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Wednesday, October 2
Marquette, Mich.
1:00 P.M. CT
St. Cloud State
at
Northern Michigan
St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer Continues GLIAC Play, Travels to Northern Michigan, Hosts Roosevelt
10/1/2024 9:55:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Huskies look to extend five-game winning streak
St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (5-2-0, 3-0-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference) hit the road for the first time in nearly a month as they travel to Northern Michigan on Wednesday, October 2 and then host Roosevelt on Friday, October 4. Wednesday's game is set for 1:00 P.M. and Friday's game is slated for 8:00 P.M.
Follow the Huskies
Tickets to the game are available at scsutickets.com. Both games will be streamed on Flo Sports (registration required). Live stats will be provided by Northern Michigan on Wednesday and then by St. Cloud State on Friday. Links for each option can be found on the Men's Soccer Schedule.
Last Time Out
St. Cloud State wrapped up their five game homestand this weekend as they hosted two ranked opponents in No. 21 Wisconsin-Parkside on Friday and RV Purdue Northwest on Sunday.
Eduardo Balduino got the party started for the Huskies on Friday in the 26th minute as he knocked in a goal off his right foot to give St. Cloud State a 1-0 lead. The Huskies held that lead for the remainder of the half, but the Rangers tied the game up early in the second half with a goal in the 49th minute. Despite the quick goal by Parkside, the Huskies responded even quicker as Philip Caputo forced a Parkside handball after firing a shot in the box. Caputo then capitalized on the penalty kick by beating the keeper to give St. Cloud State a 2-1 lead. The teams continued to battle into the 62nd before the Rangers tied the game at 2-2 after executing a free kick that led to a goal by Paco Piscaglia. The game raged on before it was Caputo again who found the back on the net in the 75th minute after being set up by Yuken Harmon and then Balduino to give the Huskies a 3-2 lead. Despite the late lead, Parkside would not go away as they again tied the game with a goal in the 83rd minute by Eduardo Perez. The resilience of St. Cloud State has showed up throughout the entirety of the year and showed almost instantly in the 84th minute. Andrew Holmes dished the ball over to Austin Plumhoff who sent it down to Caputo who scored the game-winning goal for the Huskies. The St. Cloud State defense locked down the Rangers in the final six minutes of play by not allowing a shot. The Huskies came out on top with a 4-3 win for their fourth consecutive victory. Caputo on the night recorded the second most points in a single game in program history with seven and set a new program record for consecutive games with a goal with five.
The Huskies returned to Husky Stadium on Sunday as they took on RV Purdue Northwest. Mika Folstad put St. Cloud State on the board early in the 6th minute as he knocked in a header deep in the box following passes from Nolan Pratumwon and Owen Worsdell. The Huskies held that lead for the majority of the half before William Gonzalez banged in his first goal of the season in the 42nd minute. Gonzalez was set up from a throw-in from Noah Eklund who threw the ball to Matt Greenland, and he dished it over to Gonzalez to give St. Cloud State a 2-0 lead. Those two goals would be all the scoring in the game as goalkeeper Ramy Atia pitched his first shutout of the season while recording three saves in the Huskies 2-0 victory.
GLIAC Players of the Week
Following the Huskies undefeated weekend, Philip Caputo and Noah Eklund were named GLIAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week.
For the week, Caputo led the conference in points with seven, goals with three, tied for first in shots with nine, and tied for third in assists with one while recording six shots on goal. This is the second Player of the Week honor for Caputo this year.
Eklund helped prohibit the Rangers from attempting a shot in the final six minutes of action as they defeated Wisconsin-Parkside 4-3. In Sunday's game against Purdue Northwest, Eklund and the Huskies shutout the Pride in their 2-0 victory. The senior defender helped contain the Pride to only 13 shots in the game with only three coming on goal. Eklund was a major factor in stalling the Purdue Northwest offense as they spent a mere 6% of the game-time in their attacking offensive box. Eklund also recorded an assist in the win against the Pride.
