DECORAH, Iowa — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team hits the road on Wednesday, traveling to Luther for a 7 p.m. nonconference showdown with the Norse.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-6-0 Overall)
at Luther Norse (3-3-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals gave up single goals in each half in dropping a 2-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference decision to St. Olaf Saturday at Ochrymowycz Field. … Luther, meanwhile, battled Carleton to a 0-0 double-overtime tie in Northfield, Minn., Sunday.

SMU vs. Luther — Their Last Meeting:
October 27, 1996: The Cardinals and Norse have not met since late in the 1996 season, when SMU came away with a convincing 3-0 nonconference victory at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are back in action on Saturday, when they travel to Arden Hills, Minn., for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Bethel. … Luther, meanwhile, is also on the road on Saturday, heading to Pella, Iowa, for a 2 p.m. Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Central.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Wednesday's game against Luther is the second of back-to-back road games for the Cardinals, who are not home again until Sept. 26, when they host Gustavus in a 7 p.m. MIAC game at Ochrymowycz Field. … 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. … 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 last Wednesday. … 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 six games in goal, owns a 3.00 goals-against-average and has made 38 saves. … 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 10 goals in the first half and eight after halftime.

Scouting The Luther Norse:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's marks the sixth time this season Luther has squared off against a team from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Norse have already faced Saint Benedict (L, 2-0), St. Olaf (L, 1-0, 2 OTs), Macalester (L, 4-1), St. Thomas (W, 1-0) and Carleton. … Sunday's game against Carleton was the third overtime game of the season for Luther. … The Norse scored a season-high four goals in a 4-0 win over Nebraska Wesleyan on Sept. 7, while surrendering a season-high four goals in a 4-1 loss to Macalester to days later. … Luther has scored just one goal in its three losses, while netting seven goals in its three wins. … Elly Arend and Kate Manning share the team lead in goals with two each, while Maggie Herrity owns a team-best three assists. … Arend and Herrity also share the team lead in points with five each. … Cydney Haaland stopped all 12 shots she faced against Carleton Sunday en route to her second shutout of the season. … Haaland enters Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's boasting a 1.33 goals-against-average, while stopping 52 of the 60 shots she's faced for an .867 save percentage. … The Norse have scored four goals in the first half and four goals after the halftime break.