WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team closes out the home portion of its 2013 schedule on Wednesday, as the Cardinals host Hamline in a 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-9-0 MIAC | 0-16-0 Overall) vs. Hamline Pipers (4-4-1 MIAC | 7-6-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals surrendered two goals in just over a minute early in the first half and never recovered, as SMU dropped a 2-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference decision to Saint Benedict last Saturday in St. Joseph, Minn. … Hamline collected its second double-overtime tie of the season last Saturday, as the Pipers and Bethel battled to a 0-0 stalemate in Arden Hills, Minn.

SMU vs. Hamline — Their Last Meeting:
October 6, 2012: SMU put an end to a five-half scoreless drought, getting a second-half tally from Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.) in the Cardinals' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Hamline. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, one goal would not be enough, as Hamline scored twice in the game's final 45 minutes — including the game-winner with 12 minutes remaining in regulation — to hand SMU a 2-1 conference setback in St. Paul, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals close out the regular-season on Saturday, traveling to St. Paul, Minn., for a 1 p.m. conference game against Macalester. … Hamline also closes out its regular-season schedule on Saturday, as the Pipers host Gustavus in a 1 p.m. MIAC matchup at Pat Paterson Field in St. Paul, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Wednesday's game against Hamline is the final collegiate home game for Cardinal seniors Tessa Scanlon (Cologne, Minn.), Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.), Katie Holmes (Ankeny, Iowa) and Heidi Martin (Edina, Minn.). … Schmidt scored her team-leading third goal of the season against Saint Benedict last Saturday. … Schmidt has now scored five goals in the last two seasons. … Kelli Harstad (Hampton, Minn.) and Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio) are second to Schmidt in goals with two each. … With her team-leading third goal, Schmidt also pushed her points total to a team-high seven. … SMU's seven assists this year have come from seven different players — Blackwood, Schmidt, Harstad, Holmes, Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.), Megan Nitzsche (St. Francis, Wis.) and Katie Nicoson. … Four SMU players — Harstad, Blackwood, Schaefer and 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 last 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. … Halling and Cornell have each started eight games in goal for the Cardinals this season. Halling leads the team with a 2.95 goals-against-average and a .736 save percentage, while Cornell heads into Wednesday's game vs. Hamline with a 3.50 GAA and a .659 save percentage. … Halling — who led the MIAC in saves a year ago — owns a team-high 67 saves and has recorded 10 or more saves in a game 11 times in her three-year collegiate career. … Eight of SMU's 10 goals this season — including Schmidt's second-half tally against Saint Benedict last Saturday — 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. … 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 Hamline Pipers:
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Wednesday's game at Saint Mary's is the second straight road contest for the Pipers, who have won just twice on the road this season. … Last Saturday's 0-0 tie against Bethel was the Pipers second scoreless tie of the season. HU and Pacific (Ore.) also battled to a 0-0 tie on Aug. 31. … Both of Hamline's ties have taken place on the road. … With their tie against Bethel, Hamline pushed its unbeaten streak to three straight (2-0-1). … The Pipers are also 4-1-1 in their last six contests. … Hamline has outscored its opponents 10-2 in its last six contests. … Eden Behrens has scored a team-leading seven goals, while also leading the Pipers with 18 points. … Aileen Scheibner has collected a team-best seven assists and, along with Mallory Wirth, is second to Behrens in points with 11 each. … Hamline's 26 goals have come from 14 different players. … Hamline has used three different goalkeepers this season — Erin Urbanowicz, Molly Jacobs and Amy Ramras. … Urbanowicz has recorded a 0.73 goals-against-average and an .854 save percentage in nine starts, while Ramras also has a 0.73 GAA and an .880 save percentage in four starts and Jacobs owns a 1.86 GAA and .667 save percentage in three starts. … Hamline has recorded eight shutouts this season. … Five of Hamline's seven wins have come on their own turf, where the Pipers are 5-1-1. … The Pipers have outscored their opponents 16-7 in the second half.