WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain St. Catherine in a 1 p.m. game at Ochrymowycz Field.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-5-0 MIAC | 0-11-0 Overall) vs. St. Catherine Wildcats (1-3-0 MIAC | 6-5-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals scored a pair of second-half goals, but SMU could not dig out of a 5-1, first-half deficit, as 16th-ranked Loras handed Saint Mary's a 6-3 nonconference setback Wednesday at Ochrymowycz Field. … St. Catherine played its final nonconference game of the season on Tuesday, as the Wildcats cruised to a 5-0 victory over Crown in St. Bonifacius, Minn.

SMU vs. St. Catherine — Their Last Meeting:
October 13, 2012: SMU had no answer to St. Catherine's one-two punch of Sarah Anderson and Leisl Wolf , as the Wildcat duo hooked up for a pair of goals as SCU handed the Cardinals a 2-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback in St. Paul, Minn.

Up Next:
After two straight home games, the Cardinals hit the road on Wednesday, traveling to Northfield, Minn., for a 4 p.m. MIAC showdown against St. Olaf in Northfield, Minn. … St. Catherine is back on its home turf next Tuesday, as the Wildcats entertain Gustavus in a 4 p.m. conference game in St. Paul, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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The Cardinals' three-goal effort against No. 16 Loras was their highest offensive output of the season, and the most goals scored in a single game since netting three goals in a 3-1 win over St. Catherine on Oct. 16, 2011. … Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.) — who led the team in scoring a year ago — netted her second goal of the season against the Duhawks Wednesday, while Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) and Heidi Martin (Ankeny, Iowa) each scored their first collegiate goals to account for SMU's other two tallies vs. Loras. … Schaefer and Martin become the latest Cardinals to net their first collegiate goals — Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio) and Kelli Harstad (Hampton, Minn.) have also tallied their first goals in a Cardinal uniform this season. … SMU's five assists this year have come from five different players — Blackwood, Katie Holmes (Edina, Minn.), Schaefer, Megan Nitzsche (St. Francis, Wis.) and Katie Nicoson (Fairmont, Minn.). … Aubrie Cornell (Holts Summit, Mo.) stopped a career-high 11 shots against the Duhawks Wednesday evening. … Cornell and Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) have shared the goalkeeper duties for the Cardinals this season. Cornell enters Saturday's game against St. Catherine owning a team-leading 3.33 goals-against-average, while Halling  — who led the MIAC in saves a year ago — has stopped a team-leading 44 shots in five starts this season. … Halling, who has made 31 saves in her last three starts, has recorded 10 or more saves 11 times in her three-year collegiate career. …  Five of SMU's seven goals have come in the second half. Holmes' goal against Luther on Sept. 25 and Schmidt's tally vs. Loras last Wednesday are the Cardinals' only first-half goals of the season — and just the second and third of SMU's last 13 goals to be scored before halftime. … On the flip side, 21 of the 39 goals surrendered by SMU this season have come after halftime.

Scouting The St. Catherine Wildcats:
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The Wildcats, who have now won two of their last three games, scored a season-high five goals vs. Crown Tuesday. … St. Catherine has now scored four or more goals in three of its six wins. … SCU has outscored its opponents 18-5 in its six wins, with three victories via shutout. … Sarah Anderson scored a pair of goals vs. Crown on Tuesday, while Lensa Gurmessa, Kelly Molitor and Nina Bukowski accounted for the Wildcats' other three goals. … Gurmessa also added an assist vs. the Storm Tuesday, marking the fourth time this season the senior has recorded a multiple-point game. … Gurmessa heads into Saturday's game against Saint Mary's leading the team in all three offensive categories — goals (6), assists (4) and points (16). … Bukowski's goal against Crown Tuesday was her fifth of the season, pushing her point total to 12. … Abby Hinton picked up her second shutout in as many starts in goal for the Wildcats Tuesday, stopping the only shot she faced. … Danielle Mendez has started the other nine games in goal for SCU, compiling a 1.78 goals-against-average and a .778 save percentage. … Like Hinton, Mendez has also recorded a pair of shutouts this season. … St. Catherine has played one overtime game this season, beating Simpson 1-0 on Sept. 25. … The Wildcats have outscored their opponents 7-5 in the first half, and 12-9 after the break.