ST. JOSEPH, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team, coming off a 4-1 home win over Hamline last Saturday, is back in action after a week's rest, traveling to Saint Benedict for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Blazers.
Records:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-5-1 MIAC / 8-5-1 Overall)
Saint Benedict Blazers (5-3-0 MIAC / 8-5-1 Overall)
Last Action: The Cardinals got a pair of goals from
Amy Sibik (Onalaska, Wis.) en route to a
4-1 conference win over Hamline last Saturday at Ochrymowycz Field. Saint Benedict, meanwhile, has also been off since last Saturday, when the Blazers dropped Bethel
4-2 in Arden Hills, Minn.
Last Meeting — October 18, 2008: Saint Benedict broke open a one-goal game with three second-half tallies in handing SMU a 4-0 conference set back in Winona, Minn.
SMU Cardinal Notes: Amy Sibik (Onalaska, Wis.) scored two goals vs. the Pipers last Saturday, pushing her single-season goal total to a career-best 13. The Cardinal junior — who now has recorded eight multiple-goal games in her three-year collegiate career — also leads the team with a career-best 30 points. … Sibik's two goals vs. Hamline give her 33 career goals, moving her within four goals behind Barb Bock for sixth all-time in Cardinal women's soccer history. … After scoring just one goal in her first three seasons as a Cardinal, Stephanie Marnocha (Appleton, Wis.) netted her second goal in SMU's last three games with her second-half tally vs. Hamline. … Amanda Rahman (Rochester, Minn.) collected her first goal and first assist of the season vs. Hamline. … Caitlyn Cole (Larson, Wis.) assisted on Marnocha's game-winner. It was the Cardinal sophomore's team-leading seventh assist this season. … Mariana Sanchez (Puebla, Mexico, who stopped both shots she faced, before giving way to Caiti Knutson (Plymouth, Minn.) late in Saturday's game vs. Hamline, enters today's game with a 1.08 goals-against-average and an .803 save percentage. She has recorded five shutouts this season and 11 for her four-year career. … SMU has won three of its last four games. … The Cardinals have only lost once in their last 47 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 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. … The Cardinals, fueled by their three-goal second half vs. Hamline, has now scored 12 goals in both halves this season.
Saint Benedict Notes: With Saturday's win over Bethel, the Blazers have now won four straight. It's the longest winning streak of the season for CSB. … Saint Benedict's four goals vs. the Royals are also a season high. … The Blazers have not scored a goal in any of their five losses and one tie, but have outscored their opponents 15-2 in their eight wins. In fact, Bethel's two goals are the only goals CSB has allowed in a win this season. … Alison Tourville and Heather Beshears each scored twice vs. the Royals last Saturday. … Beshears' two goals give her a team-leading seven goals, while her 14 points are also a team-high. … Tourville, meanwhile, is second on the team in goals (three) and points (11), while leading the team in assists with five. … GKs Shannon Strohm and Maija Schmelzer have shared the goalkeeping duties this season, combining to compile a 0.88 goals-against-average and an 895 save percentage. … Ten of the 12 goals allowed by CSB have come in the second half.
