MADISON, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer plays its fourth straight road game on Sunday, as the Cardinals travel to Edgewood College for a 4 p.m. nonconference game against the Eagles

The Matchup:
SMU Cardinals (0-3-0 Overall) at Edgewood Eagles (0-2-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals surrendered a pair of first-half goals and never recovered, as UW-River Falls handed SMU a 6-0 nonconference setback at Ramer Field Wednesday in River Falls, Wis. … Edgewood dropped its second game of the season, falling to UW-Whitewater 4-2 Friday evening in Whitewater, Wis.

SMU vs. Edgewood — Their Last Meeting:
August 31, 2012: The season opener didn't go quite the way SMU coach Neil Cassidy was hoping, as Edgewood came into Ochrymowycz Field and left with a 3-0 nonconference win over the Cardinals.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are off until Sept. 18, when SMU kicks off Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with its first home game — hosting Augsburg in a 5 p.m. contest. … Edgewood returns to the pitch on Friday, traveling to Beloit, Wis., for a 4:30 p.m. nonconference showdown.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Sunday's game at Edgewood is the fourth straight road game to open the season for the Cardinals, who finally play their first home game on Sept. 18 against Augsburg. … Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio) netted SMU's first goal of the season — a second-half tally against the University of Dubuque last Sunday. … Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) collected the assist on Blackwood's goal for her first collegiate point. … Aubrie Cornell (Holts Summit, Mo.) made her first collegiate start in goal for SMU against the University of Dubuque. … Cornell's start last Sunday snapped a streak of 19 consecutive starts for junior goalkeeper Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.). … Halling was back in goal against UW-River Falls on Wednesday, making three saves. … 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. … 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 13 goals surrendered by SMU this season have come after halftime.

Scouting The Edgewood Eagles:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Sunday's game against Saint Mary's is the home opener for the Eagles, who opened the season with back-to-back road contests, and, after Sunday's game vs. SMU, plays its next three contests away from home. … Emily Skaer and Erin Peterson scored the Eagles' two goals in their loss to UW-Whitewater Friday. … Skaer has now scored in each of Edgewood's two games this season, having netted the Eagles' lone goal in their 2-1 loss at Lake Forest on Sept. 1. … Emily Berns and Brianna Franken have each recorded an assist this season. … Tori Fortney has played every minute in goal for the Eagles, stopping 19 of the 25 shots she's faced (.760 save percentage), while compiling a 3.00 goals-against-average. … Edgewood has scored two of its three goals in the first half, while Eagles' opponents have netted four of their six goals in the game's opening 45 minutes.