ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team returns to conference play on Saturday, traveling to St. Catherine for a 1 p.m. MIAC contest against the Wildcats.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-4-1 MIAC | 4-6-1 Overall) at St. Catherine Wildcats (1-4-0 MIAC | 4-6-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.)scored on a penalty kick late in the first overtime to lift the Cardinals to a 2-1 nonconference victory over Buena Vista Tuesday at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• St. Catherine: The Wildcats' offense exploded four goals in a a much-needed 4-0 nonconference win over Simpson Wednesday in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Catherine—Their Last Meeting:
• October 12, 2013: Thanks in part to an early second-half goal by Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio), Saint Mary's was poised to record its first win of the season. In a span of 10 minutes, however, the Cardinals' dream of that elusive first win was transformed into a real-life nightmare. St. Catherine scored the game-tying goal with five minutes remaining in regulation, then notched the game-winner five minutes into overtime, as the Wildcats dealt Saint Mary's a heartbreaking 2-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Tuesday, hosting St. Olaf in a 7 p.m. game at Ochrymowycz Field.
• St. Catherine: The Wildcats hit the road on Tuesday, traveling to St. Peter, Minn., for a 4 p.m. MIAC contest against Gustavus.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
After three straight home games the Cardinals hit the road on Saturday against St. Catherine. Saint Mary's heads into Saturday's contest 2-4-0 away from home. … Tuesday's 2-1 victory over Buena Vista was the Cardinals' third straight overtime game. Saint Mary's dropped a 2-1 double-overtime decision to Concordia last Saturday, while battling Gustavus to a 3-3, 2 OT stalemate. … The Cardinals' win over Buena Vista improved Saint Mary's to 2-1-1 in its four overtime games this season. … The Cardinals' tie against Gustavus on Oct. 1 was their first since October 2, 2010, when Saint Mary's tied Concordia 0-0. … Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Va.) and Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) netted Saint Mary's two goals vs. Buena Vista Tuesday. … Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.)—who recorded two goals against Gustavus on Oct. 1 for her fourth multiple-goal game of the season and netted Saint Mary's first-half goal against Concordia last Saturday—assisted on Blackwood's goal Tuesday to push her team-leading point total to 24. … Loof also leads the team in points with 24, while Schaefer is the team's assist leader with three and is second to Loof in both goals (5) and points (13). … Loof's 24 points are the most since Amy Sibik finished with 29 (12 goals, 5 assists) during the 2010 season. … Loof and Schaefer have now combined to score 16 of the team's 24 goals this season. … Loof notched her first collegiate hat trick against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 23. The freshman became the second player this season to net three goals in a game—Schaefer scored three times against UW-Superior on Sept. 6. … The three-goal efforts by Loof and Schaefer are the most in a game since Amy Sibik netted four goals against Ripon on Sept. 4, 2010. They also mark the first time Saint Mary's has had two games where an individual has scored three or more goals since Sibik scored four goals against UW-Superior and three goals against Simpson during the 2009 season. … Bridgett Leverich (Oswego, Ill.), Anna Taylor (St. Paul, Minn.) and Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.) have all netted their first collegiate goals to account for the Cardinals' other three goals. … The Cardinals have converted all four of their penalty kicks this season—Schaefer scored on a PK vs. Buena Vista on Tuesday and vs. UW-Superior on Sept. 6, and Loof added PK goals against Carleton on Sept. 20 and Concordia on Saturday. … Saint Mary's seven-goal outburst vs. Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 23 marked the second time this season the Cardinals have netted seven goals in a game. Saint Mary's also tallied seven goals in a 7-0 win over UW-Superior on Sept. 6. … The Cardinals' seven goals against Bethany Lutheran and UW-Superior were the most since Saint Mary's posted back-to-back 7-0 victories over Ripon and Lakeland on Sept. 4-5, 2010. … Victoria Perez (Upland, Calif.) collected her first collegiate win in goal against Buena Vista Tuesday, stopping three of the four shots she faced. … Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) made a season-high 10 saves against Concordia last Saturday,  pushing her team-leading saves total to 42. … Halling—who recorded her first collegiate shutout against UW-Superior on Sept. 6—enters Saturday's conference game against St. Catherine owning a 2.38 goals-against-average and a .712 save percentage in eight games. … Saint Mary's has scored 12 goals in the first half, and 10 after halftime. On the flip side, the Cardinals' opponents have scored 17 of their 26 goals in the game's opening 45 minutes.
 
Scouting The St. Catherine Wildcats:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
Wednesday's 4-0 win over Simpson snapped the Wildcats' two-game losing streak. … St. Catherine has outscored it opponents 13-1 in their four wins this season—including shutout wins over Crown (6-0), Central-Iowa (1-0) and Simpson (4-0). … SCU's four goals against Simpson came from four different players—Grace Lowry, Nina Bukowski, Ellen Kokes, and Anna Pedersen. … Lowry's first-half goal vs. the Storm was the first of her collegiate career. … Hannah Okerstrom enters Saturday's game vs. Saint Mary's as the team-leader in goals (3) and points (7). … Kelly Molitor owns a team-best two assists. … SCU's 14 goals have come from 10 different players. … Danielle Mendez has started all 11 games in goal, compiling a 1.15 goals-against average and a .735 save percentage. … St. Catherine has score 11 of its 14 goals after halftime. ..The Wildcats have played three overtime games this season—beating Hamline (2-1), losing to St. Thomas (1-0), and tying Buena Vista (0-0). … Six of St. Catherine's 11 games have been decided by one goal or less.