WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team continues its early season homestand Monday, as the Cardinals host St. Francis in an 11 a.m. contest at Ochrymowycz Field.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-1-0 Overall)
vs. St. Francis Fighting Saints (3-0-0)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals opened their season on Thursday, falling to Viterbo 1-0 on a goal less than two minutes into the second half. … St. Francis, meanwhile, picked up its third straight win, beating Concordia-St. Paul 4-3 on Saturday.

SMU vs. St. Francis: The Last Meeting:
Today's game is the first-ever meeting between the Cardinals and the Fighting Saints.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are off until Saturday, when they travel to UW-Oshkosh for an 11 a.m. nonconference game against the Titans. … St. Francis, meanwhile, returns to action on Friday, taking on Bethel at 3 p.m. game during the opening day of the two-day Saint Francis (Ind.) Cougar Cup in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
2011 Roster | 2010 Overall Statistics | 2011 Schedule
Thursday's game vs. Viterbo was the first meeting between the two teams since the 2004 season, when the V-Hawks also beat the Cardinals 1-0. … Cassie Hulett (Milwaukee, Wis.) — who played all but seven minutes in goal for the Cardinals a year ago — stopped six of the seven shots she faced vs. Viterbo Thursday. … Offensively, Amanda Rahman (Rochester, Minn.) accounted for six of the Cardinals' seven shots. … Rahman shared the team lead in assists a year ago with five, while also scoring five goals and finishing with 15 points. … Monday's game vs. St. Francis (Ill.) is the second of four straight nonconference contests for the Cardinals, who were 3-3-0 vs. non-MIAC foes a year ago. … Five of SMU's seven wins a year ago came on their home turf, where the Cardinals went 5-2-1.

St. Francis Fighting Saints News and Notes:
2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics | 2011 Schedule
The Fighting Saints opened their season with back-to-back 2-1 wins over Viterbo and Mount Mercy, before running their season-opening winning streak to three with a 4-3 victory over NCAA Division II Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday. … All three of St. Francis' wins have been by one goal. … USF's four goals vs. Concordia-S.P. Saturday came from four different players — Erin Voss, Brooke Polus, Kaley Marcinak and Delaney Goddard. … Polus and Voss have now scored goals in two of the team's first three games. … Voss leads the team in assists (2) and points (6). … Five of USF's eight goals have come in the first half. … Danielle DeMent has played every minute in goal for the Fighting Saints, compiling a 1.67 goals-against-average. She has stopped 13 of the 18 shots she's faced. … Monday's game vs. Saint Mary's is the third of five straight road games for the Fighting Saints. … Monday's game vs. SMU is also the first of two straight contests vs. MIAC foes. The Fighting Saints square off against Bethel in the opening round of the Cougar Cup in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Friday. … USF went 6-10-1 a year ago. The six victories were the most since the club went 8-11 in 2005. The six wins were also were more than the Fighting Saints win total in 2008 (3) and 2009 (2) combined.