By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director

DUBUQUE, Iowa — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team kicks off a busy weekend on Saturday, heading to Loras for an 11 a.m. nonconference game against Loras, before traveling to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a 1 p.m. nonconference contest against Coe the following day.
 
The Matchups:
Saturday, September 8, 2018 * Dubuque, Iowa * 11 a.m.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-0-0 Overall) at Loras Duhawks (1-2-0 Overall)
Sunday, September 9, 2018 * Cedar Rapids, Iowa * 1 p.m.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-0-0 Overall) at Coe Kohawks (1-1-1 Overall)
 
GameDay Live On The Web:
• Loras: Live Stats * Live Video
• Coe: Live Stats * Live Video


Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—September 5, 2018 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals scored a pair of second-half goals—including the game-winner from Maura Michener (Winona, Minn.) in the 60^th minute—as Saint Mary's improved to 3-0-0 with a 2-1 win over UW-Stout at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• Loras—September 4, 2018 * Dubuque, Iowa: St. Thomas scored once in the first half and twice in the second in dealing the Duhawks a 3-0 nonconference setback at the Rock Bowl | Recap
• Coe—September 5, 2018 * Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Kohawks did not score a goal in their nonconference showdown against cross-town rival Mount Mercy—but neither did the Mustangs, as the two teams battled to a 0-0 double-overtime draw | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Loras—Their Last Meeting:
• October 9, 2013 * Winona, Minn.: Loras scored five goals in the game's opening 45 minutes and the Cardinals never recovered, as the Duhawks dealt Saint Mary's a 6-3 nonconference setback | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Coe—Their Last Meeting:
• Sunday's matchup will be the first in program history between the Cardinals and Kohawks.
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: Following this weekend's games against Loras and Coe, the Cardinals kick off Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, heading to Northfield, Minn., for a 1 p.m. matchup against St. Olaf.
• Loras: The Duhawks are right back in action on Sunday, hosting Millikin in a 3 p.m. nonconference game in Dubuque, Iowa.
• Coe: The Kohawks hit the road on Tuesday, traveling to Rock Island, Ill., for a 5 p.m. contest against Augustana (Ill.).
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2018 Roster | 2018 Schedule | 2018 Statistics
• This weekend's games against Loras and Coe are the first and second of three straight road games for the Cardinals, who have played two of their first three contests on their home turf. … With their 2-1 victory over UW-Stout on Wednesday, the Cardinals improved to 3-0-0—their best start since rattling off four straight wins to open the 2009 season. … Kassie Arriaga (Chula Vista, Calif.) and Maura Michener (Winona, Minn.) scored Saint Mary's two goals in Wednesday's 2-1 win over UW-Stout. … Arriaga and Michener have now scored goals in all three of the Cardinals' games this season. … Arriaga and Melina Rodriguez (Des Moines, Iowa) netted their first collegiate goals vs. Martin Luther on Aug. 31, 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 on Sept. 2. … Arriaga, Michener, and Loy enter this weekend's games against Loras and Coe sharing the team lead with three goals each. … Loy owns two of the Cardinals' three game-winning goals, with Michener accounting for the other. … Arriaga boasts the team lead in assists (2) and points (8). … Loy is second on the team with seven points, one behind Arriaga and one in front of Michener. … Saint Mary's eight assists this season have come from seven different players—Arriaga (2), Loy, Mackenzie Waters (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Rodriguez, Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.), Maddy Wallraff (Blaine, Minn.), and Abbi Mazurek (Darien, Ill.). … Arriaga's goal against UW-Stout Wednesday was the team's first penalty kick of the season. Saint Mary's was 1-for-1 in PKs a year ago. … Gabriella Pederson (Chaska, Minn.), who needed to make just one save in recording back-to-back shutouts against Martin Luther and Lawrence to open the season, stopped two of the three shots she faced Wednesday against UW-Stout. … The Cardinals hold a 96-8 advantage in shots attempted through three games—including a 52-4 edge in shots on goal. … Saint Mary's did not allow a single shot attempt in its 7-0 win over Lawrence on Sept. 2. … 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 11 of its 12 goals in the second half—including six of seven against Lawrence on Sept. 2 and both against UW-Stout on Wednesday. … The Cardinals' 4-0 win over Martin Luther on Aug. 31 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.
 
Scouting The Loras Duhawks:
2018 Roster | 2018 Statistics | 2018 Schedule
• The Duhawks enter Saturday's game against Saint Mary's ranked No. 22 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll. … Loras has suffered a pair of 3-0 losses this season—the first against 10^th-ranked Washington University (Mo.) and the other to St. Thomas, which was picked to win the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this season. … Loras' loss to St. Thomas marks the first time since 2006 that the Duhawks have been shut out in two of their first three contests of the season. … Elizabeth Mills and Brynn Jacobi scored the Duhawks' two goals in their 2-1 win over UW-Eau Claire on Sept. 1. … Genna Sobieszczyk picked up an assist on Mills' first-half goal against UW-Eau Claire—it was her 30^th career assist. … Kaylee Coble has started all three games in goal for the Duhawks, compiling a 2.33 goals-against-average and a .650 save percentage. … Coble has stopped 13 of the 20 shots she's faced. … As a team, Loras has recorded 28 shots—16 coming against UW-Eau Claire on Sept. 1. The Duhawks own nine shots on goal, including a season-high six against the Blugolds. … The Duhawks' opponents, meanwhile, have attempted 45 shots, 20 finding the Loras net. … Six of the seven goals allowed by Loras this season have come in the second half.
 
Scouting The Coe Kohawks:
2018 Roster | 2018 Statistics | 2018 Schedule
• Sunday's game against Saint Mary's is the third straight home game for the Kohawks, who went 5-2-0 on their home field a year ago. … Saint Mary's is one of two teams from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on the Kohawks' schedule. Coe is also slated to play St. Catherine on Sept. 19. … With Wednesday's 0-0 tie against Mount Mercy, Coe has now shut out two of its first three opponents. The Kohawks opened the season with a 2-0 win over Grinnell. … Jocey Gilbert has scored two of the Kohawks' three goals this season, scoring single tallies in each of Coe's first two games. … Morgan Petschke owns the team's other goal, while also accounting for one of the Kohawks' two assists through three games. … Kacey Baker has played all 300 minutes in goal for the Kohawks this season, compiling a 0.60 goals-against-average and an .882 save percentage. … Baker stopped all five shots she faced Wednesday against Mount Mercy en route to her second shutout of the season. … Baker has stopped 15 of the 17 shots she's faced this season. … Coe has scored two of its three goals this season in the first half. The Kohawks' opponents, meanwhile, have scored both of their goals after halftime.