ST. JOSEPH, Minn. -- The College of Saint Benedict soccer team (5-7-4, 2-6-2 MIAC) will close out the regular season with a road trip to Carleton College for a 1 p.m., MIAC game on Saturday, Nov. 2.

In the MIAC, CSB is 2-6-2 and stand 5-7-4 overall, after falling to St. Olaf on Oct. 26. Carleton has a 7-0-3 mark and sits in first place in the MIAC. The Knights sit 13-1-5 after a 0-0 draw with Saint Mary's on Oct. 26 on the road. In games decided by a goal or less, CSB is 3-5-4 (click here for schedule/results) in 2024.

St. Benedict started the season strong, winning three of their first five games, four of which were played at home. CSB recorded ties in four games, including league games with Macalester (0-0) and Hamline (0-0). At home, the Bennies recently defeated Gustavus (1-0) in a close MIAC matchup. On Oct. 16, CSB dropped a close 2-1 decision in MIAC play to Concordia.  Then, CSB suffered a closely contested 1-0 loss to Bethel on Senior Day on Oct. 19 at the CSB OAC. On Oct. 22, the Bennies scored a season-high five goals in a win over St. Scholastica. In that game, the Bennies had two goals each from Alli Voss and Summer Seamans and another from Sydney Burns, which helped CSB close the home schedule with a 5-4-1 record. On Oct. 26, CSB took a tough 2-1 loss against St. Olaf despite Alli Voss scoring her 10th goal of the season and 30^th of her career.

Quick look at Carleton
Carleton, which is led by first-year head coach Jessica Mueller, has gone 7-0-3 in league play.  As a team, they average 2.58 goals per game while giving up 0.63. In terms of shots, they have a 15.8 to 8.1 advantage over opponents and have placed 145 of its 301 shots on goal. Carleton has a 123-to-45 margin in corner kicks. Leading the offense is Kathryn Kresse with nine goals for 23 total points and Dylan Baker with seven goals. In goal, Avery Trapp has a goal against average of 0.63.

Series Notes
This will be the 44th meeting between the two schools with St. Benedict owning a 23-18-2 overall record. A year ago, at home, the teams tied 0-0 in St. Joseph on Oct. 28, 2023. At home, CSB is 17-9-1 against the Knights and sit 6-9-1 in away games with a 22-17-2 conference mark. In the first meeting on Oct. 1, 1985, Carleton took a 5-0 decision. Over the last 10 matchups, the Bennies own a 6-2-2 record.
  
Inside Scoop – St. Benedict
The Bennies are averaging 1.13 goals per game while conceding 1.25 goals per game. CSB ranks seventh in the MIAC with 4.00 corner kicks and third in shots per game at 16.50 while ranking fourth at 8.25 shots on goals per game. The Bennies sit fourth in saves per game at 6.00 and fourth in save percentage at .828.

Senior forward Alli Voss leads the team with 10 goals and four assists for 24 points. She has three game-winning goals which places her seventh in the MIAC. With those 10 goals she is tied for third in the MIAC with 3.56 shots per game ranking fourth. She is fifth in the MIAC with 24 points.

In 71 games, including 65 starts, Voss, who has logged 4,538 minutes, has recorded 30 goals and 12 assists for 72 points. She has 12 game winning goals with 182 shots including 102 on-goal. This year, Voss had her first-ever hat trick with the three goals in a win over Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Sept. 7, 2024. Voss had a career high 12 goals in 2022 when she was named All-MIAC. In that year, she also had her carer high of 27 points and is three away from that mark.

Sophomore Avery Soli has contributed four goals this season and has five in her career.

In goal, senior Annie Waters has a goals-against average 1.04 with 80 saves in facing 231 shots and a 0.851 save percentage which ranks her second in the MIAC. She has four shutouts this year and 10 in her career. In her career, Waters, who has started 45 games in 61, has allowed 14 goals this year and 38 in her career for a career mark of 0.90 goals allowed average. She has 209 saves in her career for an .846 saves percentage. She has recorded career highs of eight saves against Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 9/1/23; Carleton, 10/28/23; and Gustavus Adolphus, 10/12/24. In her career, Waters has a 22-15-7 overall record.

In her career, senior Olivia Miller has three goals, made 43 shots, including 20 on-goal, and registered a game-winning kick during 64 starts among 68 games played. She has logged 5,153 minutes, including 1,402 this year. She has made 22 shots with 10 on-goal in 2024.

Historical Performance
CSB has a rich history, recording 27 winning seasons since 1984. Last season, the team finished tied for third in the MIAC with a 6-3-2 conference record and an overall mark of 9-6-3. Consistently competitive, CSB has finished in the MIAC's top four for the past four seasons, including second-place finishes in 2021 and 2022.

Kimble leads CSB
Head coach Steve Kimble, now in his 16th season at CSB, has achieved 10 top-four finishes in the MIAC, with a career record of 154-89-35 at the college and 97-50-16 in conference play. Under his guidance, the team has experienced consistent success, including two MIAC championships and multiple NCAA Tournament appearances.