WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team, coming off a thrilling double-overtime conference home win over Gustavus on Wednesday, is back in action on Saturday, hosting league-leading Concordia in a 3 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at Ochrymowycz Field.




The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals: 2-2-0 MIAC / 5-5-0 Overall
Concordia Cobbers: 4-0-1 / 6-1-2 Overall

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got a goal from Sloane Kuramoto (Rochester, Minn.) in the game's 105th minute, as SMU slipped past Gustavus 1-0 in double overtime Wednesday at Ochrymowycz Field. Concordia, meanwhile, got a goal from leading scorer Sam Johnson in a 1-1 conference tie against Bethel Wednesday in Arden Hills, Minn.

Last Meeting — October 3, 2009:
Concordia erupted for four second-half goals — including two by Sam Johnson — as the league-leading Cobbers rolled to a 4-0 conference victory.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
The Cardinals pulled back to .500 with their 1-0 victory over Gustavus Wednesday. … With their win over Gustavus Wednesday, the Cardinals snapped a seven-game winless streak (0-4-3) in OT games, dating back to a 1-0 victory St. Catherine on Sept. 13, 2007. … SMU has now played two overtime games this season, with each game being decided in the second OT. … All five of SMU's wins this season have come via shutout, while Wednesday's win also moved the Cardinals to a perfect 4-0-0 on their home turf. … Ten of SMU's last 14 wins have come at home. … Sloane Kuramoto (Rochester, Minn.) netted the game-winner for SMU vs. Gustavus Wednesday. It was her second goal of the season. … Amy Sibik (Onalaska, Wis.) assisted on Kuramoto's goal, giving the Cardinal senior 99 career points. Sibik is looking to become just the sixth player in SMU women's soccer history to record 100 career points. … Sibik's 43 career goals rank No. 5 all-time, 11 goals back of No. 4 Kerry Ambrose's 54. … Sibik now leads the team in all three offensive categories — goals (9), assists (5) and points (23). Sibiki's five assists are a career high. … Cassie Hulett (Milwaukee, Wis.) stopped all four shots vs. Gustavus Wednesday in recording her fourth shutout of the season. … Hulett enters today's game vs. Concordia with a 1.27 goals-against-average and an .812 save percentage. … The Cardinals have scored 12 of their 21 goals in the first half, while SMU's opponents have scored six goals in the first half and six after halftime. … SMU's seven goals vs. Lakeland and Ripon on Sept. 4 and Sept. 5, respectively, are the most since the Cardinals netted nine in a 9-0 win over Presentation in 2008.

Concordia Cobbers News and Notes:
Wednesday's game vs. Bethel was the second straight tie — and the second straight 1-1 tie — for the Cobbers, who have now played four overtime games, going 2-0-2. … The Cobbers have outscored their opponents 17-3 in their six wins. … Concordia has been held off the scoreboard just once this season — a 1-0 home loss to UW-Eau Claire on Sept. 11. … The Cobbers have not allowed more than one goal in any of their nine games this season. … Sam Johnson scored the Cobbers' lone goal vs. Bethel Wednesday. It was her team-leading seventh goal of the season and gave her a team-best 17 points through nine games. … Sarah Rounds, meanwhile, picked up her team-leading seventh assist on Johnson's game-tying tally. … The Cobbers boast four players — Johnson (17), Rounds (15), Abby Habein (10) and Gina Weiss (10) — with 10 or more points. … Ali Nelson has played every minute in goal for the Cobbers, compiling a 0.62 goals-against-average and an .875 save percentage. … Concordia has allowed just six goals this season — five of which have come in the first half. … Today's game vs. Saint Mary's is the six straight road game for the Cobbers, who return home for four games in a 10-day stretch beginning Oct. 6 against St. Thomas, before closing out the season with three more road contests.