MENOMONIE, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team steps out of conference play on Wednesday, traveling to UW-Stout for a 7 p.m. showdown against the Blue Devils.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-4-0 Overall) at UW-Stout Blue Devils (4-1-2 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals surrendered three goals in the game's first 35 minutes—including two in a 20-second span—in falling to Saint Benedict 5-0 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game last Saturday in St. Joseph, Minn. | Recap
• UW-Stout: Sarah Todey scored the game's only goal in the second overtime, lifting the Blue Devils to a 1-0 nonconference win over St. Scholastica Sunday in Menomonie, Wis. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. UW-Stout—Their Last Meeting:
• September 3, 2014 * Winona, Minn.: UW-Stout scored single goals in each half—both by Lauren Kizlik—and never let Saint Mary's offense get on track in handing the Cardinals a 2-0 nonconference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, entertaining Bethel in a 3:30 p.m. match up at Ochrymowycz Field.
• UW-Stout: The Blue Devils hit the road on Saturday, traveling to Platteville, Wis., for a 2 p.m. WIAC game against UW-Platteville.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Roster | 2015 Statistics | 2015 Schedule
• After four straight home games, Wednesday's game at UW-Stout is the second of back-to-back road contests for the Cardinals. … The Cardinals' 2-1 win over Carroll on Sept. 12 marked the only time in the first six games that the outcome has not been decided by shutout. In their other five games, Saint Mary's has beaten UW-Superior (4-0), while falling to UW-River Falls (2-0), Luther (3-0), Augsburg (1-0), and Saint Benedict (5-0). … Aubrie Cornell (Columbia, Mo.) collected her second straight nine-save effort against Augsburg on Sept. 15. Cornell also made a season-high nine saves against Carroll on Sept. 12. … Cornell stopped all four shots she faced against UW-Superior on Sept. 5 en route to her first collegiate shutout. … Cornell has now started all six games in goal for the Cardinals, compiling a 2.00 goals-against-average, while making 33 saves. … Janis Martinez (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Emma Schaefer (Roseville, Minn.) accounted for the Cardinals' two goals in their 2-1 win over Carroll on Sept. 12. … Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.) had an assist on both Saint Mary's goals vs. Carroll. It was Loof's fourth career multiple-point game—and her first two-assist game. … Schaefer's goal vs. Carroll was her team-leading third of the season, one more than Martinez. … Schaefer and Martinez have accounted for five of the team's six goals. Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.) owns Saint Mary's other goal. … 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. … Caroline Blackwood (Norwalk, Ohio) 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. … Five of the Cardinals' last seven wins have come on their home turf. … The Cardinals have scored four of their six goals this season in the first half, while Saint Mary's opponents have netted eight of 12 goals in the game's opening 45 minutes. … 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 UW-Stout:
2015 Roster | 2015 Statistics | 2015 Schedule
• Sunday's 1-0 victory over St. Scholastica was the Blue Devils' second straight victory—both coming by shutout. … Three of UW-Stout's four wins have come via shutout. … Sunday's game vs. St. Scholastica was UW-Stout's fourth overtime game of the season—the Blue Devils are 1-1-2 in those four contests. … Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the fifth of seven nonconference contests against teams from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. UW-Stout has already faced Macalester (T, 0-0), Saint Benedict (T, 1-1), St. Catherine (W, 1-0), and St. Thomas (W, 3-1), and still has Hamline and Gustavus on its schedule. … Last Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Viterbo snapped the Blue Devils' season-opening four-game unbeaten streak (2-0-2). … Four Blue Devils—Jenna Kizlik, Addy Maher, Megan Collins, and Sarah Todey—are tied for the team lead with two goals each. … Kizlik and Maher also share the team lead in assists (2) and points (6). … Both of Kizlik's goals have been game-winners, while Todey and Collins own UW-Stout's other two game-winning goals. … Paige Meyer has started all seven games—and played all 688:23 minutes—in goal for the Blue Devils, compiling a 0.65 goals-against-average and an .875 save percentage. … UW-Stout has scored five goals in the first half, and five after halftime. … The Blue Devils boast a 2-1-2 record on their home field, while going 2-0-0 on the road this season.