WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team plays its second straight home game on Saturday, as the Cardinals host Carleton in a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.

The Matchup:
SMU Cardinals (0-1-0 MIAC | 0-5-0 Overall) vs. Carleton Knights (1-0-0 MIAC | 2-3-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals did not have an answer to Augsburg's 1-2 punch of Olivia Muyres and Marie Fitzgerald, as the duo each scored two goals in lifting the Auggies to a 4-1 win in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener Wednesday at Ochrymowycz Field. … Carleton's Amanda Owensby scored in the final minute to lift the Knights to a 2-1 win over Gustavus in their MIAC opener Wednesday in St. Peter, Minn.

SMU vs. Carleton — Their Last Meeting:
October 10, 2012: It was another busy night in goal for SMU's Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.), as the Cardinal goalkeeper kicked out 12 shots in SMU's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest against Carleton. Offensively, however, the Cardinals weren't able to solve the Knights' smothering defense, as SMU managed just one shot on goal in falling to Carleton 2-0 at Bell Field in Northfield, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are right back on their home turf on Wednesday, as SMU steps out of conference play to host Luther in a 5 p.m. contest at Ochrymowycz Field. … Carleton also takes a break from MIAC play, as the Knights host Wartburg in a 2:30 p.m. contest on Sunday at Bell Field in Northfield, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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After four straight road games to open the season, Saturday's game against Carleton is the second of four straight home games for the Cardinals. … Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.) — who led the team in scoring a year ago — netted her first of the season against Augsburg Wednesday. … Kelli Harstad (Hampton, Minn.) was credited with the assist on Schmidt's goal. It was her first collegiate point. … Harstad is the second Cardinal to pick up her first point in an SMU uniform — Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) assisted on Caroline Blackwood's (Norwalk, Ohio) second-half tally against the University of Dubuque on Sept. 1. … Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) finished with 12 saves against Augsburg on Wednesday. … Halling has now stopped 10 or more shots 10 times in her collegiate career. … Halling boasted a conference-leading 145 saves in 2012. … 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 Halling. …  Cornell enters Saturday's game against Carleton with a team-leading 2.00 goals-against-average, while Halling leads the team with 25 saves. … With their second-half goal against Augsburg, eight of the Cardinals' last nine goals have come in the second half. … On the flip side, 13 of the 18 goals surrendered by SMU this season have come after halftime.

Scouting The Carleton Knights:
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Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the third straight road contest for the Knights. … Wednesday's 2-1 win over Gustavus snapped the Knights' four-game winless streak (0-3-1). … Carleton has scored three goals in its two wins, but have been held to just a single tally in its three losses. … Amanda Owensby and Ellie Wilson accounted for the Knights' two goals against Gustavus Wednesday. … Wilson's goal vs. GAC was her team-leading second of the season. … Caroline Sheffield and Bailey Ulbricht have accounted for Carleton's other two goals this season. … Arielle Koshkin is the team's assist leader with two, while Wilson owns a team-best four points. … Mikayla Coulombe has started all six games in goal for Carleton, compiling a 1.61 goals-against-average and a .773 save percentage. … Coulombe has stopped 34 of the 44 shots she's faced and posted a four-save shutout in the Knights' 1-0, season-opening win over the University of Redlands on Aug. 30. … Two of their three losses this season have come on the Knights' home turf — Carleton is 2-1-1 away from home. … Four of Carleton's five goals have come in the second half. The Knights' opponents, meanwhile, have netted eight of their 10 goals after halftime.