The University of Minnesota Duluth had just three home games in its first 12, but now will return to Malosky Stadium for its next five, including a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matches as part of UMD Homecoming weekend.
UMD (5-7-0, 5-4-0 NSIC) will be happy to return home this weekend and host Minot State University under the lights of Malosky Stadium on Friday night before the University of Mary comes to town on Sunday afternoon.
QUICK HITS• Senior forward
Maureen Stormont added seven points and three goals to her career totals as UMD went 1-1 last weekend against Wayne State and Augustana. She now sits within nine points and four goals of the all-time Bulldog career marks. She scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, and added an assist in UMD's 4-2 win over Wayne State on Saturday afternoon.
• Senior goalkeeper
Marissa Rosa made 13 stops on the weekend as UMD went 1-1 against Wayne State and Augustana, including a season-high seven saves against Augie on Sunday afternoon.
• While the Bulldog offense has been nearly the same on the road as it has at home - scoring 1.22 goals per game away from Malosky Stadium compared to 1.67 at home - its defense has been different at home. Opponents have averaged 5.67 shots on goal at Malosky Stadium and 6.11 in road matches, and that half a shot has proven all the different: opponents are scoring 1.56 goals per game on the road but have just two goals in Duluth as the Bulldogs have recorded a pair of shutouts.
SCOUTING THE BEAVERS (Friday, Oct. 17, 6:00 p.m.) -
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Minot State (5-5-2, 4-4-1 NSIC) broke a three-match losing streak last weekend with a 3-0 victory over Concordia University, St. Paul. The Beavers are 1-1-0 all-time against UMD.
• Senior defender Taylor Bachman-Williams and junior midfielder Kristin Long top the stat sheet for MSU with three goals each. Long has added a pair of assists for a team-high eight points. The Beavers have had 11 different players record a point this season.
• Juniors Celene Johnson and Gemma Biasetto have split the majority of time between the pipes for Minot State, and it's worked. The team has a combined 0.88 goals against average and each has recorded two shutouts this year.
SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS (Sunday, Oct. 19, 1:00 p.m.) -
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U-Mary (3-6-3, 2-5-2 NSIC) has lost four of its last five entering the weekend including a 3-0 defeat at the hands of new No. 1 Minnesota State University Mankato, but will take on St. Cloud State University on Friday evening before traveling to Duluth. The Bulldogs hold a 7-3-1 edge all-time against the Marauders.
• Sophomore midfielder Michelle McGeary leads the offense for Mary with five goals and 11 points on the season. Senior forward Loren Sellers has a goal in four assists in 2014, playing part in more than a quarter of the Marauders' 16 goals.
• Senior goalkeeper Shelby Buttron has started 10 of U-Mary's 12 matches. She's recorded a pair of shutouts and has a 1.66 goals against average this season.
The Bulldogs and Beavers will take to the turf at Malosky Stadium at 6:00 p.m. Friday night to start the Homecoming festivities.
