Men's Soccer Plays at DBU; Hosts TAMIU

Wednesday, September 21 • Dallas, Texas • Patriot Soccer Field
#24 St. Mary's (2-0-3) at DBU (1-1-4) • 7 p.m. 

Saturday, September 24 • San Antonio • Sigma Beta Chi Field
Texas A&M International (1-3-3) at #24 St. Mary's • 7 p.m.

Split Week x2: For the second straight week, St. Mary's will start the week with a road game, before returning home to host a Saturday tilt. The Rattlers play at DBU on Wednesday and host Texas A&M International on Saturday. Both games are slated to start at 7 p.m. and are non-conference affairs.

Tough Line: The Rattlers defense has not surrendered a goal in the last 285 minutes of action and has only given up two in five games. St. Mary's currently ranks seventh in the nation  with a 0.40 goals against average and ranks second in the Lone Star behind national leaders UT Tyler (0.167)

Drawing Even: In three of the five matches this season, the new NCAA rule has come into effect, resulting in a draw. The school record for most ties in a season is five by the 1981 squad which went 5-9-5. Since joining NCAA Division II in 2000, three teams have posted three ties, including the 2019 team that won the Lone Star Conference and advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

Series History: The Rattlers hold a commanding 27-7 lead in the all-time series against DBU after the teams split last season. StMU has won nine of the last 10 meetings against the Patriots and are 13-4 all-time at DBU. St. Mary's trails 12-18-3 in the series with Texas A&M International, though the team won both meetings a year ago. The Rattlers are 8-6-1 at home when facing the Dust Devils.

Welcome Back: Senior Lewis Wilson returned to the Rattlers lineup for the first time this season and earned Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors after helping the Rattlers to a pair of shutouts against UT Tyler and Texas A&M-San Antonio. The Rattlers held the league's second-highest scoring team to a 0-0 draw in Tyler, allowing only five shots on goal and are the only team to hold UTT scoreless this season. Wilson also scored a goal, heading in a corner kick in the 5-0 shutout against TAMUSA.

Honored: Junior Andre Schlaefli was a rock in goal, becoming the first keeper to shutout UT Tyler during a 2-0 week for the Rattlers. He stopped all five shots on goal he faced from one of the top offenses in Division II, including four in the second half. He also played the first 45 minutes of StMU's commanding five-goal win over TAMUSA. Schlaefli has a 0.44 goals against average this season, and a .913 save percentage, ranking third and second in the LSC.

Ranked: In the most recent USCAA poll, the Rattlers moved to #24. It is the 17th week in school history StMU has appeared in the top 25. 

Melting Pot: On the 2022 roster, there are players hailing from 13 different countries and within the United States, three states are represented. The club has multiple players from the US (12), England (3), Scotland (3), Brazil (2), Ireland (2) and Paraguay (2) and has one player from Colombia, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.