ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team hits the road on Tuesday, heading to Macalester for a 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Scots.
The Matchup:• Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-4-0 MIAC | 4-8-0 Overall) at Macalester Scots (2-1-3 MIAC | 4-2-4 Overall)
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Live Video Last Action:• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals scored two goals in the game's final 10 minutes in rallying for a 2-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over Hamline last Friday at Ochrymowycz Field |
Recap• Macalester: The Scots collected their third conference tie last Saturday, battling St. Thomas to a 1-1 draw in St. Paul, Minn. |
Recap Saint Mary's vs. Macalester—Their Last Meeting:• November 1, 2014 * Winona, Minn.: Macalester, needing a win to keep its slim conference playoff hopes alive, got goals from Bianca Clark and Hannah Walker to lift the Scots to a 2-1 victory over Saint Mary's at Ochrymowycz Field |
Recap Up Next:• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals head back to Ochrymowycz Field on Saturday, hosting St. Olaf in a 1 p.m. conference game.
• Macalester: The Scots hit the road on Saturday, heading to Northfield, Minn., for a 3:30 p.m. MIAC showdown with Carleton.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:2015 Roster |
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2015 Schedule• The Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak with their 2-1 win over Hamline last Saturday. … Saint Mary's last two wins have both put an end to three-game losing streak—the Cardinals dropped Bethel 2-0 on Sept. 26 to snap its other three-game slide. … Seven of the Cardinals' last nine wins—including all four victories this season—have come on their home turf. … Nine of the Cardinals' 12 games have been decided by shutout. … With their 2-1 win over Hamline last Friday, the Cardinals have now scored two goals in three of their four wins—the lone exception a 4-0 victory over UW-Superior on Sept. 5. … The Cardinals' 1-0 loss to Gustavus on Sept. 30 was the Cardinals' first overtime game of the season. …
Aubrie Cornell (Columbia, Mo.)—who made four saves in Saint Mary's 2-1 win over Hamline last Friday—finished with a season-high 11 saves in the Cardinals' OT loss to Gustavus on Sept. 30. The 11 saves were two shy of Cornell's career high—a 13-save effort against UW-La Crosse on Oct. 23, 2013. … Cornell has made 83 saves in 12 games. … Cornell made seven saves vs. Bethel on Sept. 26 en route to her second collegiate shutout. The junior goalkeeper stopped all four shots she faced against UW-Superior on Sept. 5 for her first career shutout. … Cornell has started all 12 games in goal for the Cardinals, compiling a 1.71 goals-against-average. …
Maddy Wallraff (Blaine, Minn.) and Bridget Leverich (Oswego, Ill.) netted Saint Mary's two goals against Hamline last Friday—it was Wallraff's second of the season and Leverich's first. …
Anna Taylor (St. Paul, Minn.) became the fourth Cardinal this season to record her first collegiate goal, accounting for Saint Mary's lone goal vs. Concordia on Oct. 3. … Wallraff,
Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.) and
Janis Martinez (Las Vegas, Nev.) have also posted their first goals as Cardinals this season. …
Emma Schaefer (Roseville, Minn.) boasts a team-leading four goals, while also leading the team in points with nine. … Schaefer, Martinez and Wallraff have accounted for eight of the team's 11 goals. …
Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and
Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio) share the team lead in assists with three each. … Schaefer scored a pair of goals against UW-Superior on Sept. 5. It was the second multiple-goal game of Schaefer's career—the junior recorded her first collegiate hat trick in the Cardinals' 7-0 win over UW-Superior a year ago. … Loof had an assist on both Saint Mary's goals in its 2-1 win vs. Carroll on Sept. 12. It was Loof's fourth career multiple-point game—and her first two-assist game. … Blackwood recorded the second multiple-point game of her career, picking up assists on two of the Cardinals' four goals vs. UW-Superior on Sept. 5. … The Cardinals have scored six of their 11 goals this season in the first half, while Saint Mary's opponents have netted 11 goals in the first half, and nine after halftime. … Saint Mary's 2-0 loss to UW-River Falls on Sept. 1 marked the second straight season the Cardinals and Falcons opened the season with the winner scoring two goals—Saint Mary's beat UWRF 2-1 in the 2014 season-opener.
Scouting The Macalester Scots:2015 Roster |
2015 Statistics |
2015 Schedule• With their 1-1 tie against St. Thomas, the Scots pushed their unbeaten streak to five straight (2-0-3). … The Scots have outscored their opponents 8-3 during its current five-game run. … All three of Macalester's ties during their five-game unbeaten streak have been 1-1 deadlocks. … Macalester scored a season-high three goals in a 3-0 win over UW-Superior on Oct. 7. … Macalester has not allowed a goal in its four wins this season—beating UW-Stevens Point, 1-0; Concordia, 2-0; St. Catherine, 2-0; and UW-Superior, 3-0. … Jaime Hasama enters Tuesday's game against Saint Mary's as the team leader in goals (5) and points (10). … Lydia Chodosh has amassed a team-best five assists. … Jaime Hasama (5) and Hannah Pollardgarber (3) have accounted for eight of the team's 12 goals—Kara Komoto, Rae Hohle, Michaela McGonigle, and Lily Jilk have scored the Scots' other four goals. … Two of Hasama's five goals have been game-winners. … Rachel Wilson-King has started all 10 games in goal for the Scots—but Macalester has used two other goalkeepers this season. Wilson-King boasts a 0.58 goals-against-average and .778 save percentage in 619 minutes, while Toomer boasts a 1.09 GAA in 330 minutes, and Rachel Stromsta has not allowed a goal in 31 minutes. … Macalester has outscored its opponents 7-2 in the first half, while the Scots' opponents hold a 6-5 scoring edge in the second half. … The Scots have played four overtime games this season—with all four resulting in ties. … Macalester is 3-1-1 on its home field, while going 1-1-3 on the road.