WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team kicks off a busy week with its final nonconference game of the season, as the Cardinals host UW-River Falls in a 6 p.m. contest at Ochrymowycz Field.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-15-0 Overall)
vs. UW-River Falls Falcons (7-6-3 Overall)

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Last Action:
Saint Benedict used its quick-striking ability — scoring less than a minute into the first half, then adding three goals in a five-minute span in the second half — en route to a 5-0 MIAC win over the Cardinals 5-0 Saturday at Ochrymowycz Field. … Cassie Stang scored on a penalty kick in the 53rd minute to help the Falcons to a 1-1 overtime tie with UW-La Crosse Saturday afternoon in River Falls, Wis.

SMU vs. UW-River Falls — Their Last Meeting:
September 1, 2010: The Cardinals matched UW-River Falls shot-for-shot in their nonconference meeting. Unfortunately for SMU, none of its shots hit the back of the net, as the Cardinals fell to the Falcons 3-0 in a nonconference game at Ramer Field in River Falls, Wis.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, as SMU hosts Macalester in the final home game for SMU seniors Kate Rivers (Richfield, Minn.), Miranda Cole (Barrington, N.H.) and Sloane Kuramoto (Rochester, Minn.). Game time is set for 7 p.m. at Ochrymowycz Field. … UW-River Falls, meanwhile, closes out its regular-season on the road Saturday, traveling to Whitewater, Wis., for a 5 p.m. contest against UW-Whitewater.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Monday's game is the final nonconference game of the season for the Cardinals. … Monday's contest is also the second of three straight home contests the Cardinals, who close out the home portion of their season — and bids farewell to their three graduating seniors — against Macalester on Wednesday, before ending the season in Minneapolis, Minn., against Augsburg on Saturday. … Monday's nonconference game vs. UW-River Falls is the second of four games in a eight-day stretch. … Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) made her 15th straight start in goal for the Cardinals against Saint Benedict Saturday. The sophomore goalkeeper finished with eight saves, giving her a conference-leading 123 saves through 15 games. … Halling, who has made eight saves in each of her last two starts, has stopped 10 or more shots five times this season — including a season-high 16-save effort against Concordia on Sept. 29. … Halling enters Monday's nonconference game against UW-River Falls owning a 3.13 goals-against-average and a .724 save percentage. … Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.) scored her second goal of the season against Hamline on Oct. 6. With the second-half tally, Schmidt moved into the team lead with five points, while sharing the top spot in goals (2) with Sloane Kuramoto (Rochester, Minn.). … Katie Holmes (Edina, Minn.) and Rachel Tackmann (Lake City, Minn.) have accounted for SMU's other two goals this season. Holmes recorded SMU's first goal of the season with her second-half tally against Loras on Sept. 2. … The goals by Holmes, Schmidt and Tackmann were all collegiate firsts. …  Schmidt, Holmes, Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio), Heidi Martin (Ankeny, Iowa) and Tessa Scanlon (Cologne, Minn.) have all picked up assists this season. … The Cardinals have scored five of their six goals in the second half. Kuramoto's goal vs. Bethel on Sept. 22 is SMU's lone first-half goal this season. … SMU has recorded a season-high seven shots on goal twice — first against Luther on Sept. 19 and second against Gustavus on Sept. 26.

Scouting The UW-River Falls Falcons:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Monday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of two road contests to close out the regular season for the Falcons, who travel to UW-Whitewater on Saturday for their regular-season finale. … Saint Mary's is the sixh Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponent for the Falcons, who are 1-3-1 vs. the MIAC this season. UW-River Falls dropped one-goal decisions to Hamline (1-0), Concordia (2-1) and Augsburg (1-0), while beating Bethel 3-1 and tying St. Olaf (2-2). … Saturday's deadlock vs. UW-La Crosse was the second straight tie for the Falcons. … UW-RF enters Monday's game vs. Saint Mary's 2-0-2 in its last four games. … Four of the Falcons' six losses have been by one goal. … UW-RF has played three overtime games this season, with all three ending in ties. … Both goals in UW-River Falls' 1-1 tie vs. UW-La Crosse Saturday came via penalty kick. … Cassie Stang's penalty kick goal vs. UW-L was her team-leading nine goal of the season. … Stang also leads the team in points with 20, while Alyssa Manor and Sydney Koinberger own a team-best six assists. … Stang (20) and Manor (16) are two of four Falcons with 20 or more points this season. Carlin Bunting (13) and Anna Kouba (10) are the other two. …  UW-River Falls' 35 goals have come from 11 different players, while 14 Falcons have recorded at least one point. … Rebecca Kramer has started all 16 games in goal for UW-RF, compiling a 1.24 goals-against-average and an. 804 save percentage. … Kramer has stopped 74 shots and recorded three shutouts. … UW-River Falls has outscored its opponents 16-9 in the first half, while holding a 19-13 scoring advantage after halftime. … UW-River Falls is 5-2-2 on its home turf. The Falcons are just 2-4-1 away from Ramer Field.