St. Mary's Travels to Laredo for Battle with Dustdevils

ST. MARY'S (4-3) @ TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL (2-4-1)

Sept 29 | 7 P.M. | Laredo, TX | Dustdevil Soccer Field

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TAKING THE PITCH
The St. Mary's Rattlers head to Laredo, Texas to tangle with the Dustdevils of Texas A&M International in a pivotal nonconference matchup. The Rattlers dropped their last game to DBU in overtime, 2-1, but still enjoyed a winning home stand. StMU took three out of five games at Sigma Beta Chi Field and will look to take that momentum down I-35 to TAMIU. 

For the Dustdevils, they come into Wednesday's contest at 2-4-1. TAMIU is 0-2-1 in their last three contests, including a 4-3 shootout loss to UT-Tyler their last time out. The Dustdevils are led by Kristian Colaci who has scored seven goals in his first seven games. In 563 minutes, Colaci has registered an impressive 37 shots on the season. A victory in Laredo will undoubtedly require an effective game plan for #9.

RATTLER STORYLINES
- The Rattlers are enjoying an offensive breakout, scoring eight goals in their last four games. 
- Freshman Andrick Ferrer was nominated for LSC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring his first two goals of the season, including a dramatic game winner against UT-Tyler in the 87th minute. 
- Wednesday's matchup is considered a nonconference match up, despite being between LSC members. The Rattlers' LSC opener will be against DBU on October 13th.

SCOUTING TAMIU
- The Dustdevils have scored 12 goals this season, but have allowed 15. Despite the goal differential, TAMIU has had several games this year turn into shootouts.
- TAMIU has lobbed 107 shots at the net through seven games, far outpacing their opponents (79).
- The last Dustdevil win came on September 16th when they beat Fort Hayes State, 1-0. 

UP NEXT
The Rattlers return to Sigma Beta Chi Field on Saturday to host West Texas A&M. Kickoff is schedule for 7 p.m.