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Saturday, September 21
St. Cloud, Minn.
7:00 P.M. CT
St. Cloud State
vs
Northern Michigan
St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer Gears up for First Conference Game Against Northern Michigan
9/19/2024 1:14:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Huskies eye third consecutive victory
St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (2-2-0) open up conference play on Saturday, September 21 as they take on Northern Michigan (3-0-1) at Husky Stadium. The game is set for 7:00 P.M.
Gameday Promotions
Saturday's game will be Faculty Appreciation Night. Come out and show your appreciation towards our amazing faculty and staff!
Follow the Huskies
Tickets to the game are available at scsutickets.com. The game will be streamed on Flo Sports (registration required). Live stats will be provided by St. Cloud State. Links for each option can be found on the St. Cloud State Men's Schedule.
Last Time Out
The Huskies kicked off their five-game homestand this past week with two games against Upper Iowa and Jamestown.
Friday's game against Upper Iowa was an all-time performance for St. Cloud State. Owen Worsdell spotted an early goal in the 7th minute with assists by Philip Caputo and Andrew Holmes to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. 10 minutes later, Upper Iowa tied the game at 1-1 off of a goal by Julian Mesen. The potent Huskies offense began to find its form as less than two minutes later, Caputo broke the tie to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead and then not even a minute later, Worsdell cashed in his second goal of the game to set the score at 3-1. That momentum continued into the second half as the trio of Caputo, Mika Folstad and Yanis Smeg took over the game for the Huskies. Smeg scored his first career goal three minutes into the second half following assists from Worsdell and Caputo, setting the score at 4-1. Upper Iowa responded with their own goal three minutes later, but the Huskies would score three goals in a seven-minute span to give them a 7-2 lead. Folstad knocked in his second career goal in the 54th minute off assists by Caputo and Smeg. Folstad then returned the favor to Caputo as he found the back of the net following assists by Folstad and Smeg. Caputo continued his offensive dominance as he notched his third goal of the game off an assist from Folstad to give the Huskies a 7-2 lead.
It ended up being an all-time performance for Philip Caputo as he set the single game program record for points with nine, tied the single game record for goals with three, and set the single game record for assists with three. Caputo would go on to win GLIAC Player of the Week following this performance. Owen Worsdell also put together quite the performance as he tallied five points on two goals and an assist. The five points were the third most in a single game in program history. The Huskies as a team set multiple single game records including largest margin of victory (5), most goals in a single game (7), most assists in a single game (11), and most points in a single game (25).
Tuesday's game against Jamestown started off slow for both teams as neither were able to find the back of the net in the first half. Nine minutes into the second half, Rhys Ward snuck a shot past the left foot of the Jamestown keeper off a feed from Austin Plumhoff to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. That goal sparked the Huskies offense as Philip Caputo scored his fifth goal of the season a minute later off an assist from Eduardo Balduino to set the score at 2-0. The offense kept humming for the Huskies as 10 minutes later, Mika Folstad found Abdi Isse deep in the box who struck the ball with his left foot past the keeper to give St. Cloud State a 3-0 lead. Jamestown would score a goal in the 69th minute, but St. Cloud State would ultimately go on to win 3-1 for their second consecutive victory.
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 (as of September 19)
Series History
Saturday's game against Northern Michigan will be the seventh meeting between the programs with the Huskies holding a 2-3-1 record. The teams played twice a season ago with St. Cloud State taking the first game at Husky Stadium. Owen Worsdell opened up the scoring for the Huskies as he found the back of the net in the 16th minute to put the Huskies up 1-0. The teams would battle late into the game before Ronaldo Lopez put the game on ice with a goal in the 89th minute. The defense for SCSU was stout as they shutout Northern Michigan and goalkeeper Dylan De Baldo recorded eight saves in the 2-0 Huskies victory.
The two teams faced off later in the season, this time in Marquette, Michigan. Both teams would have a quiet first half with no goals being scored. In the 53rd minute, Yuken Harmon cashed a goal off assists by Owen Worsdell and Zinedine Kroeten to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. Northern Michigan would tie the game in the 67th minute and then take the lead with a late goal in the 84th minute to give them a 2-1 advantage. Noah Eklund drew a key foul in the 86th minute to set up a free kick for Kroeten. The midfielder sent a long pass deep into the box that knocked off the head of Noah Kantorowicz and found its way into the net to tie the game at 2-2. The final four minutes would be stalemated as the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
Scouting Northern Michigan
The Northern Michigan Wildcats are off to a hot start this season as they have an unbeaten record of 3-0-1. The Wildcats have taken down Northwood, Quincy, and Thomas More while tying #25 Lewis. 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 four games this year, sophomore Alessandro Scialanga is the teams leading points scorer with six points on two goals and assists. Scialanga has also tallied 10 shots with four landing on goal. Junior Tomaso Lami is the second leading points scorer with three. Lami has registered a goal, assist, 15 shots, and nine shots on goal.
