LA CROSSE, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team steps out of conference play for the final time this season, as the Cardinals travel to UW-La Crosse for a 6 p.m. contest against the Eagles.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-14-0 Overall) at UW-La Crosse Eagles (3-9-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals suffered their second overtime loss in a week on Saturday, as Bethel scored the game's only goal in the 98th minute to hand SMU a 1-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field. … UW-La Crosse came up empty in its WIAC matchup with UW-Oshkosh Saturday, dropping a 2-0 decision in La Crosse, Wis.

SMU vs. UW-La Crosse — Their Last Meeting:
September 21, 2011: A hard-fought, well-played game turned out to be a heartbreaking loss for SMU, as the Cardinals suffered a 1-0, double-overtime setback at the hands of UW-La Crosse at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are right back in action on Saturday, as SMU travels to St. Joseph, Minn., for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Saint Benedict. … UW-La Crosse hits the road for the final time this season on Saturday, as the Eagles head to Superior, Wis., for a 1:30 p.m. WIAC showdown with UW-Superior.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Starting Wednesday, the Cardinals play three of their final four games on the road — the lone exception a 7:30 p.m. MIAC matchup against Hamline at Ochrymowycz Field next Wednesday. … After having not played an overtime contest in 37 straight games, SMU played its second OT game in a week last Saturday against Bethel. … Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) finished with nine saves against the Royals last Saturday, giving the junior a team-leading 59 saves in seven starts this season. … Halling  — who led the MIAC in saves a year ago — has a team-best 3.09 goals-against-average and a .728 save percentage. … Halling has recorded 10 or more saves in a game 11 times in her three-year collegiate career. … Aubrie Cornell (Holts Summit, Mo.) — who recorded a career-high 11 saves against Loras on Oct. 9 — has also started seven games in goal for the Cardinals, posting a 3.57 GAA and a .621 save percentage. … Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio) scored her second goal of the season against St. Catherine on Oct. 12. … 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, 27 of the 47 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.).

Scouting The UW-La Crosse Eagles:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Last Saturday's 2-0 loss to UW-Oshkosh marked the fourth straight game the Eagles have played that was decided by shutout — losses to UW-Whitewater (1-0), UW-Platteville (1-0) and UW-Oshkosh (2-0) and a 1-0 victory over Lawrence. … Ten of UW-La Crosse's 13 games have been decided by one goal or less — including eight of the Eagles' nine losses. … UW-L has been shut out in seven of its nine losses. … UW-La Crosse has played three overtime games this season, falling to Wartburg (2-1) and UW-Stout (2-1), and tying UW-Eau Claire (1-1). … Megan Gresl heads into Wednesday's nonconference game against Saint Mary's boasting a team-best three goals. She also leads the team with seven points. … Laura Sauer is the team's assist leader with two. … Gresl (3) and Jamie Ochsenwald (2) have accounted for five of the team's eight goals. … Ashley Tracy has played every minute in goal for the Eagles this season, compiling a 1.19 goals-against-average and an .832 save percentage. …  UW-La Crosse has scored just one first-half goal this season, while the Eagles' opponents have netted five goals in the opening 45 minutes and 11 after halftime.