WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team is back in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, entertaining Bethel in a 7 p.m. matchup at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-3-0 MIAC * 5-4-0 Overall) vs. Bethel Royals (0-3-0 * 3-4-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—September 23, 2017 * Minneapolis, Minn.: Augsburg scored two goals three minutes apart late in the second half and held off a late Cardinal rally in handing Saint Mary's a 2-1 MIAC setback at Edor Nelson Field | Recap
• Bethel—September 23, 2017 * St. Paul, Minn.: St. Catherine scored single goals in each half in handing the Royals their third straight conference loss, beating BU 2-0 at SCU Field | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Bethel—Their Last Meeting:
• September 24, 2016 * Arden Hills, Minn.: The Cardinals—behind first-half goals by Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.) and Emma Schaefer (Roseville, Minn.)—held the upper hand for the majority of the game's opening 45 minutes. Unfortunately, over the game's final 50 minutes—the last five minutes of the first half and the 45 minutes of the second—it was all Bethel, as the Royals scored three unanswered goals in handing Saint Mary's a 4-2 setback | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals hit the road on Saturday, traveling to St. Paul, Minn., for a 1 p.m. conference matchup against St. Catherine.
• Bethel: The Royals return home to Ona Orth Athletic Complex in Arden Hills, Minn., on Saturday, hosting Saint Benedict in a 3:30 p.m. conference contest.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Saturday's game against Augsburg was the second of back-to-back road games for the Cardinals, who entertain Bethel Wednesday, before hitting the road for two more games against St. Catherine (Saturday) and Saint Benedict (Oct. 6) … The Cardinals are 3-1-0 on their home field this season, while going 2-3-0 away from Ochrymowycz Field. … Saint Mary's 2-1 loss to Augsburg last Saturday was its third straight game decided by one goal—the Cardinals sandwiched a 1-0 win over UW-River Falls between 2-1 losses to St. Olaf and the Auggies. … The Cardinals' 1-0 win over UW-River Falls last 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. … 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 three of its four losses this season—falling to St. Thomas 2-0, and Ripon and St. Olaf 2-1. … The Cardinals have outscored their first eight opponents 27-10. … The Cardinals' 27 goals through nine games are the most since scoring 28 goals for the entire 2014 season. … Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.) scored the Cardinals' lone goal in last Saturday's 2-1 loss to Augsburg. It was Loof's team-leading sixth goal of the season and marked the third straight game in which the senior has recorded at least one point. … Natalie Ruegsegger (Billings, Mont.) netted the game-winner in the Cardinals' 1-0 win over UW-River Falls last 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.) and Loy are second to Loof in goals with five each, while Dup leads the team in assists (5) and points (15). … Dup's 15 points are one more than both Loy and Loof. …  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.)—who stopped all five shots she faced against UW-River Falls last Wednesday en route to her first collegiate shutout—notched a career-high 11 saves in last Saturday's 2-1 loss to Augsburg. … Boleneus' 11 saves are the most by a Cardinal goalkeeper since Gabriela Pederson (Chaska, Minn.) stopped 11 against Carleton in the team's season finale a year ago. … Pederson 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 1.09 GAA and has stopped 24 of the 29 shots she's faced in her five 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 Bethel Royals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Wednesday's game at Saint Mary's is the third straight road game for the Royals, who have posted all three of their wins away from Ona Orth Athletic Complex. BU is 0-2-0 at home and 3-2-1 on the road. … Last Saturday's 2-0 loss to St. Catherine pushed Bethel's winless streak to four straight (0-3-1). … The Royals have been outscored 7-1 during its current four-game slide. … Seven of Bethel's eight games have been decided by shutout—the lone exception, a 1-1 tie against UW-Stout on Sept. 21. BU has beaten Iowa Wesleyan (15-0), Northwestern (1-0), and Northland (6-0), while losing to Augustana (1-0), St. Olaf (1-0), Augsburg (3-0), and St. Catherine (2-0). … Maggie Sipe enters Wednesday's game as the team-leader in goals (6) and points (13). … Brooke Ogne, who is second on the team in points with 10, leads the Royals with four assists. … Bethel's three game-winning goals have come from three different players—Ogne, Samantha Provost, and Karlie Perkins. … Kaylee Peterson has started all eight games in goal for the Royals, compiling a 1.10 goals-against-average and a .724 save percentage. … Peterson has stopped 21 of the 29 shots she's faced and owns three shutouts. … Bethel has scored 15 of its 23 goals in one game—a 15-0 rout of Iowa Wesleyan on Sept. 3. … The Royals' 15-goal outburst in their 15-0 win over Iowa Wesleyan on Sept. 3 were a single-game school record. … Seven different Royals scored in BU's 15-0 rout of Iowa Wesleyan on Sept. 3.