SMSU SOCCER: SMSU closes 2021 campaign on the road against Sioux Falls
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MARSHALL -- The Southwest Minnesota State University soccer team (4-11-1 overall, 3-10-1 NSIC) travels to Sioux Falls, S.D., to face the University of Sioux Falls (3-11-3, 3-8-3) at 5 p.m. today for its final match of the season.
Series history
SMSU is 9-6 all-time against USF, meeting for the first time in 1996.
Their last meeting came in November of 2019, when SMSU netted the deciding goal with a second left in the match to win 2-1 at home.
Youth movement
This past weekend saw ten freshmen get action for the Mustangs, including seven in the starting 11.
True freshman Julianne Arballo recorded starts in both matches and made a career-high ten saves against Minnesota State on Sunday.
True freshman Kirsten Wetterstrom scored the only SMSU goal over the weekend, netting the opener on Friday night against CSP.
Kylee Bennett collected an assist on the goal on Friday night, while making her first start since the opening match on Sunday.
The 2021 season has seen 15 freshmen get action for the Mustangs, with 12 tallying starts.
About Southwest
Minnesota State
The Mustangs are 3-10-1 in conference play.
Alex Lotts leads the team offensively, scoring four goals and dishing four assists for the Mustangs on the season.
Abbey Hoisington has also helped shoulder the offensive load, tying the team with four goals while having a team-high 18 shots on net.
Katie Oatman has held down the defense this season, leading the team in minutes and has taken seven shots, including a pair of shots on goal and has recorded an assist.
Meghan Harkin and Julianne Arballo have started every game in net for the SMSU, combining for 1.47 goals against and three shutouts.
Scouting Sioux Falls
Brittany Domino is in his seventh season as head women's soccer coach at CSP.
USF is 3-11-3 and is 3-8-3 in the NSIC after dropping a 2-1 match against Minnesota State and a 3-0 match at Concordia-St. Paul.
USF was picked to finish 14th in the NSIC preseason coaches poll.
USF is lead by Grace Held, whose two goals and 12 shots on goal leads the team.
Senior Alexis Wemhoff is 2-6-2 in goal for USF with four shutouts and 100 saves.
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