ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday, traveling to Hamline for a 1 p.m. showdown against the Pipers.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-5-0 MIAC | 0-11-0 Overall)
at Hamline Pipers (2-3-1 MIAC | 7-3-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals gave up two goals in the final three minutes of the first half in falling to UW-Stevens Point 3-0 in a nonconference game in Stevens Point, Wis. … Hamline, meanwhile, was also shut out Wednesday, as the Pipers fell to Gustavus 1-0 in St. Peter, Minn.

SMU vs. Hamline — Their Last Meeting:
October 9, 2011: The Cardinals put together one of their best performances of the season, but a pair of shots that clanked off the crossbar decided the outcome against Hamline. With the game tied midway through the second half, SMU's Amanda Rahman (Rochester, Minn.) drilled a shot that tipped off Hamline goalkeeper Liz Stock, hit the crossbar and caromed right back into the waiting arms of stock. With the score still tied two minutes into overtime, Hamline's Aileen Scheibner lofted a shot that eluded the outstretched arms of SMU goalkeeper Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) clanked off the crossbar, and bounced — not back into Halling's arms — but into the net to give the Pipers the 2-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are back in action next Thursday, continuing their lengthy road swing with a 4 p.m. conference game against Carleton in Northfield, Minn. … Hamline, meanwhile, steps out of MIAC play on Tuesday, as the Pipers host UW-Superior in a 4 p.m. nonconference game in St. Paul, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Saturday's game at Hamline is the second of four straight road games for the Cardinals, who do not return to Ochrymowycz Field until Oct. 20, when they host Saint Benedict in a 1 p.m. conference contest. … Goalkeeper Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) made her 11th straight start of the season against UW-Stevens Point Wednesday, stopping 10 of the 13 shots she faced. … Halling has now stopped 10 or more shots four times this season — including a season-high 16-save effort against Concordia on Sept. 29. … Halling enters Saturday's conference game at Hamline having stopped 89 of the 125 shots she's faced. She owns a 3.27 goals-against-average and a .712 save percentage. … Sloane Kuramoto (Rochester, Minn.) has accounted for the Cardinals' last two goals — scoring her first goal of the season against Bethel on Sept. 22, then adding a second-half tally against Gustavus on Sept. 26. … Katie Holmes (Edina, Minn.), Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.) and Rachel Tackmann (Lake City, Minn.) have accounted for SMU's other three goals this season. Holmes recorded SMU's first goal of the season with her second-half tally against Loras on Sept. 2, while Schmidt and Tackmann scored in 2-1 losses to the University of Dubuque and Lawrence, respectively. … The goals by Holmes, Schmidt and Tackmann were all collegiate firsts. …  Schmidt and Tessa Scanlon (Cologne, Minn.) picked up assists on Kuramoto's goal vs. Gustavus on Sept. 26. … Kuramoto leads the team with four points, while Schmidt and Holmes are second with three points each. … The Cardinals have scored four of their five 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 Hamline Pipers:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the second straight home contest for the Pipers, who close out their season playing four of their last five regular-season games on the road. … Wednesday's 1-0 loss at Gustavus snapped the Pipers' two-game winning streak. … Hamline's last two losses have been by one goal — a 4-3 OT setback vs. Macalester on Sept. 22, and Wednesday's 1-0 loss at Gustavus. … Hamline has not allowed a goal in any of its seven wins. The Pipers have outscored their opponents 15-0 in those seven games. … Aileen Scheibner has scored eight of the team's 19 goals and also leads the team with 18 points. … Brienne Garside and Keanna Mienert share the team lead in assists with three each. … Molly Jacobs has played all but nine minutes in goal for the Pipers this season, compiling a 0.72 goals-against-average and an .818 save percentage. … Jacobs has stopped 36 of the 44 shots she's faced. … Hamline has outscored its opponents 13-3 in the first half.