WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team, coming off a 3-0 road loss to St. Olaf, return home for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest against Hamline

Last Action: The Cardinals gave up a pair of first-half goals and never recovered in falling to St. Olaf 3-0 Tuesday in Northfield, Minn. Hamline, meanwhile, suffered their second straight shutout loss, falling to nationally ranked Concordia 3-0 Wednesday in St. Paul, Minn.

Last Meeting — September 20, 2008: Jamie Kelly scored the first of her back-to-back goals 13 minutes into the second half, then netted the game-winner two minutes into overtime, as the Pipers handed SMU a 3-2 conference setback in St. Paul, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: The Cardinals have only lost once in their last 46 games in which they have scored two or more goals, with that lone loss last year's 3-2 setback to the Pipers. … SMU's 3-0 loss to St. Olaf snapped the Cardinals' two-game winning streak. … The Cardinals have been shut out in four of their five losses. … Mariana Sanchez (Puebla, Mexico) stopped six shots vs. the Oles Tuesday and has now stopped 72 shots this season. Sanchez, who recorded her fifth shutout of the season and 11th of her career, enters today's game boasting a 1.16 goals-against-average and an .828 save percentage. …  With their win 1-0 win over UW-River Falls last Sunday, the Cardinals improved to 34-2-1 in their last 37 non-league contests — with both losses coming against UW-Stout. SMU is now 34-5-2 in nonconference play since the start of the 2004 season. … Stephanie Marnocha (Appleton, Wis.) scored SMU's game-winning goal vs. UW-River Falls. It was Marnocha's first of the season and second in her four-year collegiate career. … Caitlyn Cole (Larson, Wis.) assisted on Marnocha's game-winner. It was the Cardinal sophomore's team-leading seventh assist this season. … Amy Sibik (Onalaska, Wis.) leads the team in scoring with 11 goals, moving her within one of the career-high 12 goals she scored in 2007. The Cardinal junior also boast a team-best 26 points, 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'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 five goals in the first half this season. On the flip side, the Cardinals have netted 11 of their 20 goals in the game's opening 45 minutes.

Hamline Piper Notes: With Wednesday's loss to Concordia, the Pipers are left still searching for their first conference goal — Hamline has been shut out in all seven conference games. … Hamline's three wins this season have all been by shut out — 4-0 vs. Crown, 3-0 vs. UM-Morris and 1-0 vs. UW-Stout. … Ellen Sackrison is the Pipers' offensive leader, boasting team-bests with three goals and seven points. … Haley Leverington and Kelly Kunowski share the team lead in assists with two each. … Liz Stock has appeared in all 13 games in goal for the Pipers, compiling a 2.05 goals-against-average and a .758 save percentage. … Ten of Hamline's 11 goals have come in the second half, while 17 of their opponents' 26 goals have been scored in the game's first 45 minutes.