NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team takes to the road on Wednesday, as the Cardinals travel to St. Olaf for a 4 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Oles.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-6-0 MIAC | 0-12-0 Overall) at St. Olaf Oles (4-2-0 MIAC | 6-5-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals dropped a heartbreaker to St. Catherine last Saturday, surrendering the game-tying goal with five minutes remaining in regulation, then giving up the game-winner five minutes into OT in falling to the Wildcats 2-1 at Ochrymowycz Field. … St. Olaf scored first in its conference game against Macalester last Saturday, but the Scots responded with three unanswered goals in handing the Oles a 3-1 MIAC setback in Northfield, Minn.

SMU vs. St. Olaf — Their Last Meeting:
September 15, 2012: SMU coach Neil Cassidy approaches each game as a new chapter in the Cardinals' 2012 story. Unfortunately for the Cardinal coach, Saturday's chapter read eerily similar to the previous five. The Cardinals had two defensive breakdowns, and St. Olaf made them pay both times, as the Oles scored single goals in each half in handing SMU a 2-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return home on Saturday, as SMU hosts Bethel in a 3 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Ochrymowycz Field. … St. Olaf is back on its home turf on Saturday, as the Oles entertain St. Catherine in a 1 p.m. conference game in Northfield, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Saturday's overtime game against St. Catherine was the Cardinals' first since a 2-1 OT loss to Hamline on Oct. 9, 2011 — a span of 37 games. … Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio) scored her second goal of the season against St. Catherine last Saturday. … Blackwood, who did not score a goal a year ago, now shares the team lead with Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.). … Six of SMU's eight goals this season — including Blackwood's second-half tally against St. Catherine last Saturday — have been scored after halftime. Katie Holmes' (Edina, Minn.) goal against Luther on Sept. 25 and Schmidt's tally vs. Loras on Oct. 9 are the Cardinals' only first-half goals of the season. … On the flip side, 23 of the 41 goals surrendered by SMU this season have come after halftime. … The Cardinals' three-goal effort against No. 16 Loras on Oct. 9 is 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. … Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) and Heidi Martin (Ankeny, Iowa) each scored their first collegiate goals vs. Loras on Oct. 9. … Schaefer and Martin became the latest Cardinals to net their first collegiate goals when they found the back of the net against Loras on Oct. 9, joining SMU's other first-time goal-scorers Blackwood and Kelli Harstad (Hampton, Minn.). … SMU's five assists this year have come from five different players — Blackwood, Holmes, Schaefer, Megan Nitzsche (St. Francis, Wis.) and Katie Nicoson (Fairmont, Minn.). … Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) stopped six shots against St. Catherine last Saturday, pushing her team-leading save total to 50. … Fellow goalkeeper Aubrie Cornell (Holts Summit, Mo.) stopped a career-high 11 shots against Loras on Oct. 9. … Cornell and Halling have shared the goalkeeper duties for the Cardinals this season. Cornell enters Wednesday's game against St. Olaf owning a team-leading 3.33 goals-against-average, while Halling  — who led the MIAC in saves a year ago — has a 3.47 GAA. … Halling has recorded 10 or more saves 11 times in her three-year collegiate career.

Scouting The St. Olaf Oles:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the fourth of five straight home games for the Oles, who close out their season with three consecutive road contests following Saturday's home finale against St. Catherine. … Saturday's 3-1 loss to Macalester snapped the Oles' four-game winning streak. … After opening the season with three straight losses, St. Olaf has gone 6-2-1 in its last nine games. … Rachael Stets scored her first goal of the season to account for St. Olaf's lone tally in last Saturday's 3-1 loss to Macalester. … Kajsa Brindley enters Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's leading the team in all three offensive categories — goals (6), assists (4) and points (16). … Nora Forbes has started 11 of the Oles' 12 games in goal, compiling a 1.12 goals-against-average and an .833 save percentage. … Macalester's three goals last Saturday were the most allowed by St. Olaf in a game this year. … The Oles scored a season-high four goals in a 4-1 win over Gustavus on Oct. 5. That four-goal outburst marked the only time this season St. Olaf has scored more than two goals in a game. … St. Olaf is unbeaten in its three overtime games this season — beating Bethel and Concordia by identical 2-1 decisions, while tying UW-Eau Claire 0-0. … Four of St. Olaf's six wins have come on their home field.