WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team closes out the home portion of its 2015 regular-season schedule on Wednesday, entertaining St. Catherine in a 7 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
The Matchup:• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-6-0 MIAC | 6-10-0 Overall) vs. St. Catherine Wildcats (5-4-0 MIAC | 10-5-1 Overall)
GameDay Live On The Web:Live Stats *
Live Video | Video Preview |
GameDay Program Last Action:• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals surrendered the game's only goal in the 20th minute, as St. Thomas handed Saint Mary's a 1-0 conference setback last Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. |
Recap• St. Catherine: The Wildcats jumped out to a 2-0 lead and held off a late Gustavus comeback in knocking off the league-leading Gusties 2-1 Saturday afternoon in St. Peter, Minn. |
Recap Saint Mary's vs. St. Catherine—Their Last Meeting:• October 11, 2014 * St. Paul, Minn.: St. Catherine erupted for two goals in the game's opening 20 minutes and never looked back in handing Saint Mary's a 2-0 conference setback |
Recap Up Next:• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals hit the road for their final regular-game on Saturday, heading to Northfield, Minn., for a 3:30 p.m. conference showdown with Carleton.
• St. Catherine: The Wildcats return home for their regular-season finale on Saturday, hosting Concordia in a 1 p.m. MIAC matchup in St. Paul, Minn.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:2015 Roster |
2015 Statistics |
2015 Schedule• Wednesday's game against St. Catherine is the final home game of the season for the Cardinals. … Nine of the Cardinals' last 11 wins—including all six victories this season—have come on their home turf. … The Cardinals' 1-0 loss at St. Thomas last Saturday snapped their two-game winning streak. … Saint Mary's wins over St. Olaf and Martin Luther marked the first time the Cardinals had won back-to-back games since beating Ripon and Lakeland by identical 7-0 scores early in the 2010 season. … The Cardinals' five goals against Martin Luther on Oct. 21 were a season high—one more than the four they netted in a 4-0 win over UW-Superior on Sept. 5. … Saint Mary's three goals vs. St. Olaf on Oct. 17 were the most in an MIAC game since Saint Mary's netted three in a 3-1 win over St. Catherine on Oct. 15, 2011. … The Cardinals' six wins this season are the most since Saint Mary's went 7-9-0 during the 2010 campaign. …
Emma Schaefer (Roseville, Minn.) scored a pair of goals for the Cardinals in their 5-2 win over Martin Luther last Wednesday, while
Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio),
Maddy Wallraff (Blaine, Minn.), and
Molly Homeyer (Arlington, Texas) accounted for the other three. … Schaefer's two-goal effort vs. Martin Luther was her second multiple-goal game of the season—and third of her collegiate career. Schaefer scored a pair of goals against UW-Superior on Sept. 5, and netted her first collegiate hat trick in the Cardinals' 7-0 win over UW-Superior a year ago. … Schaefer leads the team in goals with six and points with 13. … Homeyer's first-half tally vs. the Knights on Wednesday was her first in a Cardinal uniform. … Wallraff has now scored goals in two of the team's last three games and is second to Schaefer in both goals (4) and points (8). … Along with her first-half goal, Blackwood also tallied her team-leading fifth assist against Martin Luther last Wednesday. It was her second multiple-point game of the season and third of her four-year collegiate career. …
Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 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. … Saint Mary's boasts five players who have scored their first collegiate goals this season—Homeyer, Wallraff,
Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.),
Anna Taylor (St. Paul, Minn.), and
Janis Martinez (Las Vegas, Nev.). …
Aubrie Cornell (Columbia, Mo.) started her 16th consecutive game in goal for the Cardinals against St. Thomas last Saturday. … Cornell had her string of 1,295 consecutive minutes played snapped when
Sarah Sieracki (Schererville, Ind.) came in to relieve her 29 minutes into last Wednesday's game against Martin Luther. … Cornell finished with a season-high 12 saves against Macalester on Oct. 13—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 105 saves in 16 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. … The Cardinals have scored 13 of their 19 goals this season in the first half, while Saint Mary's opponents have netted 14 goals in the first half, and 12 after halftime. … The Cardinals' 1-0 loss to Gustavus on Sept. 30 was their first overtime game of the season. … 10 of the Cardinals' 16 games this season have been decided by shutout. … With their 5-2 victory over Martin Luther on Oct. 21, the Cardinals closed out the nonconference portion of their schedule with a 3-4-0 record. … 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. Catherine Wildcats:2015 Roster |
2015 Statistics |
2015 Schedule• With their 2-1 win over league-leading Gustavus, the Wildcats improved to 10-5-1 on the season—surpassing the school record for wins, set in 2012. … The Wildcats' five MIAC wins are also the most in program history. … St. Catherine heads into Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's riding two-game winning streak—having scored two goals in both games. … Seven of St. Catherine's 10 wins have been by shutout. … St. Catherine four or more goals three times this season—including a season-high seven in a 7-0, season-opening victory over UW-Superior. … Hannah Okerstrom heads into the Wildcats' showdown with Saint Mary's leading the team in both goals (11) and points (24). … Elly Leyva owns a team-best six assists and is second to Okerstrom in goals (7) and points (20). … Okerstrom and Leyva have each netted three game-winning goals. … Danielle Mendez has started 15 of the team's 16 games in goal, compiling a 0.92 goals-against-average. … Mendez has stopped 49 of the 63 shots she's faced and owns five shutouts. … Neither the Wildcats, nor their opponents, have attempted a penalty kick this season. … St. Catherine has outscored its opponents 30-14—including 13-5 in the first half. … The Wildcats have played two overtime games this season—beating St. Olaf 1-0, while tying UW-River Falls 1-1. … Six of St. Catherine's 10 wins have come on the road, where the Wildcats are 6-2-0.
