE WAY. MINNESOTA CROOKSTON HAS A FAVORABLE SCHEDULE AS THE LAST NINE OPPONENTS ON THE SCHEDULE HAVE A COMBINED 26 WINS, WITH MINOT STATE, UMARY, AND BEMIDJI STATE ACCOUNTING FOR 16 OF THOSE WINS.
SCOUTING MINNESOTA DULUTH
WINLESS IN 2021
• THE BULLDOGS ENTER THE WEEKEND WINLESS ON THE 2021 SEASON. MINNESOTA DULUTH'S ONLY RESULT WAS A 0-0 TIE WITH SIOUX FALLS OCTOBER 1.
IT ENDS WITH EMILIA
• EMILIA MCGIFFERT LEADS THE BULLDOGS WITH TWO GOALS ON THE SEASON. MINNESOTA DULUTH COMES INTO THE WEEKEND WITH FOUR GOALS OVERALL ON THE SEASON.
LAST WEEKEND
• LAST WEEKEND MINNESOTA DULUTH TIED SIOUX FALLS 0-0 AND FELL 2-1 AT THE HANDS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE.
IN GOAL
• MINNESOTA DULUTH HAS BEEN LED IN GOAL BY SOPHIA GRENZ WITH A 2.41 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE WITH ONE SHUTOUT AND 56 SAVES ON THE SEASON.
JJ
• JACKIE JARES ENTERS THE WEEKEND WITH ONE GOAL AND ONE ASSIST. SHE IS TIED FOR THE LEAD ON THE TEAM WITH NINE SHOTS ON GOAL IN 2021.
