WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team takes a break from Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, as the Cardinals host nationally ranked Loras in a 7 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-10-0 Overall) vs. Loras Duhawks (10-2-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
Concordia's Elizabeth Robinson scored three goals — two in the first half and one in the second — as the Cobbers dealt the Cardinals a 3-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback Saturday in Fargo, N.D. … Loras picked up its 10th win of the season on Saturday, as the Duhawks beat Wartburg 2-1 in overtime in Waverly, Iowa.

SMU vs. Loras — Their Last Meeting:
September 2, 2012: After failing to find the back of the net in their season-opening 3-0 loss to Edgewood, SMU netted its first goal of the season on a second-half tally by Katie Holmes (Edina, Minn.) against Loras two days later. That, however, would be the extent of the Cardinals' offensive output, as Loras scored the game's first two goals and never looked back in handing SMU a 3-1 nonconference setback at the Rock Bowl in Dubuque, Iowa.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return to conference play on Saturday, as SMU hosts St. Catherine in a 1 p.m. MIAC contest at Ochrymowycz Field. … Loras remains on the road on Saturday, as the Duhawks head to Buena Vista, Iowa, for a 3:30 p.m. conference showdown with Buena Vista.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Wednesday's game against Loras is the first of back-to-back home games for the Cardinals. … Kelli Harstad (Hampton, Minn.) recorded her first collegiate goal against Gustavus last Wednesday, while Megan Nitzsche (St. Francis, Wis.) collected the assist for her first collegiate point. … Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.) — who led the team in scoring a year ago — Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio) and Katie Holmes (Edina, Minn.) share the team's goal-scoring lead with Harstad. … Katie Nicoson (Fairmont, Minn.) and Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) have also notched their first collegiate points this season with assists on Schmidt's and Blackwood's goals, respectively. … Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) and Aubrie Cornell (Holts Summit, Mo.) have shared the goalkeeper duties for the Cardinals. Halling finished with nine saves against Concordia Saturday, while Cornell posted a career-high seven saves in SMU's loss to Gustavus last Wednesday. … Cornell enters Wednesday's game against Loras owning a team-leading 2.40 goals-against-average. … Halling  — who led the MIAC in saves a year ago — has stopped a team-leading 44 shots in five starts this season. … Halling, who has made 31 saves in her last three starts, has recorded 10 or more saves 11 times in her three-year collegiate career. …  Three of SMU's four goals have come in the second half. Holmes' goal against Luther on Sept. 25 was the Cardinals' first, first-half goal of the season — and just the second of SMU's last 10 goals to be scored before halftime. … On the flip side, 20 of the 33 goals surrendered by SMU this season have come after halftime.

Scouting The Loras Duhawks:
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Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the second of four straight road contests for the Duhawks, who are 7-2-0 on the road this season. … The Duhawks enter Wednesday's game at Saint Mary's ranked No. 16 in the latest NSCAA national poll. … Loras pushed its winning streak to three straight with Saturday's overtime win over Wartburg. … The Duhawks have won two of their three games during their current streak in overtime — Loras also beat the University of Dubuque 3-2 in OT on Sept. 28. … Katie Truesdale scored her team-leading second game-winning goal of the season four minutes into overtime to lift Loras to its OT win over Wartburg Saturday. … Allish Rispin scored the Duhawks' other goal vs. the Knights. … With her OT goal, Truesdale moved into a tie with Danielle Vujovic for the team lead in goals with five each. … Vujovic and Shelby Perkins share the team lead in assists with four, while Vujovic's 14 points are also a team best. … Loras' 32 goals this season have come from 16 different players. … Hannah Wilson has appeared in all 13 games in goal for the Duhawks, posting a 0.85 goals-against-average and a .773 save percentage. … Wilson has stopped 34 of the 44 shots she's faced and has recorded three shutouts. … The Duhawks have scored a season-high seven goals twice this season — both times on the first of the month — beating UW-Superior 7-0 on Sept. 1 and Simpson 7-1 on Oct. 1. … Loras has outscored its opponents 31-7 in its 10 wins this season. … Loras has outscored its opponents 12-4 in the first half, while holding a 20-8 advantage after halftime.