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

The Matchup:
SMU Cardinals (0-2-0 MIAC | 0-7-0 Overall) vs. St. Thomas Tommies (1-1-0 MIAC | 4-4-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got a first-half goal by Katie Holmes (Edina, Minn.), but it was not enough, as Luther scored the game's final two goals in handing SMU a 2-1 nonconference setback Wednesday at Ochrymowycz Field. … St. Thomas surrendered a pair of second half goals to Concordia's Elizabeth Robinson, as the Cobbers dealt UST a 2-1 conference setback in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday.

SMU vs. St. Thomas — Their Last Meeting:
September 12, 2012: As if playing in a steady rain wasn't bad enough, St. Thomas made life truly miserable for SMU. The Tommies scored three goals in the first 15 minutes en route to a 6-0 victory in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener in St. Paul, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals hit the road on Wednesday, traveling to St. Peter, Minn., for a 4 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Gustavus. … St. Thomas is also on the road on Wednesday, as the Tommies head to Arden Hills, Minn., to square off against Bethel in a 4 p.m. conference game.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
After four straight road games to open the season, Saturday's game against St. Thomas is the fourth straight home game for the Cardinals. … Katie Holmes (Edina, Minn.) scored her first goal of the season — and third of her collegiate career — against Luther Wednesday. … Bethany Schmidt (Sparta, Wis.) — who led the team in scoring a year ago — and Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio) share the team goal-scoring lead with Holmes. … Kelli Harstad (Hampton, Minn.) and Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) have each recorded their first collegiate point with assists on Schmidt's and Blackwood's goals, respectively. … Goalkeeper Aubrie Cornell (Holts Summit, Mo.) equaled her career high with six saves against Luther Wednesday. … Cornell successfully stopped the first collegiate penalty kick she's faced in the first half against Luther. … Fellow keeper Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) finished with 12 saves against Augsburg last on Sept. 18, marking the 10th time in her collegiate career that she has stopped 10 or more shots in a game. … Cornell enters Saturday's game against St. Thomas with a team-leading 2.75 goals-against-average, while Halling leads the team with 25 saves. … Holmes' goal against Luther Wednesday 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, 17 of the 25 goals surrendered by SMU this season have come after halftime.

Scouting The St. Thomas Tommies:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of four straight road contests for the Tommies, who are searching for their first win away from home. UST dropped 2-0 and 4-1 decisions at Wheaton (Ill.) and University of Chicago in its only two road contests this season. … Six of St. Thomas' eight games have been decided by one goal — including all four wins. … Three of the Tommies' four victories have been 1-0 decisions — the only exception, a 2-1, double-overtime victory over Macalester on Sept. 18. … The Tommies' losses have all come against national or regionally-ranked teams who have a combined 23-7-1 record. They have a 2-0 loss at No. 1-ranked Wheaton; a 4-1 loss at University of Chicago; and 2-1 losses to UC-Santa Cruz and Concordia. … UST started the week ranked seventh in the North Region. … Jenna Savino scored UST's lone goal in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Concordia. It was Savino's first goal of the season. … Jaclyn Glaser leads the team in both goals (3) and points (8), while sharing the team assist lead (2) with Camille Horne and Taylor Skorik. … Glaser is the only Tommie with more than one goal through eight games. … All three of Glaser's goals have been game-winners. … Jenny Grahek — who played last spring for the MIAC champion fastpitch softball team — has played every minute of the Tommies' first eight game in goal, compiling a 1.34 goals-against-average and a .766 save percentage. … Grahek has stopped 37 shots and owns three shutouts this season.