RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team steps out of conference play on Wednesday, traveling to UW-River Falls for a 4 p.m. nonconference game against the Falcons.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-3-0 Overall) at UW-River Falls Falcons (2-4-0 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—September 16, 2017 * Winona, Minn.: St. Olaf scored with two seconds remaining in overtime, lifting the Oles to a 2-1 MIAC win over the Cardinals at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• UW-River Falls—September 17, 2017 * St. Joseph, Minn.: Saint Benedict scored the game's only goal in the 65^th minute, as the Blazers handed the Falcons a 1-0 nonconference setback | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. UW-River Falls—Their Last Meeting:
• September 21, 2016 * Winona, Minn.: UW-River Falls scored the game's only goal in the fourth minute of overtime, handing Saint Mary's a 1-0 setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on the road on Saturday, traveling to Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis, Minn., for a 3:30 p.m. conference game against Augsburg.
• UW-River Falls: The Falcons hit the road on Sunday, heading Ashland, Wis., for a 2 p.m. showdown against Northland.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Wednesday's game against UW-River Falls is the first of back-to-back road games for the Cardinals. … Last Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to St. Olaf was the Cardinals' first setback on their home field this season—Saint Mary's opened the season with home wins over Bethany Lutheran (7-1) and Finlandia (10-0). … Last Tuesday's 2-0 loss to St. Thomas snapped the Cardinals' two-game winning streak—while also marking the first time this season Saint Mary's has failed to score at least one goal. … Last Saturday's loss to St. Olaf was the Cardinals' second overtime game of the season. Saint Mary's also lost in OT to Ripon—also by a 2-1 count. … The Cardinals are now 0-4-1 in their last five overtime games. … The Cardinals have outscored their first seven opponents 25-8. … The Cardinals' 25 goals through seven games are the most since scoring 28 goals for the entire 2014 season. … Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.) scored the Cardinals' lone goal in last Saturday's 2-1 loss to St. Olaf. … With the goal against St. Olaf last Saturday, Dup moved into a tie for the team lead in goals (5) with Mary Loy (Burien, Wash.) and Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.). … Dup owns a team-best five assists and is also the team leader in points with 15. … Dup has recorded at least one point in five of the Cardinals' first seven games. … 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, Kendall Archer (Draper, Utah), Sarah Egbert (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Mackenzie Waters (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Anissa Barrios (Gilbert, Ariz.), and Marissa Carlyle (San Jose, Calif.) accounted for the others. … The goals by Archer, Barrios, Carlyle, and Egbert were all collegiate firsts. … Saint Mary's now has had eight players net their first collegiate goals this season—Archer, Barrios, Carlyle, Egbert, Loy, Waters, Mary Arnold (Winona, Minn.), and Erin McElligott (New York City, N.Y.). … 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. … Gabriella Pederson (Chaska, Minn.) finished with a season-high 10 saves in last Tuesday's loss to St. Thomas. The 10 saves marked the ninth time in her collegiate career the sophomore has made eight or more saves—including three 10-save efforts and a career-high 11-save showing against Carleton on Oct. 29. … Pederson boasts a 1.08 goals-against-average and has made 22 saves in five appearances. … Zoe Boleneus boasts a 1.18 GAA and has stopped eight of the 11 shots she's faced in her three starts in goal. … 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 UW-River Falls Falcons:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Five of the Falcons' first six games this season have been against teams from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. UWRF beat Concordia (2-0), while falling to Gustavus (1-0), Hamline (3-2), St. Thomas (1-0), and Saint Benedict (1-0). … All four of the Falcons' losses this season have been decided by one goal. … The Falcons have outscored their opponents 7-1 in their two wins—beating Concordia 2-0 and UM-Morris 5-1. … Abby Soderholm has scored a team-leading two goals, while also leading the team in points with five. … Maggie Koehler, Kari Rolio, Rachel Windingstad, Kayla Windingstad, Callie McCauley, Mariah Troje, and Lindsey Jack have accounted for the Falcons' other seven goals this season. … Soderholm and Rachel Windingstad own the Falcons' two game-winning goals. … UW-River Falls' seven assists through six games have come from seven different players. … Haley Crosby and Amanda LaDue have shared the goalkeeping duties this season. Crosby—who made eight saves in Sunday's 1-0 loss to Saint Benedict—owns a 1.11 goals-against-average and .917 save percentage in three starts, while LaDue boasts a 1.33 GAA and .566 save percentage in three starts. … Crosby has made a team-high 30 saves this season—including a 13-save effort against Gustavus on Sept. 3. … LaDue owns the team's lone shutout, making one save in UWRF's 2-0 win over Concordia on Sept. 1. … UW-River Falls has outscored its opponents 9-6, including 4-2 in the first half and 5-3 in the second. … The Falcons have played one overtime game this season, falling to St. Thomas 1-0 in double OT on Sept. 8.