WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team, coming off a seven-day layoff following last Sunday's 2-1 nonconference win over Ripon at Ochrymowycz Field, return to action against UW-River Falls in another non-MIAC contest on their home turf.
Records:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (6-4-1 Overall)
UW-River Falls Falcons (6-6-1 Overall)
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Last Action: The Cardinals got a goal and an assist from Amy Sibik (Onalaska, Wis.) in a five-minute span midway through the first half and held on for a 2-1 victory over Ripon in Winona, Minn., last Sunday. UW-River Falls, meanwhile, dropped its second straight decision to a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team, falling to Macalester 2-1 Friday.
Last Meeting — September 13, 2003: The Cardinals and Falcons have not met since the 2003 season, when UW-River Falls collected a 4-1 home victory.
SMU Cardinal Notes: Last Sunday's 2-1 win over Ripon snapped a pair of two-game streaks for the Cardinals, who ended a two-game winless and two-game scoreless drought. … Amy Sibik (Onalaska, Wis.) had a part in both SMU goals vs. the Red Hawks last Sunday, assisting on the first and scoring the second. … The first-half goal was Sibik's team-leading 11th of the season, moving her within one of the career-high 12 goals she scored in 2007. The three points, meanwhile, give her a team-best 26, tying her freshman year career-high. … Sibik, who also led the team in scoring in her first two seasons, now has 31 career goals — ranking her seventh all time, six goals behind No. 6 Barb Bock. … SMU GK Mariana Sanchez (Puebla, Mexico), who finished with 10 saves against Concordia last Saturday and added five saves vs. the Red Hawks on Sunday, has now stopped 61 of the 67 shots she's faced this year. The senior goalkeeper enters today's game boasting a 1.09 goals-against-average and an .836 save percentage. … Sanchez's four shutouts are a single-season career high and give the SMU senior 10 shutouts for her four-year career. … SMU's 2-1 loss to Macalester on Sept. 22 was the Cardinals' second overtime game of the season. SMU is still looking for its first overtime win since a 1-0 win over St. Catherine on Sept. 13, 2007, going 0-2-3 in five OT games since then. … SMU has only allowed three goals in the first half this season.
UW-River Falls Falcon Notes: Friday's loss to Macalester was the Falcons' second straight — with both losses by 2-1 decisions. … UW-River Falls has not won — or lost — more than two games in a row all season. … UW-RF's last four games have all been decided by one goal. … The Falcons have faced three Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponents heading into today's matchup with Saint Mary's, going 1-2 — beating Hamline 3-1, while falling to both Bethel (2-1) and Macalester (2-1). … Eryn Lansverk leads the Falcon offense, scoring a team-best nine goals, while boasting a team-high 21 points. Janae Baron is second to Lansverk in both goals (seven) and points (16), while Tracey Boyle leads the team in assists with four. … Rachel Thompson has played every minute in goal for UW-River Falls, compiling a 1.50 goals-against-average and a .740 save percentage. … Today's game is the third straight road game for the Falcons, who are 2-4-0 away from home this season. … The Falcons have outscored their opponents 19-8 in the second half. … UW-River Falls has played three overtime games this season, and is still looking for their first win — losing to both St. Scholastica and UW-Stout by 2-1 scores, and tying Northland 3-3.
