WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team, coming off a 2-0 conference loss at Carleton in Northfield, Minn., steps out of conference play Saturday, hosting Central-Iowa in a 1 p.m. contest at Ochrymowycz Field

The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals: 3-3-0 Overall
Central-Iowa Dutch: 0-5-0 Overall

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Last Action:
The Cardinals gave up single goals in both halves in dropping a 2-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference decision to Carleton Saturday in Northfield, Minn. Central, meanwhile, is coming off a 6-1 loss to St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday.

Last Meeting — September 5, 2009:
Amy Sibik (Onalaska, Wis.) erupted for three goals — one in the first half and two more in the second — as the Cardinals cruised to a 4-2 nonconference win over Central-Iowa in Pella, Iowa.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Today's game is just the third home game in the Cardinals' first eight contests. Saturday's game at Carleton was SMU's fourth straight road contest. … 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 last Tuesday en route to her third shutout of the season. … Hulett, who enters today's game with a 1.46 goals-against-average, has stopped 39 shots in the Cardinals' last four 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.

Central-Iowa Dutch News and Notes:
SMU is the third straight Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponent for the Dutch, who have lost to Gustavus and St. Catherine. … The Dutch are without the services of Kristi Klatt, last year's leading scorer, who was injured in a preseason scrimmage and lost for the year. … Minus Klatt, Central's 19-player varsity roster includes 16 freshmen and sophomores. … Brianne Knutson scored Central's lone goal vs. St. Catherine on Friday. She and Sierra Kuhns are the only Dutch players to find the goal through the team's first five games. … Kuhns had two goals and an assist as a freshman last season. … Steph Hasken and Shelby Austin have shared the goalkeeping duties this season, stopping 45 of the 74 shots they've faced. … Both of Central's goals have come in the first half. Central's opponents, meanwhile, have netted 15 goals in the first half and 14 in the second.