MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team is back in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, heading to Augsburg's Edor Nelson Field for a 1 p.m. showdown with the Auggies.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-2-0 MIAC * 5-3-0 Overall) at Augsburg Auggies (2-0-1 MIAC * 4-1-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—September 20, 2017 * River Falls, Wis.: Natalie Ruegsegger (Billings, Mont.) scored two minutes into overtime, as the Cardinals snapped a two-game losing streak with a 1-0 nonconference win over UW-River Falls at Ramer Field | Recap
• Augsburg—September 20, 2017 * St. Joseph, Minn.: Ciara Gregory scored a pair of goals in a three-minute span in the first half, and the Auggies hung on to earn a 2-2 conference draw with Saint Benedict at the CSB Soccer Field| Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Augsburg—Their Last Meeting:
• September 13, 2016 * Minneapolis, Minn.: Augsburg—which had outscored its last three opponents 14-0—scored twice in the game's opening 45 minutes and added another in the second half in handing the Cardinals a 3-0 setback at Edor Nelson Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: After back-to-back road games, the Cardinals return home to Ochrymowycz Field on Wednesday, entertaining Bethel in a 7 p.m. conference matchup.
• Augsburg: The Auggies step out of conference play on Wednesday, returning home to Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. matchup against UW-Eau Claire.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Saturday's game against Augsburg is the second of back-to-back road games for the Cardinals. … The Cardinals' 1-0 win over UW-River Falls Wednesday was their third overtime game of the season—Saint Mary's dropped 2-1 OT decisions to Ripon and St. Olaf earlier this year. … Wednesday's win over UWRF also snapped a five-game winless streak (0-4-1) in overtime games. … 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). … Saint Mary's 2-0 conference-opening loss to St. Thomas on Sept. 12 snapped the Cardinals' two-game winning streak—while also marking the only time this season Saint Mary's has failed to score at least one goal. … Saint Mary's has surrendered two goals in each of its three losses this season—falling to St. Thomas 2-0, and Ripon and St. Olaf 2-1. … The Cardinals have outscored their first eight opponents 26-8. … The Cardinals' 26 goals through eight games are the most since scoring 28 goals for the entire 2014 season. … Natalie Ruegsegger (Billings, Mont.) netted the game-winner in the Cardinals' 1-0 win over UW-River Falls Wednesday. It was the sophomore's first collegiate goal. … Saint Mary's now has had nine players net their first collegiate goals this season—Ruegsegger, 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.), Mary Arnold (Winona, Minn.), and Erin McElligott (New York City, N.Y.). … Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.), who scored the Cardinals' lone goal in last Saturday's 2-1 loss to St. Olaf, moved into a tie for the team lead in goals (5) with Loy 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 eight 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, 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 five shots she faced against UW-River Falls Wednesday en route to her first collegiate shutout. … Gabriella Pederson (Chaska, Minn.) finished with a season-high 10 saves in the Cardinals' loss to St. Thomas on Sept. 12. 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. … Boleneus owns a 0.84 GAA and has stopped 13 of the 16 shots she's faced in her four 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 Augsburg Auggies:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• After back-to-back road games, Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of three straight home games for the Auggies, who are 2-0-0 on their home turf this season. … With their 2-2 tie against Saint Benedict on Wednesday, the Auggies pushed their unbeaten streak to four (3-0-1). … Ciara Gregory scored both of the Auggies' goals in Wednesday's 2-2 deadlock with Saint Benedict. Gregory's goals came in a three-minute span early in the first half. … Gregory's two-goal effort marked the second time this season the sophomore has scored multiple goals in a game—she also netted two goals in Augsburg's season-opening 7-0 win over UM-Morris on Sept. 1. … Ashley St. Aubin heads into Saturday's matchup with Saint Mary's leading the team in goals (8) and points (17), with Gregory sitting second in both categories (6 G, 12 Pts). … Nora Edelen is the team's assist leader with three. … Augsburg's four game-winning goals have come from four different players—St. Aubin, Gregory, Jada Olson, and Jessy Wiskofske. … Emily Chapman and Marissa Guillou have shared the goalkeeping duties this season, with Guillou boasting a 0.62 goals-against-average and .905 save percentage in 290 minutes, while Chapman owns a 1.33 GAA and .826 save percentage in 270 minutes. … Augsburg, which has outscored its opponents 21-6, has netted three or more goals in four of its six games this season—including a season-high seven-goal outburst in a 7-0 win over UM-Morris on Sept. 1 and a six-goal effort in beating Northwestern (Minn.) 6-1 on Sept. 6. … The Auggies hold an 11-4 scoring advantage in the first half, while outscoring their opponents 10-2 after halftime.