WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team, coming off a nine-day layoff, kicks off Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, hosting Augsburg in a 5 p.m. contest at Ochrymowycz Field.

The Matchup:
SMU Cardinals (0-0-0 MIAC | 0-4-0 Overall) vs. Augsburg Auggies (0-0-0 MIAC | 4-0-3 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals held Edgewood to a single goal — 15 minutes into the first half — but the Eagles made it stand up, beating SMU 1-0 in a nonconference game in Madison, Wis., on Sept. 8. … Augsburg stayed unbeaten on the season, shutting out UW-River Falls 2-0 on Saturday at Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis, Minn.

SMU vs. Augsburg — Their Last Meeting:
October 27, 2012: With Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) stopping everything Augsburg threw at her, the Saint Mary's University women's soccer team gave the Auggies all they could handle. In fact, through the game's first 81 minutes, the Cardinals appeared like they may rain on the Auggies' playoff parade, as the two teams were locked in a scoreless battle. Unfortunately for SMU, in a blink of an eye — 32 seconds to be exact — Augsburg scored two goals to hand the Cardinals a 2-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are right back in action on Saturday, hosting Carleton in a 1 p.m. conference game at Ochrymowycz Field. … Augsburg also returns to MIAC play on Saturday, hosting Bethel in a 7 p.m contest at Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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After four straight road games to open the season, Wednesday's game against Augsburg is the home opener for the Cardinals — who are also kicking off the first of four straight games on their home turf. … Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio) netted SMU's first goal of the season — a second-half tally against the University of Dubuque on Sept. 1. … Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) collected the assist on Blackwood's goal for her first collegiate point. … Aubrie Cornell (Holts Summit, Mo.) — who made her first collegiate start in goal for SMU against the University of Dubuque — stopped a career-high six shots SMU's 1-0 loss to Edgewood on Sept. 8. … Cornell's start on Sept. 1 snapped a streak of 19 consecutive starts for junior goalkeeper Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.). … Halling made 10 saves in SMU's 3-0 season-opening loss to UW-Platteville on Aug. 31. It was the ninth time in her collegiate career Halling has stopped 10 or more shots in a game. … Halling boasted a conference-leading 145 saves in 2012. … Cornell enters Wednesday's game against Augsburg with a team-leading 2.00 goals-against-average, while Halling leads the team with 13 saves. … With their second-half goal against the University of Dubuque, seven of the Cardinals' last eight goals have come in the second half. … On the flip side, 10 of the 14 goals surrendered by SMU this season have come after halftime.

Scouting The Augsburg Auggies:
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The Auggies ran their season-opening unbeaten streak to seven with last Saturday's 2-0 victory over UW-River Falls. … Olivia Muyres scored both goals in Augsburg's 2-0 win over UW-River Falls Saturday. It was the third multiple-goal game of the season for Muyres. … Marta Anderson collected assists on both of Muyres' goals. … Muyres leads all MIAC players in both goals (9) and points (22). … Through the first seven games of the season, Muyres' nine goals are already tied for seventh-most in a single season in school history — the record, 14, was set by Kristin Totushek in 1997. … Muyres' 22 points are already tied for 10th for a single season in school history, with the record being 38 (13 goals, 12 assists) by Kara Seibel in 1995. … Muyres is currently sixth in school history in career goals with 21 and seventh in school history in career points with 52 (21 goals, 10 assists). … Carter Denison is second to Muyres in both goals (7) and points (15), while Muyres, Anderson, Molly Allen and Morgan Kenny all share the team lead with four assists each. … Katie Gajewski has started all seven games in goal for the Auggies, compiling a 0.51 goals-against-average and an .857 save percentage. … Saturday's victory over the Falcons was Augsburg's second straight shutout win and fourth shutout of the season. … The Auggies have surrendered just four goals in their first seven games, outscoring the opponents 26-4. … Augsburg has already played three double-overtime games, with all three ending in ties — 2-2 vs. St. Scholastica, 0-0 vs. Wartburg and 1-1 vs. UW-Eau Claire.