WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team returns home to Ochrymowycz Field on Tuesday, as the Cardinals entertain Macalester in a 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-6-0 MIAC, 2-8-1 Overall) vs. Macalester Scots (1-3-2 MIAC, 5-3-3 Overall)
 
GameDay Live On The Web:
• Live Stats * Live Video | GameDay Program
 
Last Action:
•  Saint Mary's—October 8, 2016 * St. Paul, Minn.: Hamline scored the game's only goal 36 minutes into the opening half, as the Pipers handed the Cardinals a 1-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Patterson Field | Recap
• Macalester—October 8, 2016 * St. Paul, Minn.: St. Thomas scored on the first shot of the game, and the 12^th-ranked Tommies made it stand up, beating the Scots 1-0 at Macalester Stadium | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Macalester—A Year Ago:
• October 13, 2015 * St. Paul, Minn.: Saint Mary's held Macalester's high-octane offense off the scoreboard for the entire first half—and the first nine minutes of the second—in their conference showdown at Macalester Stadium. Unfortunately, Macalester would find the back of the net twice in the game's final 36 minutes in handing Saint Mary's a 2-0 setback | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals hit the road on Saturday, traveling to Northfield, Minn., for a 1 p.m. conference matchup against St. Olaf.
• Macalester: The Scots return home to Macalester Stadium on Friday, entertaining Carleton in a 7:30 p.m. MIAC contest.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Last Saturday's 1-0 loss to Hamline was the third straight game decided by one goal for the Cardinals, who have played six games decided by one goal or less this season. … The Cardinals' 1-0 loss to Concordia on Oct. 1 was their third overtime game of the season—and second that went into a second overtime. Saint Mary's battled Benedictine to a 0-0 tie on Sept. 9, and suffered a 1-0 OT setback to UW-River Falls on Sept. 21. … The Cardinals' 0-0 deadlock against Benedictine on Sept. 9 was their first tie since a 3-3 stalemate against Gustavus on Oct. 1, 2014. … The Cardinals' game against Benedictine on Sept. 9 was their first 0-0 tie since Oct. 2, 2010, when Saint Mary's and Concordia played 110 minutes of scoreless soccer. … Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.) has accounted for three of the team's last eight goals, with five different players—Emma Schaefer (Roseville, Minn.), Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Abby Lafko (Gilbert, Ariz.), Hailey Cottle (Orting, Wash.), and Bridgette Leverich (Verona, Wis.)—accounting for the other five goals. … With her first-half tally vs. Gustavus on Sept. 28, Dup moved into a share of the team lead in goals (3) with Schaefer—one more than Loof, Lafko, Leverich, and Wallraff. … Schaefer is also the team's points leader with eight—two more than Dup and Leverich—while Aubrie Cornell (Columbia, Mo.) owns a team-high three assists. … Cottle's goal against Martin Luther on Sept. 5 was her first as a Cardinal. … Loof collected the Cardinals' first goal of the season, scoring in the game's 72^nd minute against Luther on Sept. 1. … Schaefer and Wallraff each scored two goals in the Cardinals' 7-2 win over Martin Luther on Sept. 5. It was the fourth multiple-goal game of her career for Schaefer, while it was the first time in her career that Wallraff has scored twice in a game. … Gabriella Pederson (Chaska, Minn.) finished with a career-high 10 saves in Saint Mary's 1-0 loss to Hamline last Saturday. … Pederson has now made eight or more saves in a game five times this season, including nine and 10 saves in her last two starts. … Pederson, who has started 10 of the Cardinals' 11 games in goal, collected her second collegiate shutout against UW-Superior on Sept. 18, stopping the Yellowjackets' lone shot in Saint Mary's 4-0 victory. Pederson recorded her first collegiate shutout against Benedictine on Sept. 9—without having to record a save. … Pederson owns a 1.64 goals-against-average and has made 57 saves in 989 minutes played. … The Cardinals' seven goals in their 7-2 nonconference win over Martin Luther on Sept. 5 were a season high. All seven goals came after Saint Mary's surrendered back-to-back tallies to the Vikings in the game's opening 20 minutes. … The Cardinals' seven goals against Martin Luther were the most since netting seven against both UW-Superior and Bethany Lutheran during the 2014 season. … Nine of the Cardinals' last 11 goals have come in the second half. … Saint Mary's has outscored its opponents 10-7 after halftime, but the Cardinals have been outscored 13-6 in the game's opening 45 minutes. … The Cardinals' 7-2 win over Martin Luther on Sept. 5 snapped a 12-game road losing streak, dating back to a 7-1 win at Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 23, 2014.
 
Scouting The Macalester Scots:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Tuesday's game at Saint Mary's is the third road contest in the last four games for the Scots, who have posted four of their five wins this season away from Macalester Stadium. … Last Saturday's 1-0 loss to St. Thomas was the third straight game decided by one goal or less. Eight of Macalester's 11 games this season have been decided by one goal or less. … The Scots scored as many goals in their 9-0 nonconference win over Lawrence on Sept. 10 as they have in their other 10 games combined (9). … Jaime Hasama leads the Scots in goals with three and points with seven. … Hasama's three goals are one more than Michaela McGonigle, Quinn Raffery, Elizabeth Han, and Eliza Neidhart. … Victoria Casarrubias is the team-leader with four assists. … McDonigle, Casarrubias, Rafferty, Han, and Neidhart are all second to Hasama with four points each. … Macalester has used three different goalkeepers this season. Emma Toomer owns a 0.79 goals-against-average and has made 22 saves in nine appearances (four starts), while Rachel Wilson-King sports a 0.66 GAA and owns a team-high 23 saves in seven appearances (6 starts). Rachel Stromsta (0.00 GAA) made one save in shutting out Lawrence in her only start this season. … Macalester has outscored its opponents 9-3 in the first half, while holding a 9-5 edge after the halftime break. … Macalester has played four overtime games this season, with all four going into a second OT. The Scots have tied Wartburg (0-0), Concordia (1-1), and Hamline (1-1), while dropping a 2-1 decision to St. Catherine. … The Scots have not attempted, nor allowed, a penalty kick this season.