St. Cloud State Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
St. Cloud State Statistical Conference Leaders (amount, GLIAC ranking)
St. Cloud State Team Statistics (GLIAC ranking)
GLIAC Standings
(All stats and standings accumulated September 30)
Series History
Wednesday's game against Northern Michigan will be the eighth meeting between the teams with St. Cloud State holding a 3-3-1 record. The two teams faced off earlier in the year at Husky Stadium with the Huskies picking up the 2-1 victory. Philip Caputo drew first blood for St. Cloud State in the 10th minute as he smashed a ball past the keeper to give the Huskies an early 1-0 lead which they would hold for the entirety of the first half. Northern Michigan came out of the break rejuvenated and used that energy to tie the game in the 51st minute with a goal by Alessandro Scialanga. The two teams battled late into the match before former Northern Michigan Wildcat Noah Eklund drew a key foul at midfield to set up a free kick. Ramy Atia launched the ball deep into the Wildcats box where Matt Greenland delivered a strike off of his right foot to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead in the 83rd minute. The St. Cloud State defense locked in for the final seven minutes as Northern Michigan was unable to attempt a shot leading to the 2-1 victory.
Friday's game against Roosevelt will be the first game between the two teams.
Scouting Northern Michigan
The Northern Michigan Wildcats come into this game with a 4-2-1 record and are placed 6th in the GLIAC standings with a 1-2-0 record. Following the game against St. Cloud State on September 21, Northern Michigan went on to beat Purdue Northwest 3-1 and then suffered an 0-1 loss against Wisconsin-Parkside. Last season, Northern Michigan produced a 2-10-4 record with a 1-6-3 mark in GLIAC play and were eliminated in the GLIAC Tournament by Davenport. Northern Michigan returns their top point scorer from 2023, Jan Hoffman. Hoffman recorded five points off one goal and three assists a season ago.
Through seven games this year, sophomore Alessandro Scialanga is the teams leading points scorer with 8 points on three goals and two assists. Scialanga has also tallied 15 shots with six landing on goal. Sciadlanga scored the lone goal for the Wildcats last game against the Huskies. Junior Tomaso Lami is the second leading points scorer with five. Lami has registered two goals, an assist, 24 shots, and 12 shots on goal.
Starting in goal for the Wildcats will likely be freshman Nils Cedergren. Cedergren has started all seven games and played every single minute while allowing six goals for a .86 goals against average, 19 saves for a .760 save percentage, and recorded three shutouts. Cedergren recorded five saves last outing against the Huskies.
Head coach Alex Fatovic enters his third season with Northern Michigan in 2024. Through two seasons, Fatovic has tallied a 11-20-9 record and guided the Wildcats to consecutive GLIAC Tournament appearances.
Northern Michigan Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
Scouting Roosevelt
The Roosevelt Lakers come into this matchup with a 3-1-2 record and are placed fourth in the GLIAC standings with a 1-1-0 record in conference play. This year, the Lakers have beaten Thomas More, Saint Xaiver, and Saginaw Valley State. Last season, Roosevelt 11-6-2 while competing at the Division III level. This is the inaugural year for them while playing at Division II. The Lakers three of their top five point scorers from 2023 including Oskar Schuster, who tallied 14 points on four goals and six assists, Davide Comai, who recorded eight points on three goals and two assists, and Oswaldo Perez who registered four goals for eight points.
This year, Nick Killian is the teams leading scorer with five points coming from five assists. Three Lakers have tallied four points on the year including Rafael Rios, Schuster, and Noah Vasilev.
Strating in goal for the Lakers will likely be Eric Carvajal. Carvajal has started all six games for Roosevelt and has allowed eight goals for a 1.33 goals against average, 15 saves for a .652 save percentage, one shutout, and a 3-1-2 record. Last season, Carvajal started 14 games, allowed 15 goals for a 1.07 goals against average, saved 42 shots for a .737 percentage, recorded 5 shutouts, and tallied a 8-5-0 record.
Head coach Paddy Hoepp enters his third season with Roosevelt in 2024. In his tenure, Hoepp has tallied a 20-13-3 record and took a step forward from his first year to his second year. Hoepp and the Lakers reached the conference finals in the CCAC Tournament before falling in penalties.
Roosevelt Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
Roosevelt Statistical Conference Leaders (amount, GLIAC ranking)
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men's Soccer, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Follow the Huskies
Tickets to the game are available at scsutickets.com. Both games will be streamed on Flo Sports (registration required). Live stats will be provided by Northern Michigan on Wednesday and then by St. Cloud State on Friday. Links for each option can be found on the Men's Soccer Schedule.
