ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict soccer team has been solid in MIAC play this season, and made its way up to third in the MIAC standings after a big win on the road earlier this week. The team looks to stay at the top of the conference - and maybe even move up - as it hosts Hamline in one of the final home regular-season games of 2021.
 
Game time is 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Outdoor Athletic Complex. Fans are welcome, and masks are required indoors at the Sister Lois Wedl Athletic Center. Live stats and video are available here.
 
ABOUT THE PIPERS
Hamline is 6-5-1 overall and 2-4-1 in the MIAC and looking to keep up a two-game unbeaten streak after sneaking out a 1-0 win over Carleton and a 0-0, double overtime tie against Scholastica. Cailey Schmitt and Anna Browne lead the team with 10 points each and Browne has a team-high five goals. Lauren Sicora is second in the league with 81 saves.
 
LAST MEETING
Saint Benedict beat the Pipers 2-1 in overtime the last time the two teams met on Sept. 21, 2019, in St. Joseph. The Bennies outshot Hamline 20-8, including 11-4 in shots on goal.
 
THE STORYLINE
With just four games left in the regular season, each and every game is a big game from here on out. A road win at Bethel pushed the Bennies up to third in the MIAC, and the team looks to hold onto that spot - or move up - for seeding purposes in the MIAC Tournament.
 
WHO TO WATCH:
Senior Roxy Veldman notched a pair of goals – her fifth and sixth of the season - to help lift CSB to a 3-2 win Tuesday at Bethel. First year Alli Voss scored the game-winner in the 84th minute to help CSB come away with a key MIAC win. Veldman is sixth in the MIAC in goals. Junior keeper Paige Kahlmeyer is second in the conference with a 0.66 goals-against average after playing another scoreless half Tuesday.