Tommies Today: Home soccer playoff game at UST

November 03, 2009

Welcome to Tommies Today, a look at St. Thomas varsity sports for Tuesday Nov. 3.  It's a busy stretch with at least one UST sports team competing in eight of nine days from Oct. 30-Nov. 7.

Second-seed St. Thomas plays host to MIAC playoff action today in women’s soccer against third-seed Macalester. Game time is 2 p.m. at UST's South Field. Admission will be charged and tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for students. If you can’t make the games, you can follow either live stats or a live blog via computer at www.tommiesports.com .

St. Thomas is the lone institution to advance all three teams to this week's MIAC fall playoffs. The Tommie men’s soccer teams plays Wednesday at top-seed Carleton (2 p.m.). The UST volleyball team has a bye in tonight's first round and is home Thursday (at Concordia's Gangelhoff Center) for a 7:30 p.m. semifinal match.

For today’s soccer game, fans can park next to the field on south campus or in the Grand/Cretin parking ramp located here at #35:. http://www.stthomas.edu/psps/Parking/stpaul2Dparking.pdf

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Women's Soccer

UST (13-4-1 overall) won 1-0 Saturday at St. Mary's to end a two-game losing streak. Macalester (12-4-2) won 1-0 in overtime at St. Thomas 10 days ago despite getting outshot 19-6.

The Scots are in the playoffs for the seventh time in the seven-year history of the format. They have won three games in a row this season, all by shutouts.

St. Thomas is 17-2-3 in conference play over the last two seasons with both losses by one goal.

The Tommies are 24-2 when senior Erin Sprangers has scored a goal in her career. Sprangers now has 71 points in 70 games (30 goals, 11 assists).

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On Tommiesports.com:

--A new Gene’s Blog wraps up a fun Saturday in St. Thomas athletics

--UST's Fritz Waldvogel made conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time in two seasons

--Watch for St. Thomas national and regional poll updates this week in football, women's hockey, volleyball, cross country and soccer

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Link of the Day:

Hazing allegation causes problems at Pennsylvania college:

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091030/NEWS/910300344/-1/NEWS01

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Photos

Don't forget, you can view or purchase UST sports action photos at these outlets:

Mike Ekern/Thomas Whisenand photos at the Tommie Photo Store: http://photostore.stthomas.edu/... Note that a new Photostore feature lets you sign up to get alerts when new action photos are available to view and purchase.

Greg Smith action photos: www.gsmithsports.com

David Bank Studios (individual and team posed): www.davidbankstudios.com/fys