ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team hits the road on Saturday, as the Cardinals travel to Hamline for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Pipers.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-5-0 MIAC, 2-7-1 Overall) at Hamline Pipers (1-3-1 MIAC, 6-4-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
•  Saint Mary's—October 1, 2016 * Winona, Minn.: Concordia scored the game's only goal with nine seconds remaining in the second overtime, as the Cobbers dealt the Cardinals a 1-0 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field| Recap
• Hamline—October 2, 2016 * Duluth, Minn.: Malya Hirshkowitz had a goal and an assist, as the Pipers put an end to a five-game winless streak with a 3-2 nonconference victory over St. Scholastica | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Hamline—A Year Ago:
• October 9, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals surrendered a goal in the first 12 minutes of their conference against Hamline at Ochrymowycz Field. And over the next 71 minutes, the Pipers made that one-goal lead standup. Fortunately for coach Neil Cassidy, that all changed with less than 12 minutes remaining in regulation. The Cardinals scored two goals in a two-minute span to erase that 1-0 Piper lead and lift Saint Mary's to a 2-1 conference victory | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back in action on Tuesday, hosting Macalester in a 7:30 p.m. conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
• Hamline: The Pipers hit the road on Tuesday, traveling to Northfield, Minn., for a 4 p.m. MIAC matchup against Carleton.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Last Saturday's 1-0 loss to Concordia was the Cardinals' 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 was also Saint Mary's first 0-0 tie since Oct. 2, 2010, when the Cardinals and Concordia played 110 minutes of scoreless soccer. … Three of Saint Mary's last four games have been decided by one goal. … 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 nine saves in the Cardinals' 1-0, 2 OT loss to Concordia last Saturday—including five saves in the second half and two more in the first overtime. … Pederson, who has started nine of the Cardinals' 10 games in goal, has now posted four games of eight or more saves. Along with last Saturday's nine-save effort against Concordia, the freshman has also stopped eight shots three times—vs. Luther on Sept. 1, Augsburg on Sept. 14, and Bethel on Sept. 24. … Pederson 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 1.70 goals-against-average and has made 47 saves in 789 minutes played. … Sarah Sieracki (Schererville, Ind.) picked up the win in goal against Martin Luther on Sept. 5, stopping four of the six first-half shots she faced. … 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 12-5 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 Hamline Pipers:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Saturday's contest against Saint Mary's is just the second home game in the Pipers' last six contests. … With Sunday's win over St. Scholastica, the Pipers snapped a season-high five-game winless streak (0-4-1). … Hamline opened the season with five consecutive wins, but are just 1-4-1 in its last six. … The Pipers' three goals in Sunday's win over St. Scholastica were more than HU scored in its previous five games combined (2). … Hamline erupted for 21 goals during its season-opening five-game winning streak—including 10 in a season-opening 10-1 win over Bethany Lutheran—but the Pipers have managed just five in their last six contests. … Hamline's 10 goals in its season-opening 10-1 win over Bethany Lutheran marked just the third time the Pipers have scored 10 or more goals in a game and were two shy of the program record 12 goals scored against Knox in 2001. … Kaley Roberts heads into Saturday's showdown against Saint Mary's as the team-leader in all three offensive categories—goals (7), assists (5), and points (19). … Malya Hirshkowitz, Arendje Louter, and Siri Parker are second to Roberts in goals with four each, while Hirshkowitz is also second in assists (4) and points (12). … Parker scored three goals and added an assist in her first collegiate game, HU's 10-1 win over Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 1. … Hamline's six game-winning goals have come from five different players. … Amy Ramras has started all 11 games—and played all but 8:31—in goal for the Pipers, compiling a 0.99 goals-against-average, while making 52 saves. … Ramras has notched three shutouts this season. … The Pipers have played one overtime game this season, battling Macalester to a 1-1 draw on Sept. 23. … Hamline has outscored its opponents 26-12—15-4 in the opening half, and 11-8 in the second. … Hamline, which plays four of its final seven games at home, is 2-2-0 at Patterson Field, while going 4-2-1 on the road this season.