St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer Plays to Draw in GLIAC Opener

Friday, September 15

St. Cloud, Minn.

7:30 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

0-3-2, 0-0-1

Saginaw Valley State

2-3-1, 0-0-1

Saginaw Valley

St. Cloud St.

St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer Plays to Draw in GLIAC Opener

9/16/2023 12:30:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Huskies record second shutout of the season in best-ever result versus SVSU

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (0-3-2, 0-0-1 GLIAC) opened Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play with a 0-0 tie against Saginaw Valley State (2-2-1, 0-0-1 GLIAC) on Friday night at Husky Stadium. It is the first time in program history that the Huskies have earned a point against SVSU.

TOP HUSKIES

Dylan De Baldo (Vancouver, Wash.) made five saves and earned a clean sheet.
The back seven of De Baldo, Noah Eklund (Andover, Minn.), Juan Villegas (Miami, Fla.), Vukota Mastilovic (Belgrade, Serbia), Owen Worsdell (Brighton, England), Nolan Pratumwon (Mahtomedi, Minn.) and Andrew Holmes (St. Cloud, Minn.) all logged the full 90 minutes and were able to keep the Cardinals from scoring.

QUOTEABLES – St. Cloud State head coach Sean Holmes

"This was game five for us and it is a super result, in terms of the progress from where we've been in the first four games. I think we've improved almost every game and so, to play a team that is always nationally ranked, always competitive and always so good to a tough 0-0 draw is a very good result - very positive.

On players that stepped up and led the way... "Vuke [Mastilovic] moved to the left side of our defense and was terrific...the whole back four played good - Juan [Villegas], Owen [Worsdell] and Noah [Eklund] were terrific and Dylan De Baldo showed what a good goalie he can be - to get a shutout in his home conference debut is a good accomplishment...everyone worked hard and was diligent...the biggest difference for us now is we have guys coming off the bench and the level of quality never drops and that's important in a long conference season."

On the quick turnaround between matches... "This is life in the GLIAC, we'll be ready to do it again at noon on Sunday...that is a part of what our Colorado trip prepared us for - to play those two games in three days...we prioritize our physical preparation by working on recovery, looking after ourselves, hydrating and getting your rest is the biggest thing – rest, rest, rest...other guys who maybe didn't get to play tonight will be asked to step up and do a job."

On getting a result against the GLIAC preseason favorites... "It sends a message to the rest of the conference. I think when they looked at some of our results from early in the year, they were like, "wow"...I think they know we're here to compete and that we'll be a handful for anybody we play"

NOTABLES

The Huskies are now 0-4-1 all-time against Saginaw Valley State.
Philip Caputo (Eagan, Minn.) recorded season-highs in minutes played (53), shots (two) and shots on target (one).
Dylan De Baldo played every minute in net for the third match in a row and fourth overall this season.
Yuken Harmon (Coon Rapids, Minn.) logged a season-high 72 minutes.
Andrew Holmes and Juan Villegas played the full 90 minutes for the first time in his career.
27th career game for Vukota Mastilovic playing 90+ minutes and fourth this year.
Second game in a row that Nolan Pratumwon logged all 90 minutes - fifth career time.
Noah Eklund and Owen Worsdell logged 90 minutes for the second time this season. It is the seventh and fifth times of their careers, respectively that they have gone the distance in a match.
The Cardinals had more shots than St. Cloud State – 17-5 and more shots on goal 5-1.
SCSU made more saves, five, than the Cardinals, one.
SVSU held the corner kick advantage over the Huskies, 6-3.

UP NEXT

The Huskies host Davenport on Sunday for their second GLIAC game of the 2023 season. The game is set for a noon kick off. Links to purchase tickets, the livestream (note – a paid subscription is required) and live stats for Sunday's match can be found on the SCSU Men's Soccer schedule page.

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