NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team closes out its regular-season schedule on Saturday, traveling to Carleton for a 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Knights.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-7-0 MIAC | 6-11-0 Overall) at Carleton Knights (5-5-0 MIAC | 7-8-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals gave up solo goals in each half, in dropping a 2-0 conference decision to St. Catherine Wednesday at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• Carleton: The Knights surrendered the game's first two goals and never recovered in falling to St. Thomas 2-1 in an MIAC showdown Wednesday in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Carleton—Their Last Meeting:
• September 20, 2014 * Northfield, Minn.: Saint Mary's erupted for a pair of goals three minutes apart during the second half of Saturday's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Carleton. Unfortunately, the Knights had scored three times in the game's opening 40 minutes—and added a fourth tally 15 minutes into the second half, as the Knights handed Saint Mary's a 4-2 setback at Bell Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: Saturday's game against Carleton is the regular-season finale for the Cardinals.
• Carleton: Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the regular-season finale for the Knights. In order to secure the final spot in the MIAC Playoffs, Carleton will need to defeat Saint Mary's AND have Concordia defeat St. Catherine AND have St. Olaf either defeat or tie Saint Benedict in Saturday's other action.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• Saturday's game against Carleton is the final collegiate game for the Cardinals' Viv Johnson (Omaha, Neb.), Bri Ashmore (Westminster, Colo.), Kelli Harstad (Hampton, Minn.), Emily Donohoue (Centennial, Colo.), Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio), and Katie Slaght (Marshall, Mich.). … 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 on Oct. 21, 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 Oct. 21 was her first in a Cardinal uniform. … Wallraff has now scored goals in two of the team's last four 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 on Oct. 21. 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 17th consecutive game in goal for the Cardinals against St. Catherine last Wednesday. … Cornell had her string of 1,295 consecutive minutes played snapped when Sarah Sieracki (Schererville, Ind.) came in to relieve her 29 minutes the Cardinals' game against Martin Luther. … Cornell, who made eight saves against St. Catherine last Wednesday, 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 113 saves in 17 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 15 goals in the first half, and 13 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 Carleton Knights:
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• Wednesday's 2-1 loss to St. Thomas was the Knights' seventh straight one-goal game—Carleton is 3-4-0 in those seven contests. … Carleton's last four losses have all been 2-1 decisions, while the Knights' last two wins have been 1-0 victories. … Six of Carleton's seven wins this season have been by shutout—the lone exception a 4-3 victory over Gustavus on Oct. 3. … Ava Lewis heads into Saturday's regular-season finale boasting a team-high seven goals. Lewis also leads the team in points with 17, and shares the team lead in assists (3) with Connor Kasch. … Annika Martensson is second to Lewis in both goals (4) and points (10). … The Knights' 20 goals have come from eight different players, while Carleton's seven game-winning goals have come from six different players. … Mikayla Coulombe has appeared in 13 of the Knights' 16 games in goal, compiling a 1.67 goals-against-average. … Coulombe has made 39 saves and owns three shutouts. … Fellow goalkeeper Elaine Sundberg has stopped 19 of the 21 shots she's faced in six appearances and is tied with Coulombe with three shutouts. … Carleton has outscored its opponents 13-8 in the first half, but the Knights have been outscored 13-7 after halftime. … Carleton has played two overtime games this season—beating Grinnell 1-0 and tying St. Scholastica 0-0.