DECORAH, Iowa — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team, coming off a heartbreaking 3-2 double-overtime loss at UW-La Crosse on Wednesday, return to action — and the road — Saturday, traveling to Luther for a 7 p.m. nonconference contest against the Norse.
The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals: 2-2-0 Overall
Luther Norse: 1-1-1 Overall
Last Action:
The Cardinals suffered a heartbreaking
3-2 defeat at UW-La Crosse on Wednesday, giving up an own goal to tie the game with less than 10 minutes remaining in regulation, then surrendering the game-winner on a free kick in the second overtime in La Crosse, Wis. Luther, meanwhile, gave up a pair of goals in each half in falling to St. Olaf
4-0 in a nonconference game in Decorah, Iowa.
Last Meeting — October 27, 1996:
The Cardinals and Norse have not met since the 1996 season, when SMU rolled to a 3-0 victory The two teams have met five times since 1991, with the Cardinals winning all five by a combined 13-1.
Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
SMU's 2 OT loss to UW-La Crosse snapped the Cardinals' two-game winning streak. …
Amy Sibik (Onalaska, Wis.) scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season vs. the Eagles Wednesday. Sibik has scored all seven of her goals in the Cardinals' last three games. … Sibik's 41 career goals rank No. 5 all-time, 13 goals back of No. 4 Kerry Ambrose's 54. … Along with her team-leading seven goals, Sibik also boasts a team-best 17 points, giving her 93 points for her career. She is just four points back of Barb Bock for No. 7 all-time in career points. …
Sloane Kuramoto (Rochester, Minn.) netted her first collegiate goal to account for SMU's other tally vs. UW-L on Wednesday. …
Amanda Rahman (Rochester, Minn.) recorded her first collegiate two-goal game vs. Lakeland last Sunday. … After scoring four goals in her first three collegiate seasons, Rahman already has three goals this season. …
Tessa Scanlon (Cologne, Minn.) boasts the team lead in assists with four. …
Cassie Hulett (Milwaukee, Wis.), who picked up back-to-back shutouts vs. Ripon and Lakeland — the first two of her collegiate career — enters tonight's game with a 1.44 goals-against-average. … SMU's seven goals vs. Lakeland and Ripon are the most since the Cardinals netted nine in a 9-0 win over Presentation in 2008. … Eight of SMU's last 11 wins have come on its home field. … With their double-overtime loss to UW-La Crosse Wednesday, the Cardinals fell to 0-4-3 in their last seven overtime games. SMU's last OT win was a 1-0 victory St. Catherine on Sept. 13, 2007.
Luther Norse News and Notes:
Wednesday's loss to St. Olaf snapped Luther's season-opening, two-game unbeaten streak (1-0-1). … Two of Luther's first three games have been against Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes — Augsburg (T, 0-0) and St. Olaf (L, 4-0). The Norse will also face the MIAC's Saint Mary's and Macalester this season. … Dani Meirick and Kelsey Balk have accounted for Luther's two goals this season, while Paige Ofstedahl has the team's lone assist. … GK Hannah Wright has played every minute in goal for the Norse, compiling a 1.24 goals-against-average and a .765 save percentage. … St. Olaf's two second-half goals Wednesday marked the first time this season the Norse have surrendered a goal after halftime.