Last Time Out
St. Cloud State wrapped up their five game homestand this weekend as they hosted two ranked opponents in No. 21 Wisconsin-Parkside on Friday and RV Purdue Northwest on Sunday.
Eduardo Balduino got the party started for the Huskies on Friday in the 26th minute as he knocked in a goal off his right foot to give St. Cloud State a 1-0 lead. The Huskies held that lead for the remainder of the half, but the Rangers tied the game up early in the second half with a goal in the 49th minute. Despite the quick goal by Parkside, the Huskies responded even quicker as Philip Caputo forced a Parkside handball after firing a shot in the box. Caputo then capitalized on the penalty kick by beating the keeper to give St. Cloud State a 2-1 lead. The teams continued to battle into the 62nd before the Rangers tied the game at 2-2 after executing a free kick that led to a goal by Paco Piscaglia. The game raged on before it was Caputo again who found the back on the net in the 75th minute after being set up by Yuken Harmon and then Balduino to give the Huskies a 3-2 lead. Despite the late lead, Parkside would not go away as they again tied the game with a goal in the 83rd minute by Eduardo Perez. The resilience of St. Cloud State has showed up throughout the entirety of the year and showed almost instantly in the 84th minute. Andrew Holmes dished the ball over to Austin Plumhoff who sent it down to Caputo who scored the game-winning goal for the Huskies. The St. Cloud State defense locked down the Rangers in the final six minutes of play by not allowing a shot. The Huskies came out on top with a 4-3 win for their fourth consecutive victory. Caputo on the night recorded the second most points in a single game in program history with seven and set a new program record for consecutive games with a goal with five.
The Huskies returned to Husky Stadium on Sunday as they took on RV Purdue Northwest. Mika Folstad put St. Cloud State on the board early in the 6th minute as he knocked in a header deep in the box following passes from Nolan Pratumwon and Owen Worsdell. The Huskies held that lead for the majority of the half before William Gonzalez banged in his first goal of the season in the 42nd minute. Gonzalez was set up from a throw-in from Noah Eklund who threw the ball to Matt Greenland, and he dished it over to Gonzalez to give St. Cloud State a 2-0 lead. Those two goals would be all the scoring in the game as goalkeeper Ramy Atia pitched his first shutout of the season while recording three saves in the Huskies 2-0 victory.
GLIAC Players of the Week
Following the Huskies undefeated weekend, Philip Caputo and Noah Eklund were named GLIAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week.
For the week, Caputo led the conference in points with seven, goals with three, tied for first in shots with nine, and tied for third in assists with one while recording six shots on goal. This is the second Player of the Week honor for Caputo this year.
Eklund helped prohibit the Rangers from attempting a shot in the final six minutes of action as they defeated Wisconsin-Parkside 4-3. In Sunday's game against Purdue Northwest, Eklund and the Huskies shutout the Pride in their 2-0 victory. The senior defender helped contain the Pride to only 13 shots in the game with only three coming on goal. Eklund was a major factor in stalling the Purdue Northwest offense as they spent a mere 6% of the game-time in their attacking offensive box. Eklund also recorded an assist in the win against the Pride.