Starting in goal for the Wildcats will likely be freshman Nils Cedergren. Cedergren has started all four games and played every single minute while allowing two goals for a .50 goals against average, five saves for a .714 save percentage, and recorded three shutouts.
Head coach Alex Fatovic enters his third season with Northern Michigan in 2024. Through two seasons, Fatovic has tallied a 10-18-9 record and guided the Wildcats to consecutive GLIAC Tournament appearances.
Northern Michigan Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
Northern Michigan Team Statistics (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.
Gameday Promotions
Saturday's game will be Faculty Appreciation Night. Come out and show your appreciation towards our amazing faculty and staff!
Follow the Huskies
Tickets to the game are available at scsutickets.com. The game will be streamed on Flo Sports (registration required). Live stats will be provided by St. Cloud State. Links for each option can be found on the St. Cloud State Men's Schedule.
Last Time Out
The Huskies kicked off their five-game homestand this past week with two games against Upper Iowa and Jamestown.
Friday's game against Upper Iowa was an all-time performance for St. Cloud State. Owen Worsdell spotted an early goal in the 7th minute with assists by Philip Caputo and Andrew Holmes to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. 10 minutes later, Upper Iowa tied the game at 1-1 off of a goal by Julian Mesen. The potent Huskies offense began to find its form as less than two minutes later, Caputo broke the tie to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead and then not even a minute later, Worsdell cashed in his second goal of the game to set the score at 3-1. That momentum continued into the second half as the trio of Caputo, Mika Folstad and Yanis Smeg took over the game for the Huskies. Smeg scored his first career goal three minutes into the second half following assists from Worsdell and Caputo, setting the score at 4-1. Upper Iowa responded with their own goal three minutes later, but the Huskies would score three goals in a seven-minute span to give them a 7-2 lead. Folstad knocked in his second career goal in the 54th minute off assists by Caputo and Smeg. Folstad then returned the favor to Caputo as he found the back of the net following assists by Folstad and Smeg. Caputo continued his offensive dominance as he notched his third goal of the game off an assist from Folstad to give the Huskies a 7-2 lead.
It ended up being an all-time performance for Philip Caputo as he set the single game program record for points with nine, tied the single game record for goals with three, and set the single game record for assists with three. Caputo would go on to win GLIAC Player of the Week following this performance. Owen Worsdell also put together quite the performance as he tallied five points on two goals and an assist. The five points were the third most in a single game in program history. The Huskies as a team set multiple single game records including largest margin of victory (5), most goals in a single game (7), most assists in a single game (11), and most points in a single game (25).
Tuesday's game against Jamestown started off slow for both teams as neither were able to find the back of the net in the first half. Nine minutes into the second half, Rhys Ward snuck a shot past the left foot of the Jamestown keeper off a feed from Austin Plumhoff to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. That goal sparked the Huskies offense as Philip Caputo scored his fifth goal of the season a minute later off an assist from Eduardo Balduino to set the score at 2-0. The offense kept humming for the Huskies as 10 minutes later, Mika Folstad found Abdi Isse deep in the box who struck the ball with his left foot past the keeper to give St. Cloud State a 3-0 lead. Jamestown would score a goal in the 69th minute, but St. Cloud State would ultimately go on to win 3-1 for their second consecutive victory.
