WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team concludes a busy weekend on Sunday, entertaining Lawrence in a 2 p.m. game at Ochrymowycz Field.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-3-0 Overall)
vs. Lawrence Vikings (0-4-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals surrendered a penalty kick goal in the game's final five minutes, as the University of Dubuque escaped Ochrymowycz Field with a 2-1 nonconference win Friday afternoon. … Lawrence, meanwhile, dropped its fourth straight on Saturday, falling to UW-La Crosse 1-0 in La Crosse, Wis.

SMU vs. Lawrence — Their Last Meeting:
Sunday's game will be the first-ever meeting between the Cardinals and the Vikings.

Up Next:
The Cardinals kick off Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, traveling to St. Paul, Minn., for a 4 p.m. contest against St. Thomas. … Lawrence, meanwhile, returns to action on Saturday, hosting Illinois-Chicago in an 11 a.m. match in Appleton, Wis.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.) accounted for SMU's goal in Friday's 2-1 loss to the University of Dubuque. … Katie Holmes (Edina, Minn.) — who recorded the Cardinals' first goal of the season with her second-half tally against Loras last Sunday — picked up the assist on Schmidt's goal Friday. … The goals were the first of their collegiate careers for both Schmidt and Holmes. … Holmes now leads the team with three points. … Heidi Martin (Ankeny, Iowa) notched her first collegiate assist on Holmes' goal vs. Loras. … Goalkeeper Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) — who started nine of the team's 17 games a year ago, compiling a team-best 1.42 goals-against-average — made a season-high six saves in Friday's 2-1 loss to the University of Dubuque and has stopped 13 shots through three games this season. … Halling picked up her first collegiate win in goal with a nine-save effort against Marian on Sept. 11, 2011. … After scoring five of their eight goals in the first half in 2011, both of the Cardinals' goals this season have come in the second half. SMU's opponents, meanwhile, have scored four goals in each half.

Scouting The Lawrence Vikings:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
The Vikings enter Sunday's game against Saint Mary's still searching for their first goal, having lost a pair of 2-0 decisions to Dominican and U. of Dubuque, fell 3-0 to Elmhurst and were beaten 1-0 vs. UW-La Crosse. … Sunday's game against Saint Mary's is the fourth road game in the first five contests for the Vikings, who won just twice in nine road contests a year ago. … Goalkeeper Cassie Burke stopped a career-high 15 shots in Lawrence's 2-0 loss to U. of Dubuque Tuesday. … Burke has now faced 52 shots in four games — stopping 44 of them, while compiling a 2.00 goals-against-average. … The Vikings entered the season without graduated senior Mallory Koula, who closed out a stellar three-year career in 2011, finishing as the program's career leader in goals (63) and points (142). … Lawrence was the first Midwest Conference women's soccer program to both host and win an NCAA Division III Tournament game, when the Vikings beat Aurora back in 2001. … All three of Lawrence's Midwest Conference Tournament titles have been won on the road — at St. Norbert in 2000, at Lake Forest in 2001 and at Carroll in 2010. …