MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team kicks off Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on the road on Tuesday, traveling to Edor Nelson Field for a 7:30 p.m. contest against Augsburg.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-0-0 MIAC | 2-2-0 Overall) at Augsburg Auggies (0-0-0 MIAC | 4-2-0 Overall)
 
Last Action:
• The Cardinals did not have an answer for the high-powered Norse, as Luther pushed its season-opening winning streak to five straight by handing Saint Mary's a 4-0 nonconference setback last Wednesday in Decorah, Iowa | Recap
• Augsburg outshot Grinnell 21-7, but a goal 9:34 into overtime sent the Auggies to a 1-0 defeat at Springer Field in Grinnell, Iowa, Saturday | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Augsburg — Their Last Meeting:
September 18, 2013: It was no secret heading into its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference-opener against Augsburg — for Saint Mary's to be successful, the Cardinals had to find a way to shut down the Auggies' Olivia Muyres. After all, Muyres had already scored nine goals in Augsburg's first seven games — including three multiple-goal outings. Unfortunately, the Cardinals found out first-hand what the Auggies' first seven opponents already knew — Muyres is awfully tough to stop. Muyres scored two goals, as the Auggies pushed their unbeaten streak to eight straight with a 4-1 conference win over the Cardinals Wednesday at Ochrymowycz Field. | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back in action on Saturday, traveling to Northfield, Minn., for a 1 p.m. conference showdown with Carleton.
• Augsburg is also off until Saturday, when the Auggies head to Arden Hills, Minn., for an 11 a.m. MIAC matchup with Bethel.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
The Cardinals' game at Augsburg is the third of six straight road contests. Saint Mary's will not return to Ochrymowycz Field until Oct. 1 to face Gustavus. … With their 4-0 loss to Luther, the Cardinals have been held scoreless in their two losses, while netting nine goals in their two wins. … The Cardinals' seven goals against UW-Superior on Sept. 6 were the most since Saint Mary's posted back-to-back 7-0 victories over Ripon and Lakeland on Sept. 4-5, 2010. … Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) recorded her first collegiate hat trick against UW-Superior. The sophomore scored twice in the opening half and added her third on a penalty kick in the second half. … Schaefer's three goals are the most in a game since Amy Sibik netted four goals against Ripon on Sept. 4, 2010. … Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.) recorded her second two-goal game of the season against UW-Superior. … Loof, who scored both goals in the Cardinals' season-opening 2-1 double-overtime win over UW-River Falls on Aug. 31, leads the team in goals (4) and points (9). … Loof and Schaefer have now combined to score seven of the team's nine goals this season. Anna Taylor (St. Paul, Minn.) and Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.) — who netted their first collegiate goals against UW-Superior — have accounted for the Cardinals' other two goals. … Victoria Perez (Upland, Calif.) made her second collegiate start against Luther last Wednesday, finishing with five saves. … Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) stopped the lone shot she faced against UW-Superior in recording her first collegiate shutout. … Halling enters Saint Mary's game against Augsburg boasting a 0.75 goals-against-average and an .846 save percentage. … After failing to score a first-half goal in their first two games, the Cardinals erupted for five in the first half against UW-Superior. … 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 Augsburg Auggies:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
After opening the season with four straight victories, the Auggies have dropped their last two. … Augsburg outscored its opponents 21-1 during its season-opening four-game winning streak—including back-to-back-to-back shutouts to open the year. On the flip side, the Auggies have been outscored 5-1 in their last two games—both losses. … Marie Fitzgerald has been the Auggies' offensive leader through the first six games, boasting team highs in goals (6) and points (13). … Molly Allen is the team's assist leader with five, one more than Olivia Muyres and Taylor Kuramoto. … Augsburg's four game-winning goals have come from four different players—Fitzgerald, Kuramoto, Marta Anderson and Abi Rodstein. … Lucy Bukowski and Marissa Guillou have shared the goalkeeping duties this season, with Bukowski compiling a 0.80 goals-against-average and .750 save percentage in 225:00, while Guillou owns a 1.11 GAA and a .750 save percentage in a team-high 324:34. … Augsburg has scored 14 of its 22 goals in the game's opening half, while the Auggies' opponents have netted four of their six goals after the halftime break. … Augsburg heads into Tuesday's showdown with Saint Mary's owning a perfect 2-0-0 mark on its home turf. The Auggies are 2-2-0 away from Edor Nelson Field.