University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, September 6
Cedar Falls, Iowa / UNI Soccer Field
4:00 p.m. Central
at
Northern Iowa
Women’s Soccer hopes to keep current form rolling into week four
9/5/2024 1:46:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Tommie women’s soccer travels to Northern Iowa on Friday afternoon before returning home for a matchup with Viterbo on Sunday.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – St. Thomas Women's Soccer (2-2-1 overall) comes out of week three on a roll with two consecutive non-conference road victories against Marist and Siena. They look to continue their strong run of play with two more non-conference matches this week.
The Purple's first game of the week has them heading down to Cedar Falls, Iowa to faceoff with the Panthers of Northern Iowa (3-1-1 overall). This week's contest will be the fourth between the two sides. St. Thomas' record against UNI is 1-1-1 with their last win coming on 9/5/22 in Cedar Falls. Abby Brantner and Lexi Huber each scored in the 3-0 victory. The Toms were shutout at home last season, 1-0.
The Viterbo V-Hawks (1-2) are a novel opponent from the NAIA. The Tommies have played them in exhibitions in the past, but this will be the first regular season non-conference matchup between the two.
Home Gameday Need to Know
The Tommies' game against Northern Iowa can be found on ESPN+. Live stats can be viewed HERE.
All St. Thomas Women's Soccer home games and away Summit League contests can be viewed on the Summit League Network with a Midco Sports Plus subscription.
Live stats for all St. Thomas home games can be viewed on Tommiesports.com with links available on the Tommie Women's Soccer team's schedule page.
Lexi Huber comes up HUGE
Lexi Huber's back-to-back game-winning goals have netted her Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week.
The Lakeland, Minnesota native led the Tommies to a 2-0-0 record last week with her stellar offense and timely goals. She sent in the team's only goal in their 1-0 win over Marist last Thursday and came up clutch with a game-winner in the final minute to down Siena, 2-1 on Sunday.
"Lexi came out strong in both games and created great opportunities. She was able to put away both game winners and we are proud of her composure in front of goal," shared head coach Sheila McGill.
Huber is currently tied for the most goals in the Summit League with three through five games. She is the overall leader in goals per game at 0.6. Her two game-winning goals are also tied for the most in the conference. The senior's 1.2 points per game have her in third in the Summit.
A Productive Week
Game One
Lexi Huber's third-minute goal was enough for the St. Thomas Women's Soccer team (1-2-1) to down the Marist Red Foxes (0-3-1) for their first win of the 2024 season on Thursday night at Tenney Stadium in southern New York.
Huber's goal was the second of the season. Olivia Rowe earned her sixth career shutout with three saves.
Game Two
St. Thomas Women's Soccer (2-2-1, 0-0-0 Summit) rallied in the final minute with a goal to break a 1-1 tie after allowing a penalty shot goal in the waning minutes to the Siena Saints (2-3-0, 0-0-0 MAAC) on Sunday afternoon at Hickey Field.
Lexi Huber was once again the hero with her third consecutive road-game goal and second consecutive game-winning goal, this time with 37 seconds remaining. Olivia Rowe made five saves in goal for the Tommies including a pivotal stop of a penalty shot in the 77th minute.
March to the Summit
The Tommies were picked to finish eighth out of the nine teams in the Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll after their 1-5-2 conference record in 2023.
Last season's regular season conference champion Denver Pioneers were voted to the top of the poll edging out challenger South Dakota State by two points (61-59). The Purple finished with 15 votes, placing them between North Dakota State (24) and North Dakota (14).
Both Mariah Nguyen and Olivia Rowe were named Players to Watch by the conference office.
Nguyen led the Purple in goals (five), points (12), and shots on goal (13) last season while Olivia Rowe started every game between the posts in 2023 and earned five shutouts.
Nice to meet you
The Tommies head into the 2024 season with eight newcomers
Getting to Work
The Tommie Women's Soccer coaching staff welcomed a new face into the fold during the offseason with the addition of Jean Viardin.
Viardin holds a US Soccer Senior A license and has over 20 years of coaching experience at youth clubs, high school teams, the WPSL, and the UPSL.
Coach McGill said of Viardin, "We are incredibly excited to welcome Jean to our team! He brings his experience and knowledge to the program and will make an immediate impact in our games and training. He has a positive yet straightforward mindset and will help our players to develop and succeed both individually and as a whole."
Viardin also served as the General Manager for the National Women's Soccer League's FC Kansas City from 2016-2018. His most recent experience came as the Executive Director & Director of Coaching/Player Development at Maplebrook SC, where he has been since 2011.
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas Women's Soccer team, follow along on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) at @TommieWSoccer.
