WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team, off since last Saturday — when the Cardinals battled league-leading Concordia to a 0-0 deadlock at Ochrymowycz Field — are back in action, and back at home, Saturday, playing host to Macalester in a 1 p.m. conference game.



The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals: 2-2-1 MIAC / 5-5-1 Overall
Macalester Scots: 3-2-0 / 7-4-0 Overall

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Last Action:
The Cardinals have not played since last Saturday, when Cassie Hulett (Milwaukee, Wis.) stopped all 10 shots she faced in leading the Cardinals to a 0-0, double-overtime time against league-leading Concordia at Ochrymowycz Field. Macalester, meanwhile, scored three goals in a four-minute span in the second half to rally for a 3-1 conference win over Macalester Wednesday evening in St. Paul, Minn.

Last Meeting — September 22, 2009:
The Scots scored the equalizer in the game's 78th minute, then got the game-winner nine minutes into overtime, as Macalester handed SMU a heartbreaking 2-1 setback in St. Paul, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Last Saturday's game against Concordia was the second straight double-overtime contest for the Cardinals, who had knocked off Gustavus 1-0 in 2 OTs on Sept. 29. … After going 0-4-3 in its last seven overtime games, the Cardinals are now 1-0-1 in their last two. … Cassie Hulett (Milwaukee, Wis.) stopped all 10 shots vs. Concordia last Saturday in recording her second straight shutout, earning the Cardinal junior MIAC Player of the Week honors. … Hulett — who has not allowed a goal in 220 minutes — enters today's game vs. Macalester with a 1.12 goals-against-average and an .835 save percentage. … All five of SMU's wins — and their one tie — have come via shutout. The Cardinals are also a perfect 4-0-1 on their home turf this season. … Ten of SMU's 14 wins over the past two seasons have come at home. … Sloane Kuramoto (Rochester, Minn.) netted the game-winner for SMU vs. Gustavus on Sept. 29. 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. … 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.

Macalester Scots News and Notes:
The Scots' win over St. Catherine Wednesday was their second straight and third in their last four games. … Ten of Macalester's 11 games have been decided by two goals or less, including six one-goal decisions. … Emily Bardwell scored her third goal of the season to start the Scots' three-goal, second-half outburst vs. the Wildcats Wednesday. It was her 24th career goal, tying her for 11th on the Macalester all-time scoring list. … Lauren Gutierrez scored her team-leading sixth and seventh goals of the season to account for Macalester's other two goals vs. St. Catherine. … Gutierrez also leads the team with 14 points, while Bardwell,, Georgia Cloepfil and Jordan Eckstein share the team lead in assists with two each. … Rosie Glenn-Finer and Tressa Versteeg have shared the team's goalkeeping duties, compiling a 1.06 goals-against-average and an .806 save percentage. … Macalester is a perfect 3-0-0 in overtime games this season, beating UW-River Falls (1-0), Augsburg (3-2 in 2 OTs) and Behtel (2-1 in 2 OTs).