WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team is back on its home turn on Saturday, as the Cardinals play host to Concordia in a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-3-1 MIAC | 3-5-1 Overall) vs. Concordia Cobbers (3-0-1 MIAC | 8-1-1 Overall)
 
Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals got two goals from Emily Loof and earned a 3-3 tie against Gustavus on Wednesday at Ochrymowycz Field
• Concordia: Concordia remained unbeaten in conference play with a 2-1 victory over Augsburg Wednesday
 
SMU vs. Concordia — Their Last Meeting:
• October 5, 2013: Concordia scored a pair of first-half goals 18 seconds apart and never looked back in handing SMU a 3-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Fargo Shanley High School in Fargo, N.D. | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals step out of conference play on Tuesday, hosting Buena Vista in a 7:30 p.m. contest at Ochrymowycz Field.
• Concordia: The Cobbers return home on Wednesday, hosting St. Thomas in a 1:30 p.m. MIAC showdown in Moorhead, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
After six straight road games, the Cardinals game against Concordia is the second of three straight home contests for the Cardinals. … The Cardinals tie against Gustavus Wednesday was their first since October 2, 2010, when Saint Mary's tied Concordia 0-0. ... The Cardinals' 7-1 win over Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 23 snapped their three-game losing streak. … Saint Mary's seven-goal outburst vs. the Vikings 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. … Saint Mary's has netted 16 goals in their three wins, but have allowed 18 goals in their five losses. … Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.) recorded two goals against Gustavus for her fourth multiple-goal game of the season. ...Loof notched her first collegiate hat trick against Bethany Lutheran. The freshman became the second player this season to net three goals in a game—Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) 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. … Kelli Harstad had a goal and an assist vs. the Gusties Wednesday. ... Loof leads the team in goals (10) and points (20). … Loof's 20 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 12 of the team's 18 goals this season. … Schaefer, Blackwood and Jordan Hill (Rosemount, Minn.) share the team lead in assists with two each. … 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 on both of their penalty kicks this season—Schaefer scored on a PK vs. UW-Superior and Loof added hers against Carleton on Sept. 20 … Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) made five saves against St. Thomas, pushing her team-leading saves total to 32. … Halling has made a season-high seven saves in a game three times this season. … Halling—who recorded her first collegiate shutout against UW-Superior on Sept. 6—enters Wednesday's conference game at Gustavus owning a 2.52 goals-against-average and a .681 save percentage in seven games. … … Saint Mary's has scored eight goals in the first half, and nine after halftime. On the flip side, the Cardinals' opponents have scored 15 of their 20 goals in the game's opening 45 minutes. … The Cardinals' 2-1 win over UW-River Falls on Aug. 31 was their first overtime victory since beating Gustavus 1-0 in double-overtime on Sept. 29, 2009.
 
Scouting The Concordia Cobbers:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
The Cobbers enter Saturday's game against Saint Mary's riding a seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1)—including Wednesday's x-x victory over Augsburg. … CC's 1-1 tie against St. Olaf last Saturday snapped the Cobbers' season-high five-game winning streak. … The Cobbers have won six of their eight games by shutout. On the flip side, Concordia was held without a goal in its lone loss—a 4-0 setback vs. Wheaton (Ill.) on Sept. 6. … Rochelle Hickerson and Emily Wendorf head into Saturday's showdown with Saint Mary's boasting a team-best four goals and 11 points. … Elizabeth Robinson and Wendorf  are second to Hickerson in goals with three each, while Wendorff also leads the team with three assists. … Hickerson, Wendorff and Robinson have all recorded two game-winning goals this season. … Elizabeth Bitzan has started all nine games in goal, compiling a 0.64 goals-against-average and an .818 save percentage. … Bitzan, who has stopped 27 of the 33 shots she's faced, has recorded six shutouts. … Concordia has played three overtime game this season, going 2-0-1—the Cobbers opened the season with back-to-back 1-0 OT wins over UW-Stevens Point and UW-Oshkosh, while also tying St. Olaf 1-1 in double-overtime. … The Cobbers are unbeaten (3-0-1) on the road, while boasting a 5-1-0 record on their home field.