NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team, coming off a conference-opening 1-0 victory over Bethel on Tuesday, are back on the road on Saturday, traveling to Carleton for a 1 p.m. MIAC contest against the Knights.

The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals: 1-0-0 MIAC / 3-3-0 Overall
Carleton Knights: 1-1-0 MIAC / 3-2-0 Overall

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Last Action:
The Cardinals snapped a two-game losing streak, getting a second-half goal by Amy Sibik (Onalaska, Wis.) to beat Bethel 1-0 in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener in Arden Hills, Minn. Carleton, meanwhile, evened its conference record Wednesday, knocking off Gustavus 3-1 in Northfield, Minn.

Last Meeting — September 19, 2009:
Carleton scored a pair of first-half goals and made that two-goal lead stand up, as the Knights handed SMU a 2-0 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Today's game is the fourth straight road contest for the Cardinals. …
The Cardinals snapped a two-game losing streak with their 1-0 victory over Bethel Tuesday. … SMU has now shut out the Royals in their last two meetings. … All three of SMU's wins have been by shutout — 7-0 vs. Ripon, 7-0 vs. Lakeland and 1-0 vs. Bethel. On the flip side, the Cardinals have surrendered three goals in each of their three losses. … The Cardinals have scored 11 of their 17 goals in the first half, while SMU's opponents have scored four goals in first half and five after halftime. … Cassie Hulett (Milwaukee, Wis.) stopped a career-high 18 shots vs. Bethel en route to her third shutout of the season. … Hulett, who enters today's game with a 1.46 goals-against-average, has stopped 31 shots in the Cardinals' last three games. … Amy Sibik (Onalaska, Wis.) scored her team-leading eighth goal of the season vs. Bethel Tuesday. … Sibik has scored all eight of her goals in the Cardinals' last five games. … Sibik's 42 career goals rank No. 5 all-time, 12 goals back of No. 4 Kerry Ambrose's 54. … Along with her team-leading eight goals, Sibik also boasts a team-best 19 points, giving her 95 points for her career. She is just two points back of Barb Bock for No. 7 all-time in career points. … After scoring four goals in her first three collegiate seasons, Amanda Rahman (Rochester, Minn.) already has three goals this season. … Tessa Scanlon (Cologne, Minn.) owns the team lead in assists with four. … 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. … Eight of SMU's last 12 wins have come on its home field. … With their double-overtime loss to UW-La Crosse on Sept. 8, 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.

Carleton Knight News and Notes:
Wednesday's win over Gustavus was the Knights' second straight. … Carleton has scored 10 goals in its three wins, while managing just two in its two losses. … Niki Tomita scored a pair of goals — her fourth and fifth of the season — while Cassie Burke netted her first of the year vs. the Gusties. … Along with her team-leading five goals, Tomita also boasts a team-high 12 points. … Mariena Hartman-Filson assisted on two of Carleton's three goals vs. Carleton and shares the team lead in assists (2) with Tomita and Lily VanderStaay. … Beth Ashinsky stopped eight shots vs. Gustavus, and enters today's game vs. Saint Mary's with a 0.67 goals-against-average and an .867 save percentage. … With their win Wednesday, the Knights improved to 2-0-0 on their home turf. … Carleton has scored six goals in both the first and second halves.