WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team, off for the past week, gets back into action on Sunday, hosting Hamline in a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match at Ochrymowycz Field.


The Matchups:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-5-0 MIAC | 1-9-0 Overall)
vs. Hamline Pipers (1-2-2 MIAC | 6-2-3 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals have been off since Oct. 1, when they came up empty in a 2-0 conference setback against Concordia in Moorhead, Minn. … Hamline, meanwhile, stepped out of conference play on Tuesday, battling UW-Stout to a 3-3, double-overtime tie in a nonconference contest in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. Hamline — The Last Meeting:
October 16, 2010: Amy Sibik eclipsed the 100-career point plateau with a second-half goal that helped propel the Cardinals to a 2-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Pipers in St. Paul, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return to action on Wednesday, when they host Carleton in a 7 p.m. conference contest at Ochrymowycz Field. … Hamline, meanwhile, is also back in action on Wednesday, hosting Gustavus in a 4 p.m. MIAC showdown in St. Paul, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics | 2011 Schedule
After playing its last two games on the road, the Cardinals begin a four-game homestand with Sunday's contest against Hamline. … Freshman goalkeeper Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) recorded a season- and career-high 12 saves in SMU's 2-0 loss at nationally ranked Concordia on Oct. 1. … Katie Holmes (Edina, Minn.) and Kelsey Schneider (Portland, Ore.) accounted for SMU's two shot attempts vs. the Cobbers on Oct. 1. … The Cardinals' 13 shot attempts and seven shots on goal against Gustavus on Sept. 28 were both one shy of the team's season high. SMU collected 14 shots vs. UW-La Crosse on Sept. 21 and eight shots on goal vs. Marian on Sept. 11. … Teri Valenzuela (Morton Grove, Ill.) led SMU with three shots on goal vs. GAC. … Valenzuela and Amanda Rahman (Rochester, Minn.) enter Sunday's game vs. Hamline sharing the team lead with two goals each. … Valenzuela also leads the team with five points. … Halling and Cassie Hulett (Milwaukee, Wis.) have shared the goalkeeping duties this season, combining to post a 1.67 goals-against-average. … Eight of the Cardinals' nine losses have been by shutout — including four 1-0 setbacks. … Three of SMU's four goals this season have come in the first half. … SMU's 1-0 loss to UW-La Crosse on Sept. 21 was the second straight time the Eagles and Cardinals have had their game decided in the second overtime period. UW-L handed SMU a 3-2 2 OT setback a year ago in La Crosse, Wis. … SMU's loss to UW-L on Sept. 21 was the first overtime game of the season for SMU — the Cardinals played three overtime games a year ago, going 1-1-1. … The Cardinals' 3-1 win over Marian on Sept. 11 was not only SMU's first win of the season, but also the first victory for Neil Cassidy as SMU's head coach. … SMU's three goals vs. Marian were the most since the Cardinals netted three in a 3-0 victory over Central-Iowa on Sept. 19, 2010.

Hamline Pipers News and Notes:
2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics | 2011 Schedule
Tuesday's 3-3 tie against UW-Stout was the second straight tie for the Pipers, who battled St. Thomas to a 1-1 stalemate last Saturday. … Hamline has now played three overtime games, with all three ending in ties. … After starting the season unbeaten in their first seven games (6-0-1), the Pipers are winless (0-2-2) in their last four. … Hamline has been shut out in each of its two losses — 1-0 at Macalester on Sept. 23 and 2-0 at St. Olaf on Sept. 27 — while outscoring their opponents 22-2 in the Pipers' other nine games. … Aileen Scheibner scored Hamline's first two goals against UW-Stout Tuesday, with Natalie Cooper netting the game-tying goal with less than seven minutes remaining in regulation. … Scheibner now leads the team in goals (7) and points (18), while Cooper is the team-leader in assists with six. … Hamline's 26 goals have come from 10 different players, while 15 Pipers have collected at least one point this season. … Goalkeepers Liz Stock and Erin Urbanowicz each made four saves against the Blue Devils Tuesday. The duo have combined for a 0.77 goals-against-average, while stopping 48 of the 57 shots they've faced. … Hamline has scored 10 goals in the first half, while finding the back of the net 16 times after halftime. … Six of the nine goals allowed by the Pipers have come in the game's final 45 minutes. … Hamline enters Saturday's home game against Saint Mary's unbeaten on its home turf (2-0-3), while going 4-2-0 on the road.