Matthews recorded her second two-goal game of the season, scoring both goals in leading the Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over St. Catherine in a battle of MIAC leaders last Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. The junior followed that effort by scoring SMU’s lone goal in a 2-1, nonconference loss to UW-Stout the following afternoon.
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Matthews got the Cardinals on the board with her fourth goal of the season midway through the opening half last Saturday, and, after SCU knotted the game at 1-1 in the 62nd minute, Matthews would strike again, scoring the game-winner with less than 12 minutes remaining in regulation to give Saint Mary’s the 2-1 victory.
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Matthews followed up that two-goal effort by scoring the Cardinals' lone goal — a second-half tally — in SMU’s 2-1 loss to UW-Stout, snapping Saint Mary’s seven-game, season-opening unbeaten streak.
Matthews heads into SMU's MAIC showdown at Gustavus on Wednesday sharing the team lead in goals with six, while adding three assists for a team-leading 15 points.
