WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team kicks off the home portion of its 2015 schedule on Saturday, hosting UW-Superior in a 3 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-1-0 Overall) vs. UW-Superior Yellowjackets (0-1-0 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals surrendered single goals in each half in dropping a 2-0 nonconference decision to UW-River Falls Tuesday evening in River Falls, Wis. | Recap
• UW-Superior: The Yellowjackets' offense came up empty in their season-opener on Tuesday, as UW-Superior dropped a 7-0 nonconference decision to St. Catherine in Superior, Wis. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. UW-Superior—Their Last Meeting:
• September 6, 2014 * Superior, Wis.: The Cardinals erupted for five first-half goals—including two each from Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) and Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.)—and never looked back in handing UW-Superior a 7-0 nonconference setback | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are right back on their home turf on Wednesday, entertaining Luther in a 6 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
• UW-Superior: The Yellowjackets return home on Wednesday, hosting UW-River Falls in a 3 p.m. nonconference game in Superior, Wis.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Saturday's game against UW-Superior is the first of four straight home games for the Cardinals, who do not play on the road again until Sept. 19, when they head to St. Joseph, Minn., for an MIAC game against Saint Benedict. … Tuesday's 2-0 loss to UW-River Falls marked the second straight season the Cardinals and Falcons opened the season with the winner scoring two goals—Saint Mary's beat UW-RF 2-1 in the 2014 season-opener. … Aubrie Cornell (Columbia, Mo.) finished with seven saves in the Cardinals' season-opening loss to UW-River Falls. … Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.) closed out her first year as a Cardinal last season with a team-leading 12 goals—including three game-winners. … Loof—who recorded four multiple-goal games—also led the team with 26 points. … Loof's 26 points were the most since Amy Sibik finished with 29 (12 goals, 5 assists) during the 2010 season. … Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Va.) closed out the 2014 season as the team's assist leader with five. … Saint Mary's erupted for a season-high seven goals twice last season—beating Bethany Lutheran 7-0 on Sept. 23 and UW-Superior 7-0 on Sept. 6. … The Cardinals' seven goals against Bethany Lutheran and UW-Superior were the most since Saint Mary's posted back-to-back 7-0 victories over Ripon and Lakeland on Sept. 4-5, 2010. … Saint Mary's scored 15 goals in the first half, and 13 after halftime in 2014.
 
Scouting The UW-Superior Yellowjackets:
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The Yellowjackets' game against Saint Mary's is the second straight against a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe—and the second of three vs. the MIAC this season. UW-Superior also has Macalester on its schedule this year. … UW-Superior, coming off a 3-13-2 overall record a year ago, was picked to finish fourth in the UMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. The 2015 season marks the first as a member of the UMAC for the Yellowjackets. … Katelyn Adams closed out 2014 as the team's leader in goals (3) and points (7), while Shelby Coombs and Rachel Rossiter each netted two goals. … Coombs and Lily Marcelius shared the Yellowjacket lead with two assists each. … Bailey Henderson, who made 13 saves in UW-Superior's 7-0 season-opening loss to St. Catherine, appeared in 17 of the team's 18 games a year ago, compiling a 3.93 goals-against-average, while making 141 saves. … UW-Superior scored five first-half goals—a five after halftime—in 2015.