ST. PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s soccer team is back home Saturday as it plays host to Saint Benedict in a key MIAC matchup, beginning at 3:30 p.m. The Gusties enter the contest 7-4-2 overall and 3-3-1 in the MIAC – sitting in sixth place – while the fourth place Blazers are 8-2-1 overall and 4-2-1 in the league.
Scouting the Gusties: Gustavus most recently played to a double overtime scoreless draw Tuesday at Saint Mary’s. Gustavus outshot Saint Mary’s 15-12, including an 11-6 difference in the first half and 2-0 margin in the second overtime. The Gusties also had 12 corner kick opportunities compared to three by the Cardinals. After 13 games this season, Chase Miller (Jr., Brooklyn Park, Minn.) remains as the team’s leading scorer with nine points on three goals and three assists. Hannah Sturtz (Sr., Plymouth, Minn.) has seven points on three goals and one assist, while Emily Skogseth (Jr., Burnsville, Minn.) (2g, 2a), Lauren Johnson (Fy., Woodbury, Minn.) (2g, 2a), and Sophie Leininger (Sr., Plymouth, Minn.) (1g, 4a) have six points apiece. Ashley Becker (Jr., Farmington, Minn.) has started all 13 games in goal and owns a 0.83 goals against average and .847 save percentage – both marks are fifth in the MIAC. She leads the league with 61 saves.
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Scouting the Blazers: Saint Ben’s enters tomorrow’s game on a three-game win streak, most recently shutting out St. Catherine 1-0 on Tuesday. Sydney Bramer scored the lone goal of the game and Kendall Koenen made four saves. After 11 games this season, Megan Thompson leads the team with 15 points on six goals and three assists. Jane Koch is second with 12 points on three goals and a MIAC-leading six assists. Her 44 shots are tied for third most in the conference. Koenen has started all 11 games in goal with a 1.04 goals against average and .820 save percentage.