WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, as the Cardinals close out their regular-season schedule with a 3:30 p.m. showdown against Concordia at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-9-1 MIAC * 5-11-1 Overall) vs. Concordia Cobbers (2-8-0 MIAC * 5-10-2 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—October 25, 2017 * Northfield, Minn.: Carleton's Libby Frenchot scored goals in both halves, as the Knights dealt the Cardinals a 2-0 conference setback at Bell Field | Recap
• Concordia—October 25, 2017 * Arden Hills, Minn.: Bethel scored the game's only goal two minutes into the second overtime, as the Royals deal the Cobbers a 1-0 setback | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Concordia—Their Last Meeting:
• October 1, 2016 * Winona, Minn.: For almost 110 minutes, Saint Mary's and Concordia battled to a scoreless stalemate. Almost 110 minutes. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the Cobbers would tally the game's only goal, scoring with just nine seconds remaining in the second overtime to hand Saint Mary's a 1-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saturday's game is the season finale for both the Cardinals and Cobbers.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Saturday's game against Concordia is the final collegiate game for Saint Mary's seniors Carina Friend (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Marissa Carlyle (San Jose, Calif.), Sarah Egbert (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Molly Homeyer (Arlington, Texas), and Abby Lafko (Gilbert, Ariz.). … Last Tuesday's game at Carleton was the final road game of the season for the Cardinals, who are 3-4-1 on their home turf, while going 2-7-0 away from Ochrymowycz Field. … Tuesday's 2-0 loss to Carleton marked the second straight game in which the Cardinals surrendered two goals—Saint Mary's dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to Macalester last Saturday. … Saint Mary's has surrendered two goals in seven of its 11 losses this season. … 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 11 games have been decided by one goal or less. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 33-28. 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.)—who stopped nine shots in last Tuesday's 2-0 loss to Carleton—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, and five times in her two-year collegiate career—including a career-high 11 saves twice. … Pederson boasts a 1.87 goals-against-average and has made 57 saves in 10 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 Concordia Cobbers:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Last Tuesday's game against Bethel was the final home game of the season for the Cobbers, who closed out the year 3-6-0 on their home field, while heading into Saturday's finale at Saint Mary's 2-4-2 on the road. … Concordia enters its showdown with Saint Mary's having dropped back-to-back games—both by 1-0 decisions. … Six of Concordia's 10 losses have been decided by one goal—including five, 1-0 setbacks. … Last Tuesday's 1-0 loss to Bethel marked the ninth time this season the Cobbers have been shut out. … Last Tuesday's 1-0 setback to Bethel was the first overtime loss of the season for the Cobbers, who went 3-0-2 in their first five OT games—beating Macalester (1-0), Carleton (2-1), and Northwestern (2-1), while tying Alma (0-0) and UW-Stout (0-0). … Kalli Baarstad heads into Saturday's game at Saint Mary's leading the team in all three offensive categories—goals (3), assists (4), and points (10). … Halle Jordan is second two Baarstad in goals with two—both game-winners. Baarstad and Jordan are the only two Cobbers with more than one goal this season. … Concordia's 10 assists have come from nine different Cobbers. … Maddy Reed has started all 17 games in goal for the Cobbers, compiling a 1.06 goals-against-average and a .787 save percentage. … Reed has stopped 70 of the 89 shots she's faced and owns three shutouts. … Concordia has scored eight of its 13 goals after halftime, while the Cobbers' opponents have netted eight first-half goals and 11 after the halftime break.