University of St. Thomas Athletics
Sunday, September 17
Milwaukee, Wisc.
1:00 p.m. Central
at
Marquette
Game Notes -- Women's Soccer finishes out non-conference portion of schedule against Marquette
9/15/2023 3:11:00 PM | Women's Soccer
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Thomas Women's Soccer (2-2-2) round out their seven-game non-conference schedule with a road contest against the Golden Eagles of Marquette (3-4-1)
Marquette has come out victorious in both games against St. Thomas first blanking the Tommies 3-0 in Milwaukee in 2021 and then in a 2-1 game on the Purple's home turf in 2022. Camryn Rintoul opened the game's scoring with her third goal of the season in the 47thminute.
If you will not be making the trip to Milwaukee with the team, be sure to follow along for live streams and stats through links found at tommiesports.com/sports/wsoc/schedule – and on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWSoccer.
Drake Game Recap
The Tommies found themselves playing from behind early in the first half as the Bulldogs scored in the 12th minute to give Drake the lead. That lead would not last long, however, as Mariah Nguyen scored her fourth goal of the season to equalize the game in the 34thminute.
St. Thomas stepped up defensively, allowing just four Drake shots in the first 45 minutes. The opening goal of the game was the only score let in by Tommie goalkeeper Olivia Rowe who recorded three saves in 90 minutes between the posts.
Despite a strong offensive performance, St. Thomas was unable to secure the win in Des Moines and instead settled its second draw of the season.
Scouting the Golden Eagles
The Golden Eagles are led by fourth-year head coach Frank Pelaez. Pelaez led his team to a 7-7-4 overall record and 3-4-3 Big East record in 2022. The Golden Eagles are off to a 3-4-1 start to the year, with wins against Colorado, Milwaukee, and Western Michigan. They also tied the undefeated Denver Pioneers 0-0 back in August.
Marquette has been outscored 11-4 on the young season and have been outshot 108-60. They have averaged 0.50 goals per game and have given up 1.38 goals per game.
Offensively they have been their four goals have been scored by four different players, Isabella Cook, Josie Bieda, Taylor Schad, and Caroline Cline.
The goalkeeping duties have been split between Mikki Easter (2-2-1) and Chloe Olson (1-2-0). Easter has played in six of eight games and has made six starts. She carries a 1.30 goals against average and a .788 save percentage on 26 saves in 33 shots faced. Olson has made two starts and has played in three games. She has allowed four goals on 11 shots faced.
Spreading the Love
Eight different Tommie players have scored a goal in the first six games of the season. That matches their 2021 season and is just four short of their mark in 2022 (12 different players).
Tommies who have scored in 2023: Mariah Nguyen (4), Abby Brantner (2), Lexi Huber (1), Abby Hoiska (1), Emma Fournier (1), CJ Fredkove (1), Lissa Mizutani (1), and Camryn Rintoul (1).
Rowe Toms
Junior goalkeeper, Olivia Rowe's back-to-back clean sheets against Portland State and Western Oregon were enough to earn her the TicketSmarter Summit League Defensive Peak Performer of the Week for the second week of the season.
Rowe did not allow a goal for over 320 minutes, a streak that stretched back to the first game of the season against Northern Iowa. She made 18 saves during that stretch, more than five Summit League teams' entire season marks at the time.
She enters the fourth week of the season in the Summit League top-five in goals against average (1.21), save percentage (.816), shutouts (two), saves per game (5.17).
Rowe was the second Tommie in two weeks to start the 2023 season to be selected the Summit League Peak Performer of the Week. She joins Mariah Nguyen this season and is now the fourth Tommie player to be given the honor after Mckenna Lehman in 2022 and Olivia Graupmann in 2021.
Seven goals should do it
The Tommies' seven goal outburst against Niagara on Aug. 19 was the first time in the Division I era that the team scored more than three goals in a single game, a feat they had done four times before. They are 4-0 in such games: 3-0 vs. Wyoming in 2021, 3-0 at Northern Iowa, 3-0 at Green Bay, and 3-2 at North Dakota State in 2022.
The last time the Toms' scored seven goals was back in the Division III era during the 2018 season when they defeated Northland College 7-0. That season the team ultimately finished with a 19-2-1 record and lost in the second round of the NCAA playoffs in penalties to UW-La Crosse.
Just under one week later the team defeated Portland State 4-0. The win brought their record in games where they score at least three goals to 5-0.
Picking up right where she left off
After scoring her first career hat trick, Mariah Nguyen was selected as the first TicketSmarter Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week in 2023.
She scored three goals in the Toms' 7-0 victory over the Niagara Purple Eagles.
Her hat trick was the first for the Tommies since Mallory DeBoom scored three goals in a 5-0 win over Augsburg in 2018.
She was named the Summit League's Newcomer of the Year and was selected to the 11-player All-Newcomer Team in 2022.
A transfer from Bemidji State, Nguyen appeared in all nine Summit League matches for the Toms and led the team in goals (five), points (14), and shots on goal (14). She tied for eighth in league play with eight points, and in all games, she was tied for fifth place in scoring among league players.
The Andover, Minn., native was a big piece of the Toms improvement from 4-12-1 in 2021 to a 6-8-3 record in 2022.
St. Thomas in the Polls
The Tommies were picked to finish eighth out of nine teams in the Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll after their 2-6-1 conference record in 2022.
The regular-season conference champion Denver Pioneers were voted to the top of the poll edging out challenger South Dakota State by three points (62 to 59). The Purple finished with 19 votes placing them between North Dakota (20 points) and Kansas City (11 points).
