RIPON, Wis. — For the second game in a row, the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team got on the board first Sunday afternoon in its nonconference game against Ripon.
 
Unlike Friday's season-opening, 4-0 victory over Lawrence, however, the Cardinals weren't able to make that lead stand up, as Ripon scored the game's final two goals—including the game-winner in overtime—as the Red Hawks dealt Saint Mary's a 2-1 setback.
 
After a scoreless first half, the Cardinals broke through in the game's 63^rd minute, as Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.)—who assisted on two of Saint Mary's four goals against Lawrence on Friday—beat Ripon goalkeeper Miye Aoki-Kramer to give SMU the 1-0 lead.
 
A lead that lasted just 12 minutes, however, as Maggie Borque knotted the game at 1-1 with her first of the season, off an assist from Paige Pierce.
 
And it was Pierce who would then net the game-winner, scoring her fifth goal in Ripon's first two games, rifling a shot that deflected off Saint Mary's goalkeeper Zoe Boleneus (Spokane, Wash.) and into the net.
 
Boleneus finished with three saves in goal for the Cardinals, while Aoki-Kramer stopped seven of Saint Mary's eight shots for the Red Hawks.
 
The Cardinals (1-1 overall) kick off the home portion of their schedule on Wednesday, entertaining Bethany Lutheran in a 7 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.