WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team returns home after back-to-back road contests on Saturday, as the Cardinals host Bethel in a 3 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-7-0 MIAC | 0-13-0 Overall) vs. Bethel Royals (1-6-0 MIAC | 4-9-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals gave up goals in the first six minutes of each half, as St. Olaf raced to a 5-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over SMU Wednesday afternoon in Northfield, Minn. … The Royals surrendered the game's only goal with less than two minutes remaining in overtime, as Bethel dropped a 1-0 decision to league-leader and defending conference champion Concordia Tuesday in Fargo, N.D.

SMU vs. Bethel — Their Last Meeting:
September 22, 2012: SMU could not find a way to silence Bethel's Jessica Huseby, as the Royals' sharpshooter had two goals and an assist in lifting BU to a 4-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Cardinals at Ona Orth Athletic Complex in Arden Hills, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals step out of conference play for the final time on Wednesday, traveling to La Crosse, Wis., for a 6 p.m. contest against UW-La Crosse. … Bethel also takes a break from MIAC play on Tuesday, as the Royals head to St. Paul, Minn., to square off against Northwestern in a 4 p.m. showdown.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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The Cardinals are in the midst of a stretch of three road contests in a four-game span — with Saturday's matchup with Bethel the lone home game. … SMU's overtime game against St. Catherine on Oct. 12 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 — 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, 26 of the 46 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, 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.). … Aubrie Cornell (Holts Summit, Mo.) — who recorded a career-high 11 saves against Loras on Oct. 9 — finished with four saves against the Oles Wednesday. … Fellow goalkeeper Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) stopped six shots against St. Catherine in her last start against St. Catherine on Oct. 12, pushing her team-leading save total to 50. … Cornell and Halling have shared the goalkeeper duties for the Cardinals this season. Halling  — who led the MIAC in saves a year ago — has a team-best 3.47 goals-against-average and a .704 save percentage, while Cornell enters Saturday's game against Bethel owning a 3.57 GAA and a .621 save percentage. … Halling has recorded 10 or more saves 11 times in her three-year collegiate career.

Scouting The Bethel Royals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Saturday's game at Saint Mary's is the second of three straight road games for the Royals. … Tuesday's loss to Concordia was the Royals' second straight shutout loss, having dropped a 7-0 decision to Saint Benedict last Saturday. … BU has been blanked in each of its last three losses, after having not been held off the scoreboard in its first nine games this season. … Bethel scored a season-high five goals in its 5-0 nonconference win over Coe on Oct. 8. … Jessica Huseby has scored a team-leading six goals in BU's first 13 games, while also boasting a team-best 13 points. … Suzette Anderson is the team-leader in assists, while sitting behind Huseby in both goals (3) and points (11). … Huseby, Anderson and Christa Heillgenthal have accounted for 12 of the Royals' 16 goals. … Micale Jensen has started all 13 games in goal for the Royals, compiling a 1.80 goals-against-average and a .771 save percentage. … Jensen has stopped 81 shots and has recorded two shutouts. … Bethel heads to Saint Mary's on Saturday still searching for its first road win of the season. The Royals are 4-3-0 on their home turf, but 0-6-0 away from Ona Orth Athletic Complex. … Bethel has scored 11 of its 16 goals after halftime.