WINONA, Minn. — After back-to-back road games, the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team returns home on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain Concordia in a 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-4-0 MIAC, 2-6-1 Overall) vs. Concordia Cobbers (0-3-1 MIAC, 1-5-3 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—September 28, 2016 * St. Peter, Minn.: The Cardinals struck first on a goal by Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.) just two minutes into the first half, but Gustavus responded with a pair of unanswered goals—one in each half—in handing Saint Mary's a 2-1 setback | Recap
• Concordia—September 28, 2016 * Moorhead, Minn.: St. Thomas scored both of its goals in the game's opening 45 minutes, then held off a furious Concordia second-half rally, as the 14^th-ranked Tommies dealt the Cobbers a 2-1 MIAC setback at Jake Christiansen Athletic Complex | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Concordia—A Year Ago:
• October 3, 2015 * Moorhead, Minn.: The Cardinals entered their MIAC showdown with Concordia a perfect 3-0-0 this season when they scored at least one goal, while going 0-6-0 when failing to find the back of the net. Saint Mary's matchup against the Cobbers, however, followed neither trend, as Concordia scored two unanswered second-half goals, erasing a 1-1 tie and lifting the Cobbers to a 3-1 conference win over the Cardinals | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are off until next Saturday, when they head to St. Paul, Minn., for a 1 p.m. MIAC game against Hamline.
• Concordia: The Cobbers step out of conference play on Monday, traveling to Roseville, Minn., for a 5 p.m. nonconference game against Northwestern.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Wednesday's game at Gustavus was the second straight road game for the Cardinals. It was the last time this season that the Cardinals will play back-to-back road games. … Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.) scored for the second straight game in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Gustavus. Dup and Emma Schaefer (Roseville, Minn.) had netted Saint Mary's two goals in its 4-2 loss at Bethel last Saturday. … Dup has now scored three of the team's last eight goals, with five other players—Schaefer, 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, 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.) equaled her season high with eight saves against Bethel last Saturday—stopping four Royal shots in the first half, and four more in the second. … Pederson, who has started eight of the Cardinals' nine games in goal, has now posted three career-high eight-save performances this season. Along with last Saturday's effort against Bethel, the freshman stopped eight shots in her first collegiate start against Luther on Sept. 1, and equaled that effort against Augsburg on Sept. 13. … 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 1.82 goals-against-average and has made 38 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. … Saint Mary's 1-0 loss to UW-River Falls on Sept. 21 was the second overtime game of the season for the Cardinals, who battled Benedictine to a 0-0 deadlock on Sept. 9. … 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 10-6 after halftime, but the Cardinals have been outscored 12-5 in the game's opening 45 minutes. … 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. … 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 Concordia Cobbers:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Saturday's game at Saint Mary's is the first of two straight road games for the Cobbers. … With Wednesday's loss to No. 14 St. Thomas, the Cobbers have now dropped back-to-back games—both by 2-1 decisions. … The Cobbers snapped a six-game, season-opening winless streak (0-3-3) with a 5-0 victory over UM-Morris on Sept. 21. … Emily Payne scored for the second time in CC's last three games to account for the Cobbers' goal in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to St. Thomas. … The Cobbers scored more goals in their win over UM-Morris (5) on Sept. 21 than they have in their other eight games combined (4). … Emily Wendorff had a hand in all five goals in the Cobbers' win over UM-Morris on Sept. 21, scoring three times and assisting on the other two CC tallies. … Wendorff heads into Saturday's game at Saint Mary's as the team-leader in goals with three, one more than Payne and Paige McCullough. … McCullough, who assisted on Payne's goal against St. Thomas Wednesday, owns a team-best six helpers, and is also the team-leader with 10 points. … McCullough has now put together back-to-back seasons of 10 or more points, having accumulated 15 points a year ago. … Maddy Reed has started all nine games—and played all but 11 minutes—in goal for the Cobbers, compiling a 1.89 goals-against-average, while making 31 saves. … Concordia has scored seven of its nine goals in the second half. Over the game's first 45 minutes, however, the Cobbers have been outscored 12-2. … The Cobbers have played three overtime games this season, with all three ending in ties—0-0 vs. both UW-Stout and St. Scholastica, and 1-1 against Macalester.