WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team returns home on Wednesday, as the Cardinals host Gustavus in a 7 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-3-0 MIAC | 0-8-0 Overall)
vs. Gustavus Gusties (1-2-0 MIAC | 3-4-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals gave up a pair of second-half goals, as Bethel broke open a one-goal game in handing SMU a 4-1 conference setback Saturday in Arden Hills, Minn. … Gustavus, meanwhile, picked up its first conference win of the season Saturday, beating Saint Benedict 2-1 in St. Joseph, Minn.

SMU vs. Gustavus — Their Last Meeting:
September 28, 2011: The Cardinals outshot host Gustavus 13-8 — including a 7-3 edge in shots on goal — but it was the Gusties who made the most of their opportunities, scoring single goals in each half to hand SMU a 2-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback in St. Peter, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are back on their home turf on Saturday, as SMU hosts nationally ranked Concordia in a 1 p.m. game at Ochrymowycz Field. … Gustavus, meanwhile, hits the road on Saturday, traveling to Northfield, Minn., for a 1 p.m. conference game against Carleton.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Wednesday's game against Gustavus is the first of back-to-back home games for the Cardinals. … Sloane Kuramoto (Rochester, Minn.) scored her first goal of the season to account for SMU's tally against Bethel Saturday. … Kuramoto is the fourth player to score for the Cardinals this season — Katie Holmes (Edina, Minn.), Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.) and Rachel Tackmann (Lake City, Minn.) have accounted for SMU's other three goals. 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. … 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, while Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio) recorded her first collegiate assist on Kuramoto's goal vs. Bethel. … Kuramoto's goal vs. Bethel marked the first time this season the Cardinals have scored in the first half. SMU's opponents, meanwhile, have scored 14 goals in the first half and 13 after halftime. … Goalkeeper Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) made a season- and career-high 15 saves against Bethel on Saturday. … Halling, who has played every minute of the Cardinals' eight games in goal, enters Wednesday's game against Gustavus having stopped 61 of the 87 shots she's faced. She owns a 3.38 goals-against-average and a .693 save percentage. … SMU's seven shots on goal against Luther last Wednesday were a season high.

Scouting The Gustavus Gusties:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
The Gusties' 2-1 win over Saint Benedict on Saturday snapped their two-game losing streak. It was also GAC's first conference win of the season, having dropped back-to-back 2-0 decisions to St. Olaf and Concordia to open conference play. … Gustavus has scored 12 goals in its three wins, while being outscored 9-0 in its four losses. … Maggie Lane scored her first two goals of the season to account for both of Gustavus' goals vs. Saint Benedict Saturday. … Tam Meuwissen enters Wednesday's game at Saint Mary's with a team-leading three goals. … Meuwissen shares the team lead in points (6) with Amanda Cartony (2 goals, 2 assists), while Cartony and Leah Brossoit own a team-best two assists. … GK Jessica Richert has played all but nine minutes of the Gusties' first seven games, compiling a 1.45 goals-against-average and an .836 save percentage. … Richert has stopped 51 of the 61 shots she's faced this season. … Gustavus has scored six goals in each half, while the Gusties' opponents have netted nine of their 10 goals in the first half.