ST. JOSEPH, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team gets back into Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, traveling to Saint Benedict for a 1 p.m. contest against the Blazers.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-8-0 MIAC | 0-15-0 Overall) at Saint Benedict Blazers (6-2-0 MIAC | 10-2-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals surrendered a pair of second-half goals, as UW-La Crosse pulled away for a 3-1 nonconference victory Wednesday in La Crosse, Wis. … The Blazers needed overtime to pick up its 10th win of the season last Saturday, as CSB got a goal from Taylor Hedin in the game's 99th minute in beating Augsburg 2-1 in an MIAC game in St. Joseph, Minn.

SMU vs. Saint Benedict — Their Last Meeting:
October 20, 2012: Saint Benedict used its quick-striking ability — scoring less than a minute into the first half, then adding three goals in a five-minute span in the second half — to pull away from SMU, topping the Cardinals 5-0 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals close out the home portion of their 2013 schedule — and bid farewell to their four graduating seniors — on Wednesday, hosting Hamline in a 7:30 p.m. MIAC contest at Ochrymowycz Field. … The Blazers step out of conference play for their final home game of the season on Sunday, as CSB hosts UW-Eau Claire in a 3 p.m. contest in St. Joseph, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Saturday's game against Saint Benedict is the Cardinals' second straight road contest. …  Kelli Harstad (Hampton, Minn.) scored her second collegiate goal against UW-La Crosse on Wednesday. … With her second-half tally, Harstad moved into a share of the team's goal-scoring lead with Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio) and Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.). … Schmidt collected an assist on Harstad's goal Wednesday to move into a tie for the team lead in points (5) with Blackwood. … SMU's six assists this year have come from six different players — Blackwood, Schmidt, Katie Holmes (Edina, Minn.), Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.), Megan Nitzsche (St. Francis, Wis.) and Katie Nicoson (Fairmont, Minn.). … Four SMU players — Harstad, Blackwood, Schaefer and Heidi Martin (Ankeny, Iowa) — have scored their first collegiate goal this season. … Aubrie Cornell (Holts Summit, Mo.) recorded a career-high 13 saves against UW-La Crosse Wednesday. The 13-save effort was two better than the 11 saves Cornell made against Loras on Oct. 9. … Cornell's 13 saves are the most by an SMU goalkeeper this season and the most since Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) stopped 16 Concordia shots on Sept. 29, 2012. … Corning has now started eight of the team's 15 games in goal, compiling a 3.50 goals-against-average and a .659 save percentage. … Halling — who led the MIAC in saves a year ago — has started SMU's other seven games in goal, posting a team-best 3.09 GAA and a .728 save percentage. … Halling has recorded 10 or more saves in a game 11 times in her three-year collegiate career. … Seven of SMU's nine goals this season — including Harstad's second-half tally against UW-La Crosse Wednesday — have been scored after halftime. Holmes' 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, 29 of the 50 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.

Scouting The Saint Benedict Blazers:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
After back-to-back-to-back home games against Augsburg, Saint Mary's and UW-Eau Claire, the Blazers close out the regular season with road contests against St. Catherine and Concordia. … Saint Benedict boasts a 4-1-0 record on its home turf, while going 6-1-1 on the road. … With their overtime win over Augsburg last Saturday, CSB is now 3-1-0 in its last four games. … With their win over Augsburg last Saturday, the Blazers — who have locked up their 25th straight winning season — have now won 10 or more games in 17 of their last 18 seasons. … Last Saturday's game against Augsburg was the Blazers' fourth overtime game of the season — going 3-0-1 in those four contests. … Grace Vaughan has scored a team-leading seven goals — one more than Colleen Bouchard and Aly Hoffman. … Bouchard leads CSB in both assists (9) and points (21). … The Blazers boast three players with 10 or more points through 13 games — Bouchard (21), Vaughan (14) and Hoffman (14). … Four of Vaughan's seven goals have been game-winners. … Heather Kaluzniak has started 12 of the team's 13 games in goal, compiling a 0.80 goals-against-average and an .875 save percentage. … Kaluzniak has stopped 70 of the 80 shots she's faced and has recorded five shutouts. … The Blazers have held their opponents to one goal or less in 10 of their 13 contests. … CSB scored a season-high seven goals in a 7-0 rout of Bethel on Oct. 12, and has scored three or more goals in a game six times this season.