<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3mbnCm_0vjnRsQF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3mbnCm_0vjnRsQF00" width="701" height="450" >THIS WEEK<ul><li>The Southwest Minnesota State University women's soccer team (0-5, 0-1 NSIC) continues home NSIC action with matches against UMary (4-1, 2-0 NSIC) at 3 p.m. on Friday and Minot State (2-1-2, 0-1-1 NSIC) at 1 p.m., on Sunday. </li></ul>LAST WEEK <ul><li>The Mustangs began conference play hosting Wayne State last Friday. </li><li>The Wildcats' offense was unstoppable when they scored three goals before the Mustangs were able to find the back of the net from a penalty kick late in the game. Wayne State sealed the game with its final goal off a free kick in the remaining nine minutes. </li></ul>ABOUT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE<ul><li>Senior forward Selena Prolic leads the team offensively with one goal and six shots on goal. </li><li>Junior forward Haley Mason has netted one goal to support the offense and posted three shots on goal.</li><li>Senior goalkeeper, Rachel Hicks has recorded a total of 22 saves this season with 3.00 goals against average. </li></ul>SERIES HISTORY <ul><li>SMSU and UMary meet for the 22nd time in program history with UMary holding a 17-4 advantage over the Mustangs. </li><li>The two teams last played on Sept. 24, 2023, with UMary earning a 1-0 victory in Bismarck, N.D. </li><li>SMSU's last victory in the series happened in Marshall on Oct. 2, 2016, earning a 5-1 victory. </li><li>SMSU and Minot State meet for the 14th time in program history with MISU holding a 10-3 advantage.</li><li>The two teams last met on Sept. 22, 2023, with the Mustangs securing a 2-0 victory in Minot, N.D. </li></ul>SCOUTING UMARY<ul><li>Sarah Cook enters her 13th season as the head coach of UMary. </li><li>The Marauders are 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference following shutout wins over Minot State and MSU Moorhead last weekend. </li><li>UMary was picked to finish fourth in the NSIC preseason poll, after finishing last season 10-8-3 overall and 7-5-2 in conference play. </li><li>Rachel Gensch leads the Marauders offense with three goals and three assists while recording 11 shots on goal. </li></ul>SCOUTING MINOT STATE <ul><li>T.J. Perez enters his third season as the head coach of Minot State. </li><li>The Beavers 2-1-2 overall and 0-1-1 in conference following a loss to UMary and a tie to Northern State this past weekend. </li><li>Minot State was picked to finish ninth in the NSIC preseason poll, after finishing last season 6-8-4 overall and 3-7-4 in conference play. </li><li>Sierra Haren leads the Beavers' offense with one goal and starting all games thus far in the season. </li></ul>HEAD COACH CLAY GLASGOW <ul><li>Clay Glasgow is in his third season as head coach and has a record of 9-22-8 overall, including 9-16-5 in NSIC play. He was hired as the sixth head coach in program history on Feb. 25, 2022.</li><li>Glasgow came to SMSU after spending eight seasons (2014-21) as head women's soccer coach at Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.) recording a mark of 49-86-5.</li><li>During his last two seasons at DWU, the Tigers amassed back-to-back winning seasons and qualified for the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament both seasons. </li></ul>MUSTANG HISTORY <ul><li>SMSU is in its 29th season of soccer in 2024 and 28th season of competition (2020 was canceled).</li><li>SMSU has compiled an all-time record of 163-301-37, including 118-171-24 in NSIC games. </li><li>SMSU has made 14 NSIC tournaments and played in the region championship of the NCAA Tournament in 2013. </li><li>SMSU has recorded four winning seasons in program history with the last coming in 2019. </li></ul></div></body>

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Mustang soccer continues home stand with matches against UMary and Minot State

The Southwest Minnesota State University women's soccer team (0-5, 0-1 NSIC) continues home NSIC action with matches against UMary (4-1, 2-0 NSIC) at 3 p.m. on Friday and Minot State (2-1-2, 0-1-1 NSIC) at 1 p.m., on Sunday. LAST WEEK. The Mustangs began conference play hosting Wayne State last Friday.