WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team returns home on Saturday for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest against St. Olaf at Ochrymowycz Field.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-1-0 MIAC | 0-5-0 Overall)
Vs. St. Olaf Oles (1-0-0 MIAC | 3-2-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals surrendered three goals in the game's first 15 minutes and never recovered, as St. Thomas handed SMU a 6-0 setback in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener Wednesday in St. Paul, Minn. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, kicked off its conference season on a high note, beating Gustavus 2-0 in St. Peter, Minn., Wednesday.

SMU vs. St. Olaf — Their Last Meeting:
September 17, 2011: St. Olaf scored two goals 14 seconds apart in the game's opening six minutes and never looked back, as the Oles handed SMU a 3-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback in Northfield, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals step out of conference play on Wednesday, traveling to Decorah, Iowa, for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against Luther. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, also takes a break from MIAC play, as the Oles host Wartburg in a 4 p.m. contest on Tuesday in Northfield, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Katie Holmes (Edina, Minn.), Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.) and Rachel Tackmann (Lake City, Minn.) have accounted for the Cardinals' 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 last weekend. … All three of SMU's goals this season have been collegiate firsts. … Holmes also picked up the assist on Schmidt's goal vs. the University of Dubuque, giving her a team-leading three points … Heidi Martin (Ankeny, Iowa) notched her first collegiate assist on Holmes' goal vs. Loras. … Goalkeeper Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) made a season-high 11 saves in SMU's loss to St. Thomas Wednesday — including seven in the first half. … Halling's 11 saves were one shy of her career-high 12-save effort against Concordia on Oct. 1, 2011. … Halling, who has played every minute of the team's first five games in goal, owns a 3.20 goals-against-average and a .660 save percentage. … After scoring five of their eight goals in the first half in 2011, all three of the Cardinals' goals this season have come in the second half. SMU's opponents, meanwhile, have scored nine goals in the first half and seven after halftime.

Scouting The St. Olaf Oles:
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Wednesday's 2-0 win over Gustavus was the Oles' third shutout win of the season. … St. Olaf has outscored its opponents 5-0 in its three wins, and have been outscored 2-0 in its two losses. … The Oles were not credited with a goal in their 2-0 win over Gustavus — both goals were own goals within a 56-second span late in the first half. … Nora Forbes stopped five shots in recording the shutout vs. Gustavus Wednesday. … Forbes owns a 0.39 goals-against-average and has stopped 13 of the 15 shots she's faced for an .867 save percentage. … Madison Van Wylen is the team-leader in goals (2) and points (4), while Emily Sierakowski owns a team-best two assists. … Amanda Leone has accounted for the Oles' other goal this season. … Three of St. Olaf's five goals have come in the first half. The Oles' opponents, meanwhile, have netted single goals in each half. … St. Olaf enters Saturday's game at SMU's Ochryowycz Field with a perfect 2-0-0 mark on the road this season.