St. Cloud State Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
- Points- Philip Caputo (13)
- Goals- Philip Caputo (5)
- Assists- Mika Folstad (4)
- Shots on goal- Philip Caputo (7)
- Shots- Philip Caputo (15)
- Minutes- Andrew Holmes (312)
- Saves- Ramy Atia (9)
- Game-winning goals- Philip Caputo/Owen Worsdell (1)
St. Cloud State Statistical Conference Leaders (amount, GLIAC ranking)
- Points- Philip Caputo (13, 1st), Mika Folstad (8, tied 2nd), Yanis Smeg (5, tied 8th), Owen Worsdell (5, tied 8th)
- Goals- Philip Caputo (5, 1st), Mika Folstad (2, tied 5th), Owen Worsdell (2, tied 5th)
- Assists- Mika Folstad (4, 1st), Philip Caputo (3, tied 2nd), Yanis Smeg (3, tied 2nd), Austin Plumhoff (2, tied 8th)
- Shots- Philip Caputo (15, tied 1st), Yanis Smeg (5, tied 9th), Owen Worsdell (5, tied 9th)
- Shots on goal- Philip Caputo (7, 4th) Yanis Smeg (4, tied 8th), Owen Worsdell 4, tied 8th)
- Saves- Ramy Atia (9, 4th)
- Game-winning goals- Philip Caputo (1, tied 2nd), Owen Worsdell (1, tied 2nd)
St. Cloud State Team Statistics (GLIAC ranking)
- 13.50 shots per game (5th) | 7.25 shots on goal per game (2nd)
- 10.50 points per game (1st) | 3.00 goals per game (1st) | 4.50 assists per game (1st)
- 1.75 goals allowed per game (6th) | 2.75 saves per game (4th)
- 6.00 fouls per game (1st)
GLIAC Standings (as of September 19)
- Saginaw Valley State (3-0-0, 0-0-0 GLIAC)
- Northern Michigan (3-0-1, 0-0-0 GLIAC)
- Parkside (2-0-1, 0-0-0 GLIAC)
- Roosevelt (2-0-2, 0-0-0 GLIAC)
- Purdue Northwest 3-1-0, 0-0-0 GLIAC)
- Davenport (2-1-1, 0-0-0 GLIAC)
- St. Cloud State (2-2-0, 0-0-0 GLIAC)
Series History
Saturday's game against Northern Michigan will be the seventh meeting between the programs with the Huskies holding a 2-3-1 record. The teams played twice a season ago with St. Cloud State taking the first game at Husky Stadium. Owen Worsdell opened up the scoring for the Huskies as he found the back of the net in the 16th minute to put the Huskies up 1-0. The teams would battle late into the game before Ronaldo Lopez put the game on ice with a goal in the 89th minute. The defense for SCSU was stout as they shutout Northern Michigan and goalkeeper Dylan De Baldo recorded eight saves in the 2-0 Huskies victory.
The two teams faced off later in the season, this time in Marquette, Michigan. Both teams would have a quiet first half with no goals being scored. In the 53rd minute, Yuken Harmon cashed a goal off assists by Owen Worsdell and Zinedine Kroeten to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. Northern Michigan would tie the game in the 67th minute and then take the lead with a late goal in the 84th minute to give them a 2-1 advantage. Noah Eklund drew a key foul in the 86th minute to set up a free kick for Kroeten. The midfielder sent a long pass deep into the box that knocked off the head of Noah Kantorowicz and found its way into the net to tie the game at 2-2. The final four minutes would be stalemated as the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
Scouting Northern Michigan
The Northern Michigan Wildcats are off to a hot start this season as they have an unbeaten record of 3-0-1. The Wildcats have taken down Northwood, Quincy, and Thomas More while tying #25 Lewis. 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 four games this year, sophomore Alessandro Scialanga is the teams leading points scorer with six points on two goals and assists. Scialanga has also tallied 10 shots with four landing on goal. Junior Tomaso Lami is the second leading points scorer with three. Lami has registered a goal, assist, 15 shots, and nine shots on goal.
Starting in goal for the Wildcats will likely be freshman Nils Cedergren. Cedergren has started all four games and played every single minute while allowing two goals for a .50 goals against average, five saves for a .714 save percentage, and recorded three shutouts.
Head coach Alex Fatovic enters his third season with Northern Michigan in 2024. Through two seasons, Fatovic has tallied a 10-18-9 record and guided the Wildcats to consecutive GLIAC Tournament appearances.
Northern Michigan Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
- Points- Alessandro Scialanga (6)
- Goals- Alessandro Scialanga (2)
- Assists- Alessandro Scialanga (2)
- Shots on goal- Tommaso Lami (9)
- Shots- Tommaso Lami (15)
- Minutes- Nils Cedergren (360)
- Saves- Nils Cedergren (5)
- Game-winning goals- Alessandro Scialanga/Tommaso Lami/Justin Alfaro (1)
Northern Michigan Team Statistics (GLIAC ranking)
- 17.00 shots per game (1st) | 7.75 shots on goal per game (1st)
- 5.25 points per game (6th) | 2.00 goals per game (5th) | 1.25 assists per game (6th)
- 0.50 goals allowed per game (1st) | 1.25 saves per game (7th)
- 14.75 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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