St. Cloud State Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
- Points- Philip Caputo (22)
- Goals- Philip Caputo (9)
- Assists- Philip Caputo/Mika Folstad (4)
- Shots on goal- Philip Caputo (14)
- Shots- Philip Caputo (26)
- Minutes- Andrew Holmes (570)
- Saves- Ramy Atia (19)
- Goals against average- Ramy Atia (1.50)
- Save percentage- Ramy Atia (.679)
- Game-winning goals- Philip Caputo (2)
St. Cloud State Statistical Conference Leaders (amount, GLIAC ranking)
- Points- Philip Caputo (22, 1st), Mika Folstad (10, tied 2nd), Owen Worsdell (7, tied 8th)
- Goals- Philip Caputo (9, 1st), Mika Folstad (3, tied 6th)
- Assists- Philip Caputo (4, tied 2nd), Mika Folstad (4, tied 2nd), Austin Plumhoff (3, tied 4th), Yanis Smeg (3, tied 4th), Nolan Pratumwon (3, tied 4th), Owen Worsdell (3, tied 4th), Andrew Holmes (3, tied 4th)
- Shots on goal- Philip Caputo (14, 1st),
- Shots- Philip Caputo (26, 1st), Owen Worsdell (9, tied 10th)
- Saves- Ramy Atia (19, tied 3rd)
- Save percentage- Ramy Atia (.679, tied 5th)
- Goals against average- Ramy Atia (1.50, 6th)
- Game-winning goals- Philip Caputo (2 tied 1st), Mika Folstad (1, tied 5th), Matt Greenland (1, tied 5th), Owen Worsdell (1, tied 5th)
St. Cloud State Team Statistics (GLIAC ranking)
- 12.71 shots per game (tied 3rd) | 6.43 shots on goal per game (2nd)
- 10.14 points per game (1st) | 2.85 goals per game (1st) | 4.42 assists per game (1st)
- 1.57 goals allowed per game (6th) | 3.00 saves per game (3rd)
- 6.57 fouls per game (1st)
GLIAC Standings
- St. Cloud State (5-2-0, 3-0-0 GLIAC)
- Wisconsin-Parkside (3-1-2, 1-1-1 GLIAC)
- Saginaw Valley State (4-2, 1-1-0 GLIAC)
- Roosevelt (3-1-3, 1-1-0 GLIAC)
- Davenport (4-3-1, 1-1-0 GLIAC)
- Northern Michigan (4-2-1, 1-2-0 GLIAC)
- Purdue Northwest (3-3-1, 0-2-1)
(All stats and standings accumulated September 30)
Series History
Wednesday's game against Northern Michigan will be the eighth meeting between the teams with St. Cloud State holding a 3-3-1 record. The two teams faced off earlier in the year at Husky Stadium with the Huskies picking up the 2-1 victory. Philip Caputo drew first blood for St. Cloud State in the 10th minute as he smashed a ball past the keeper to give the Huskies an early 1-0 lead which they would hold for the entirety of the first half. Northern Michigan came out of the break rejuvenated and used that energy to tie the game in the 51st minute with a goal by Alessandro Scialanga. The two teams battled late into the match before former Northern Michigan Wildcat Noah Eklund drew a key foul at midfield to set up a free kick. Ramy Atia launched the ball deep into the Wildcats box where Matt Greenland delivered a strike off of his right foot to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead in the 83rd minute. The St. Cloud State defense locked in for the final seven minutes as Northern Michigan was unable to attempt a shot leading to the 2-1 victory.
Friday's game against Roosevelt will be the first game between the two teams.
Scouting Northern Michigan
The Northern Michigan Wildcats come into this game with a 4-2-1 record and are placed 6th in the GLIAC standings with a 1-2-0 record. Following the game against St. Cloud State on September 21, Northern Michigan went on to beat Purdue Northwest 3-1 and then suffered an 0-1 loss against Wisconsin-Parkside. Last season, Northern Michigan produced a 2-10-4 record with a 1-6-3 mark in GLIAC play and were eliminated in the GLIAC Tournament by Davenport. Northern Michigan returns their top point scorer from 2023, Jan Hoffman. Hoffman recorded five points off one goal and three assists a season ago.
Through seven games this year, sophomore Alessandro Scialanga is the teams leading points scorer with 8 points on three goals and two assists. Scialanga has also tallied 15 shots with six landing on goal. Sciadlanga scored the lone goal for the Wildcats last game against the Huskies. Junior Tomaso Lami is the second leading points scorer with five. Lami has registered two goals, an assist, 24 shots, and 12 shots on goal.
Starting in goal for the Wildcats will likely be freshman Nils Cedergren. Cedergren has started all seven games and played every single minute while allowing six goals for a .86 goals against average, 19 saves for a .760 save percentage, and recorded three shutouts. Cedergren recorded five saves last outing against the Huskies.
Head coach Alex Fatovic enters his third season with Northern Michigan in 2024. Through two seasons, Fatovic has tallied a 11-20-9 record and guided the Wildcats to consecutive GLIAC Tournament appearances.
