By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
WINONA, Minn.— The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team is back in action on Wednesday, hosting UW-Stout in a 7:30 p.m. nonconference game at Ochryowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-0-0 Overall) vs. UW-Stout Blue Devils (1-1-0 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—September 2, 2018 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals erupted for six goals in the second half, blowing open a one-goal game en route to a 7-0 rout of Lawrence at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• UW-Stout—September 1, 2018 * Menomonie, Wis.: The Blue Devils suffered their first loss of the season, giving up a pair of goals in the second half in dropping a 3-0 decision to St. Catherine | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. UW-Stout—Their Last Meeting:
• October 17, 2017 * Winona, Minn.: UW-Stout scored early in the first half and held off a furious late-game Cardinal charge to deal Saint Mary's a 1-0 setback Tuesday evening at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on the road this weekend, heading to Dubuque, Iowa, on Saturday for an 11 a.m. nonconference game against Loras, before heading to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a 1 p.m. nonconference game against Coe the following afternoon.
• UW-Stout: The Blue Devils are back on their home field on Saturday, hosting UW-Superior in a 2 p.m. nonconference contest.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2018 Roster | 2018 Schedule | 2018 Statistics
• The Cardinals' 4-0 win over Martin Luther last Friday marked the second straight year in which Saint Mary's opened the year with a victory—and the second straight year in which SMU kicked off the year with a 4-0 triumph. Saint Mary's beat Lawrence to open the 2017 campaign. … With their wins over Martin Luther and Lawrence, the Cardinals are now 2-0-0 for the first time 2009, when they kicked off the year with four consecutive victories. … Melina Rodriguez (Des Moines, Iowa) and Kassie Arriaga (Chula Vista, Calif.) netted their first collegiate goals vs. Martin Luther last Friday, while Megan Kowalis (Castle Rock, Colo.) scored her first two collegiate goals against Lawrence two days later. … Mary Loy (Burien, Wash.) posted her first collegiate two-goal game against Lawrence last Sunday. … Loy, Arriaga, and Maura Michener (Winona, Minn.) have all netted goals in each of the Cardinals' first two games this season. … Loy enters Wednesday's game at UW-Stout leading the team in goals (3) and points (7). … Saint Mary's seven assists this season have come from seven different players—Loy, Arriaga, Mackenzie Waters (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Rodriguez, Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.), Maddy Wallraff (Blaine, Minn.), and Abbi Mazurek (Darien, Ill.). … Gabriella Pederson (Chaska, Minn.) has needed to make just one save in recording back-to-back shutouts against Martin Luther and Lawrence. The junior goalkeeper stopped the only shot she faced against Martin Luther, and did not have to make a save against the Vikings. … Pederson now owns six career shutouts. … Saint Mary's held a 43-2 advantage in total shots against Martin Luther last Friday—including a 17-1 edge in shots on goal. Against Lawrence, the Cardinals attempted 35 shots—28 on goal—and did not allow the Vikings a single shot attempt. … The Cardinals' seven goals against Lawrence were not only a season high, but also the most since scoring 10 in a 10-0 rout of Finlandia on Sept. 9, 2017. … Saint Mary's has scored nine of its 11 goals in the second half—including six of seven in last Sunday's 7-0 win over Lawrence.
 
Scouting The UW-Stout Blue Devils:
2018 Roster | 2018 Statistics | 2018 Schedule
• Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the first road game for the Blue Devils, who play three of their first four games at home—UW-Stout went 3-1-5 at home a year ago. … Saint Mary's is also the third of six contests against teams from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. UW-Stout has already faced Hamline (W, 2-1) and St. Catherine (L, 3-0), and still have Carleton, Bethel, and St. Olaf on their schedule. … Sydney Kasper and Bella Pedler accounted for the Blue Devils' two goals in their season-opening 2-1 win over Hamline last Friday. … Kasper's goal vs. Hamline was the 21^st of her collegiate career. … Allison Klotz owns the team's only assist through two games. … UW-Stout has attempted just 11 shots in its first two games, including five shots on goal. … Claudia Anderson has played all 180 minutes in goal for the Blue Devils, stopping seven of the 11 shots she's faced for a 2.00 goals-against-average and a .636 save percentage. … UW-Stout has scored once in each half, while the Blue Devils' opponents have netted two goals in both the first and second halves. … Coming off a third place finish and a fourth seed into the WIAC Tournament, the Blue Devils finished 2017 at 9-6-5 overall and 3-1-3 in the WIAC. The Blue Devils lost nine starters from last year's squad.