Both Mariah Nguyen and Camryn Rintoul were named Players to Watch by the conference office.
Rintoul played in all 17 matches making 16 starts covering 1,469 minutes in 2022. She scored three goals and added one assist for seven points, recording 37 shots with eight on goal.
Marquette has come out victorious in both games against St. Thomas first blanking the Tommies 3-0 in Milwaukee in 2021 and then in a 2-1 game on the Purple's home turf in 2022. Camryn Rintoul opened the game's scoring with her third goal of the season in the 47thminute.
If you will not be making the trip to Milwaukee with the team, be sure to follow along for live streams and stats through links found at tommiesports.com/sports/wsoc/schedule – and on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWSoccer.
Drake Game Recap
The Tommies found themselves playing from behind early in the first half as the Bulldogs scored in the 12th minute to give Drake the lead. That lead would not last long, however, as Mariah Nguyen scored her fourth goal of the season to equalize the game in the 34thminute.
St. Thomas stepped up defensively, allowing just four Drake shots in the first 45 minutes. The opening goal of the game was the only score let in by Tommie goalkeeper Olivia Rowe who recorded three saves in 90 minutes between the posts.
Despite a strong offensive performance, St. Thomas was unable to secure the win in Des Moines and instead settled its second draw of the season.
Scouting the Golden Eagles
The Golden Eagles are led by fourth-year head coach Frank Pelaez. Pelaez led his team to a 7-7-4 overall record and 3-4-3 Big East record in 2022. The Golden Eagles are off to a 3-4-1 start to the year, with wins against Colorado, Milwaukee, and Western Michigan. They also tied the undefeated Denver Pioneers 0-0 back in August.
Marquette has been outscored 11-4 on the young season and have been outshot 108-60. They have averaged 0.50 goals per game and have given up 1.38 goals per game.
Offensively they have been their four goals have been scored by four different players, Isabella Cook, Josie Bieda, Taylor Schad, and Caroline Cline.
The goalkeeping duties have been split between Mikki Easter (2-2-1) and Chloe Olson (1-2-0). Easter has played in six of eight games and has made six starts. She carries a 1.30 goals against average and a .788 save percentage on 26 saves in 33 shots faced. Olson has made two starts and has played in three games. She has allowed four goals on 11 shots faced.
Spreading the Love
Eight different Tommie players have scored a goal in the first six games of the season. That matches their 2021 season and is just four short of their mark in 2022 (12 different players).
Tommies who have scored in 2023: Mariah Nguyen (4), Abby Brantner (2), Lexi Huber (1), Abby Hoiska (1), Emma Fournier (1), CJ Fredkove (1), Lissa Mizutani (1), and Camryn Rintoul (1).
Rowe Toms
Junior goalkeeper, Olivia Rowe's back-to-back clean sheets against Portland State and Western Oregon were enough to earn her the TicketSmarter Summit League Defensive Peak Performer of the Week for the second week of the season.
Rowe did not allow a goal for over 320 minutes, a streak that stretched back to the first game of the season against Northern Iowa. She made 18 saves during that stretch, more than five Summit League teams' entire season marks at the time.
She enters the fourth week of the season in the Summit League top-five in goals against average (1.21), save percentage (.816), shutouts (two), saves per game (5.17).
Rowe was the second Tommie in two weeks to start the 2023 season to be selected the Summit League Peak Performer of the Week. She joins Mariah Nguyen this season and is now the fourth Tommie player to be given the honor after Mckenna Lehman in 2022 and Olivia Graupmann in 2021.
Seven goals should do it
The Tommies' seven goal outburst against Niagara on Aug. 19 was the first time in the Division I era that the team scored more than three goals in a single game, a feat they had done four times before. They are 4-0 in such games: 3-0 vs. Wyoming in 2021, 3-0 at Northern Iowa, 3-0 at Green Bay, and 3-2 at North Dakota State in 2022.
The last time the Toms' scored seven goals was back in the Division III era during the 2018 season when they defeated Northland College 7-0. That season the team ultimately finished with a 19-2-1 record and lost in the second round of the NCAA playoffs in penalties to UW-La Crosse.
Just under one week later the team defeated Portland State 4-0. The win brought their record in games where they score at least three goals to 5-0.
Picking up right where she left off
After scoring her first career hat trick, Mariah Nguyen was selected as the first TicketSmarter Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week in 2023.
She scored three goals in the Toms' 7-0 victory over the Niagara Purple Eagles.
Her hat trick was the first for the Tommies since Mallory DeBoom scored three goals in a 5-0 win over Augsburg in 2018.
She was named the Summit League's Newcomer of the Year and was selected to the 11-player All-Newcomer Team in 2022.
A transfer from Bemidji State, Nguyen appeared in all nine Summit League matches for the Toms and led the team in goals (five), points (14), and shots on goal (14). She tied for eighth in league play with eight points, and in all games, she was tied for fifth place in scoring among league players.
The Andover, Minn., native was a big piece of the Toms improvement from 4-12-1 in 2021 to a 6-8-3 record in 2022.
St. Thomas in the Polls
The Tommies were picked to finish eighth out of nine teams in the Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll after their 2-6-1 conference record in 2022.
The regular-season conference champion Denver Pioneers were voted to the top of the poll edging out challenger South Dakota State by three points (62 to 59). The Purple finished with 19 votes placing them between North Dakota (20 points) and Kansas City (11 points).
Both Mariah Nguyen and Camryn Rintoul were named Players to Watch by the conference office.
Rintoul played in all 17 matches making 16 starts covering 1,469 minutes in 2022. She scored three goals and added one assist for seven points, recording 37 shots with eight on goal.
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