Northern Michigan Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
- Points- Alessandro Scialanga (8)
- Goals- Alessandro Scialanga (3)
- Assists- Alessandro Scialanga/Jan Hoffman (2)
- Shots on goal- Teun Van Gansewinkel (13)
- Shots- Tommaso Lami (24)
- Minutes- Nils Cedergren (630)
- Saves- Nils Cedergren (19)
- Save Percentage Nils Cedergren (.760)
- Goals against average- Nils Cedergren (0.86)
- Game-winning goals- Alessandro Scialanga/Tommaso Lami/Justin Alfaro/William Uchenna (1)
- Points- Alessandro Scialanga (8, tied 6th)
- Goals- Alessandro Scialanga (3, tied 6th)
- Shots on goal- Teun Van Gansewinkel (13, 2nd), Tommaso Lami (12, 3rd), Alessandro Scialanga (6, tied 9th)
- Shots- Tommaso Lami (24, 2nd), Teun Van Gansewinkel (23, 3rd), Allesandro Scialanga (15, tied 7th)
- Saves- Nils Cedergren (19, tied 3rd)
- Save percentage- Nils Cedergren (.760, 2nd)
- Goals against average- Nils Cedergren (.86, 2nd)
- Game-winning goals- Alessandro Scialanga (1, tied 5th), Tommaso Lami (1, tied 5th), Justin Alfaro (1, tied 5th) William Uchenna (1, tied 5th)
- 16.43 shots per game (1st) | 7.14 shots on goal per game (1st)
- 4.71 points per game (6th) | 1.71 goals per game (5th) | 1.28 assists per game (6th)
- 0.86 goals allowed per game (1st) | 2.71 saves per game (6th)
- 13.14 fouls per game (3rd)
Scouting Roosevelt
The Roosevelt Lakers come into this matchup with a 3-1-2 record and are placed fourth in the GLIAC standings with a 1-1-0 record in conference play. This year, the Lakers have beaten Thomas More, Saint Xaiver, and Saginaw Valley State. Last season, Roosevelt 11-6-2 while competing at the Division III level. This is the inaugural year for them while playing at Division II. The Lakers three of their top five point scorers from 2023 including Oskar Schuster, who tallied 14 points on four goals and six assists, Davide Comai, who recorded eight points on three goals and two assists, and Oswaldo Perez who registered four goals for eight points.
This year, Nick Killian is the teams leading scorer with five points coming from five assists. Three Lakers have tallied four points on the year including Rafael Rios, Schuster, and Noah Vasilev.
Strating in goal for the Lakers will likely be Eric Carvajal. Carvajal has started all six games for Roosevelt and has allowed eight goals for a 1.33 goals against average, 15 saves for a .652 save percentage, one shutout, and a 3-1-2 record. Last season, Carvajal started 14 games, allowed 15 goals for a 1.07 goals against average, saved 42 shots for a .737 percentage, recorded 5 shutouts, and tallied a 8-5-0 record.
Head coach Paddy Hoepp enters his third season with Roosevelt in 2024. In his tenure, Hoepp has tallied a 20-13-3 record and took a step forward from his first year to his second year. Hoepp and the Lakers reached the conference finals in the CCAC Tournament before falling in penalties.
Roosevelt Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
- Points- Nick Killian (5)
- Goals- Oskar Schuster/Noah Vasilev (2)
- Assists- Nick Killian (5)
- Shots on goal- Oskar Schuster/Nick Killian (4)
- Shots- David Comai (10)
- Minutes- Eric Carvajal (540)
- Saves- Eric Carvajal (15)
- Save Percentage Eric Carvajal (.652)
- Goals against average- Eric Carvajal (1.33)
- Game-winning goals- Rafael Rios/Oskar Schuster/Omar Yousaf (1)
Roosevelt Statistical Conference Leaders (amount, GLIAC ranking)
- Assists- Nick Killian (5, 1st)
- Shots- David Comai (10, 10th)
- Saves- Eric Carvajal (15, 6th)
- Save percentage- Eric Carvajal (.652, 7th)
- Goals against average- Eric Carvajal (1.33, 4th)
- Game-winning goals- Rafael Rios (1, tied 5th), Oskar Schuster (1, tied 5th), Omar Yousaf (1, tied 5th)
- 11.17 shots per game (6th) | 4.33 shots on goal per game (7th)
- 5.83 points per game (4th) | 2.00 goals per game (4th) | 1.83 assists per game (tied 4th)
- 1.33 goals allowed per game (tied 4th) | 2.50 saves per game (7th)
- 10.33 fouls per game (6th)
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men's Soccer, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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