NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, as the Cardinals head to Carleton for their final regular-season road game. Game time is slated for 3:30 p.m.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-8-1 MIAC * 5-10-1 Overall) at Carleton Knights (2-4-3 MIAC * 6-6-3 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—October 21, 2017 * Winona, Minn.: Macalester scored with 1:38 remaining in the second overtime, as the Scots dealt the Cardinals a heartbreaking 2-1 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• Carleton—October 21, 2017 * Northfield, Minn.: The Knights kept their MIAC Playoff hopes alive, scoring in the ninth minute and with less than five minutes remaining in the opening half to highlight a 3-0 conference win over Bethel at Bell Field | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Carleton—Their Last Meeting:
• October 20, 2016 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals scored first—just 14 minutes into the opening half—and last—with six minutes remaining in regulation—but the Knights would answer by scoring three unanswered goals in the middle 70 minutes handing Saint Mary's a 3-1 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals close out their regular-season schedule on Saturday, entertaining Concordia in a 3:30 p.m. conference matchup at Ochrymowycz Field.
• Carleton: The Knights conclude their regular-season schedule on Saturday, heading to St. Joseph, Minn., for a 3:30 p.m. MIAC showdown with Saint Benedict.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Tuesday's game at Carleton is the final road game of the season for the Cardinals, who are 3-4-1 on their home turf, while going 2-6-0 away from Ochrymowycz Field. … Last Saturday's 2-1 double-overtime loss to Macalester was the Cardinals' fifth overtime game of the season—Saint Mary's beat UW-River Falls 1-0, tied Gustavus 0-0, and dropped 2-1 OT decisions to Ripon, St. Olaf, and Macalester. … The Cardinals' win over UWRF on Sept. 20 snapped a five-game winless streak (0-4-1) in overtime games. … Saint Mary's double-overtime tie against Gustavus on Oct. 10 marked the second straight season in which the Cardinals have played to a 0-0 draw. Saint Mary's and Benedictine played 110 minutes of scoreless soccer a year ago. … Seven of Saint Mary's last 10 have been decided by one goal or less. … Saint Mary's has surrendered two goals in six of its 10 losses this season—the exceptions, a 3-1 setback to St. Catherine on Sept. 30, a 4-1 loss to Saint Benedict on Oct. 6, a 4-2 loss to Hamline on Oct. 10 and a 1-0 setback vs. UW-Stout on Oct. 17. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 33-26. The Cardinals' 33 goals through 13 games are the most since scoring 44 goals for the entire 2007 season. … Mary Loy (Burien, Wash.) scored the Cardinals' goal against Macalester last Saturday—it was her sixth of the season, one back of team-leader Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.). … Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.)—who notched her team-leading seventh assist against Macalester last Saturday—also leads the team in points with 19. … Natalie Ruegsegger (Billings, Mont.) netted the game-winner in the Cardinals' 1-0 win over UW-River Falls on Sept. 20. It was the sophomore's first collegiate goal. … Saint Mary's has had nine players net their first collegiate goals this season—Ruegsegger, McElligott, Kendall Archer (Draper, Utah), Anissa Barrios (Gilbert, Ariz.), Marissa Carlyle (San Jose, Calif.), Sarah Egbert (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Mary Loy (Burien, Wash.), Mackenzie Waters (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), and Mary Arnold (Winona, Minn.). … Saint Mary's 10-goal outburst in its 10-0 win over Finlandia on Sept. 9 was its highest single-game offensive performance since blanking Northland 10-0 during the 2007 season. … The Cardinals' 10 goals against Finlandia on Sept. 9 came from eight different players—Loy and Dup each scored twice, while Loof, Archer, Egbert, Waters, Barrios, and Marissa Carlyle (San Jose, Calif.) accounted for the others. … Loof recorded her