WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team honors their graduating seniors on Saturday, as the Cardinals host St. Olaf in a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-5-0 MIAC | 4-9-0 Overall) vs. St. Olaf Oles (2-4-1 MIAC | 3-6-4 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals surrendered two goals in the game's final 36 minutes in dropping a 2-0 decision to Macalester Tuesday evening in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
• St. Olaf: Paige Wilberding scored the only goal in the 89th minute to give St. Thomas a 1-0 MIAC victory over the Oles on Tuesday at Rolf Mellby Field in Northfield, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Olaf—Their Last Meeting:
• October 14, 2014 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals jumped out to a 2-0 first-half lead, only to have St. Olaf answer with three goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half, as the Oles handed Saint Mary's a 3-2 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals step out of conference play for the final time this season on Wednesday, hosting Martin Luther in a 5 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
• St. Olaf: The Oles hit the road on Wednesday, traveling to Waverly, Iowa, for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against Wartburg.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• Saturday's game against St. Olaf is the first of back-to-back home contests for the Cardinals. … Seven of the Cardinals' last nine wins—including all four victories this season—have come on their home turf. … The Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak with their 2-1 win over Hamline on Oct. 9. … Saint Mary's last two wins have both put an end to a three-game losing streak—the Cardinals dropped Bethel 2-0 on Sept. 26 to snap its other three-game slide. …  Nine of the Cardinals' 13 games this season have been decided by shutout. … With their 2-1 win over Hamline on Oct. 9, 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.) finished with a season-high 12 saves against Macalester last Tuesday—including nine in the second half. … Cornell's 12-save effort—one shy of her career high—marked the third time this season the junior goalkeeper has stopped 10 or more shots in a game. Cornell made 11 saves against Gustavus on Sept. 30, while stopping 10 shots against Concordia on Oct. 3. … Cornell has made 95 saves in 13 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 13 games in goal for the Cardinals, compiling a 1.68 goals-against-average. … Maddy Wallraff (Blaine, Minn.) and Bridget Leverich (Oswego, Ill.) netted Saint Mary's two goals against Hamline on Oct. 9—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 a Cardinal 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 11 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 St. Olaf Oles:
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• After back-to-back home games, Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of two consecutive road games for the Oles. … Last Tuesday's loss to St. Thomas was the second straight 1-0 loss for the Oles, who also dropped a 1-0 decision to St. Catherine on Oct. 10. … St. Olaf's last four losses have all been 1-0 setbacks. … Five of St. Olaf's six losses have been by shutout—the lone exception a 4-1 loss to Loras on Sept. 4. … St. Olaf has been outscored 7-6 in its last nine games combined, but the Oles are just 3-4-2 over that span. … St. Olaf has outscored its opponents 8-2 in the Oles' three wins—including netting a season-high three goals in a 3-0 win over Bethel and 3-1 victory vs. Concordia. … Madison Van Wylen enters Saturday's game at Saint Mary's boasting a team-leading four goals, while also leading the Oles in points with nine. … Lauren Martin is the only other Ole with more than one goal, scoring twice. … Van Wylen, Martin and Emily Helle have recorded the team's three game-winning goals. … St. Olaf's six assists this season have come from six different players. … Ruth Hesse has played every minute of the Oles' 13 games in goal, compiling a 1.13 goals-against-average and a .765 save percentage. … Helle has made 52 saves and owns a pair of shutouts. … St. Olaf has been outscored 9-4 in the game's opening 45 minutes, while holding an 8-7 scoring edge after halftime. … The Oles have played six overtime games this season, going 1-1-4. St. Olaf beat UW-River Falls (2-1), fell to St. Catherine (1-0), and tied Macalester (1-1), UW-Eau Claire (0-0), Carroll (1-1), and St. Scholastica (1-1). … Three of the Oles' four ties have come on their home field, where they are 1-4-3—St. Olaf is 2-2-1 away from Rolf Melby Field.