The Purple's first game of the week has them heading down to Cedar Falls, Iowa to faceoff with the Panthers of Northern Iowa (3-1-1 overall). This week's contest will be the fourth between the two sides. St. Thomas' record against UNI is 1-1-1 with their last win coming on 9/5/22 in Cedar Falls. Abby Brantner and Lexi Huber each scored in the 3-0 victory. The Toms were shutout at home last season, 1-0.
The Viterbo V-Hawks (1-2) are a novel opponent from the NAIA. The Tommies have played them in exhibitions in the past, but this will be the first regular season non-conference matchup between the two.
Home Gameday Need to Know
- Admission to Tommie Women's Soccer is free all season long.
- Visitor parking is available in the Anderson Parking Facility on South Campus.
- When navigating to the stadium from the Anderson Parking Facility please follow the posted signs directing you to the entrance.
- There will be no concessions available for the 2024 season.
The Tommies' game against Northern Iowa can be found on ESPN+. Live stats can be viewed HERE.
All St. Thomas Women's Soccer home games and away Summit League contests can be viewed on the Summit League Network with a Midco Sports Plus subscription.
Live stats for all St. Thomas home games can be viewed on Tommiesports.com with links available on the Tommie Women's Soccer team's schedule page.
Lexi Huber comes up HUGE
Lexi Huber's back-to-back game-winning goals have netted her Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week.
The Lakeland, Minnesota native led the Tommies to a 2-0-0 record last week with her stellar offense and timely goals. She sent in the team's only goal in their 1-0 win over Marist last Thursday and came up clutch with a game-winner in the final minute to down Siena, 2-1 on Sunday.
"Lexi came out strong in both games and created great opportunities. She was able to put away both game winners and we are proud of her composure in front of goal," shared head coach Sheila McGill.
Huber is currently tied for the most goals in the Summit League with three through five games. She is the overall leader in goals per game at 0.6. Her two game-winning goals are also tied for the most in the conference. The senior's 1.2 points per game have her in third in the Summit.
A Productive Week
Game One
Lexi Huber's third-minute goal was enough for the St. Thomas Women's Soccer team (1-2-1) to down the Marist Red Foxes (0-3-1) for their first win of the 2024 season on Thursday night at Tenney Stadium in southern New York.
Huber's goal was the second of the season. Olivia Rowe earned her sixth career shutout with three saves.
Game Two
St. Thomas Women's Soccer (2-2-1, 0-0-0 Summit) rallied in the final minute with a goal to break a 1-1 tie after allowing a penalty shot goal in the waning minutes to the Siena Saints (2-3-0, 0-0-0 MAAC) on Sunday afternoon at Hickey Field.
Lexi Huber was once again the hero with her third consecutive road-game goal and second consecutive game-winning goal, this time with 37 seconds remaining. Olivia Rowe made five saves in goal for the Tommies including a pivotal stop of a penalty shot in the 77th minute.
March to the Summit
The Tommies were picked to finish eighth out of the nine teams in the Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll after their 1-5-2 conference record in 2023.
Last season's regular season conference champion Denver Pioneers were voted to the top of the poll edging out challenger South Dakota State by two points (61-59). The Purple finished with 15 votes, placing them between North Dakota State (24) and North Dakota (14).
Both Mariah Nguyen and Olivia Rowe were named Players to Watch by the conference office.
Nguyen led the Purple in goals (five), points (12), and shots on goal (13) last season while Olivia Rowe started every game between the posts in 2023 and earned five shutouts.
Nice to meet you
The Tommies head into the 2024 season with eight newcomers
- #3 – Melina Knowles – Freshman – Plymouth, Wis.
- #4 – Kayden Scrima – Freshman – Waukesha, Wis.
- #6 – Juliet Carlson – Freshman – Minnetonka, Minn.
- #14 – Alexandra Amini – Freshman – Pewaukee, Wis.
- #19 – Brooke Nygaard – Freshman – Eagan, Minn.
- #20 – Sophia Barjesteh – Junior – Woodbury, Minn.
- #27 – Annie Mulcahy – Freshman – Saint Paul, Minn.
- #29 – Izzy McEwan – Freshman – Minneapolis, Minn.
Getting to Work
The Tommie Women's Soccer coaching staff welcomed a new face into the fold during the offseason with the addition of Jean Viardin.
Viardin holds a US Soccer Senior A license and has over 20 years of coaching experience at youth clubs, high school teams, the WPSL, and the UPSL.
Coach McGill said of Viardin, "We are incredibly excited to welcome Jean to our team! He brings his experience and knowledge to the program and will make an immediate impact in our games and training. He has a positive yet straightforward mindset and will help our players to develop and succeed both individually and as a whole."
Viardin also served as the General Manager for the National Women's Soccer League's FC Kansas City from 2016-2018. His most recent experience came as the Executive Director & Director of Coaching/Player Development at Maplebrook SC, where he has been since 2011.
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas Women's Soccer team, follow along on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) at @TommieWSoccer.
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