second collegiate hat trick in Saint Mary's 7-1 win over Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 6. Both of Loof's hat tricks have come against Bethany Lutheran, the first coming on Sept. 23, 2014. … The two-goal game by Dup against Finlandia on Sept. 9 was the first of her collegiate career, while Loy has now scored two goals in a game twice this season—having also notched two in her collegiate debut against Lawrence. … Both Dup and Loy picked up a pair of assists in the Cardinals' win over Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 6—it was Dup's second two-assist game of the season and the first of her collegiate career for Loy. … All four goals in the Cardinals' season-opening win over Lawrence were scored by freshmen. Loy scored twice, while Waters and Arnold accounted for the other two. … Loy's goal in the 21^st minute against Lawrence on Sept. 1 was the Cardinals' first goal of the season. … Zoe Boleneus (Spokane, Wash.) stopped all three shots she faced against Gustavus on Oct. 10 en route to her second collegiate shutout. … Boleneus made a career-high 15 saves in the Cardinals' 3-1 loss to St. Catherine on Sept. 30. … Boleneus' 15-save effort was the most by a Saint Mary's goalkeeper since Miranda Halling stopped 15 against Macalester on Sept. 22, 2012. It was also just three saves shy of the school-record 18-save performance by Cassie Hulett against Bethel on Sept. 14, 2010. … Gabriella Pederson (Chaska, Minn.) finished with a season-high 11 saves in the Cardinals' 4-2 loss to Hamline on Oct. 14. Pederson has made 10 or more saves twice this season, also posting a 10-save effort in the Cardinals' loss to St. Thomas on Sept. 12. … Pederson has made 10 or more saves five times in her two-year collegiate career—including a career-high 11 saves twice. … Pederson boasts a 1.86 goals-against-average and has made 48 saves in nine appearances. … Boleneus owns a 1.25 GAA and has stopped 48 of the 58 shots she's faced in her eight starts in goal. … Saint Mary's 1-0 loss to UW-Stout on Oct. 17 was the Cardinals' final nonconference game of the season. Saint Mary's closed out the year 5-2-0 in nonconference play this season—beating Lawrence, Bethany Lutheran, Finlandia, Nebraska Wesleyan, and UW-River Falls, while falling to Ripon and UW-Stout. … With their 7-1 win on Sept. 6, the Cardinals improved to 4-0-0 all-time against Bethany Lutheran—outscoring the Vikings 23-2. … The Cardinals have beaten Bethany Lutheran 7-1 in each of their last two meetings.
 
Scouting The Carleton Knights:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Wednesday's game is the final home game for the Knights, who boast a 3-3-2 record on their home field, while going 3-3-1 away from Bell Field. … Last Saturday's 3-0 win over Bethel snapped the Knights' seven-game winless streak (0-4-3). … Carleton's three-goal outburst vs. the Royals last Saturday marked the fifth time this season the Knights have netted three or more goals in a game. Carleton scored a season-high six times in a 6-1 win over Northwestern on Sept. 9, while posting three-goal games in wins over UW-Stout (3-0), UW-Eau Claire (3-2), and Bethel (3-0), not to mention a 3-3 tie against St. Catherine. … Nora Mertz has scored a team-leading 10 goals, while also leading the Knights with 20 points. … Emma Wasend is the team's assist leader with five. … Libby Franchot and Madeline Topf are second to Mertz with three goals each. The duo are also tied for  second in points with nine. … Mertz has netted three of the team's six game-winning goals, with Franchot, Topf, and Annika Martensson netting the other three. … Anna Roethler has started 13 of the Knights' 15 games in goal, compiling a 1.15 goals-against0average and a .735 save percentage. … Roethler has stopped 68 of the 92 shots she's faced and owns three shutouts. … Carleton has scored 16 of its 25 goals after halftime. The Knights' opponents, meanwhile, have also tallied 16 goals after the break. … Carleton has played four overtime games this season. The Knights own ties vs. St. Olaf (2-2), Macalester (1-1), and St. Catherine (3-3), and a 2-1 loss to Concordia.