By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team hits the road on Tuesday, as the Cardinals head to Carleton's Bell Field for a 3:30 p.m. conference showdown against the Knights.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-6-0 MIAC, 6-6-0 Overall) at Carleton Knights (3-1-1 MIAC, 7-2-2 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's — October 12, 2019 * Winona, Minn.: Bethel scored a pair of goals in each half, as the Royals dealt the Cardinals a 4-0 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• Carleton — October 12, 2019 * St. Paul, Minn.: Anna Roethler made six saves, including a diving stop in the second overtime, to help the Knights secure a 0-0 draw with 20th-ranked St. Thomas | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Carleton — Their Last Meeting:
• October 17, 2018 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals, who could not hold on to leads of 1-0 and 2-1, got a goal from Mary Loy (Burien, Wash.) three minutes into the second overtime, as Saint Mary's picked up their second straight Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory — beating Carleton 3-2 at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return home for Senior Day on Saturday, hosting Concordia in a 3:30 p.m. conference matchup at Ochrymowycz Field.
• Carleton: The Knights take to the road on Saturday, traveling to St. Peter, Minn., for a 3:30 p.m. MIAC showdown against Gustavus.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2019 Roster | 2019 Schedule | 2019 Statistics
• Saturday's game against Bethel was the third straight home game for the Cardinals, who are 4-3-0 on their home turf this season. … The Cardinals' 3-2, 2 OT win over Carleton last season snapped their 12-game losing streak against the Knights. … The Cardinals scored a season-high eight goals in an 8-0 nonconference win over UW-Superior on Oct. 7. It was the highest offensive output since Saint Mary's scored 10 goals against Finlandia on Sept. 9, 2017. … The Cardinals' eight goals against the on Oct. 7 came from seven different players — including collegiate firsts from Claire Fletcher (Woodbury, Minn.), Avery Sutton (Minneapolis, Minn.), Haylee Queen (Spokane, Wash.), and Abbi Mazurek (Darien, Ill.). … Jordyn Matthews (Seattle, Wash.) scored a pair of goals against UW-Superior on Oct. 7, while Kassie Arriaga (Chula Vista, Calif.) and Natalie Ruegsegger (Billings, Mont.) accounted for the Cardinals' other two goals. … Matthews' two goals against UW-Superior on Oct. 7 marked the fourth time this season the Cardinal sophomore has posted a multiple-goal game. Matthews recorded her first collegiate hat trick on Oct. 2, accounting for all three Cardinal goals in the 4-3, double-overtime loss to St. Olaf, while netting a pair of goals against both Marian on Sept. 6 and Ripon two days later. … Matthews' hat trick vs. St. Olaf on Oct. 2 was the Cardinals' first since Emily Loof netted three goals against Bethany Lutheran on 6, 2017. … With her two goals against UW-Superior on Oct. 7, Matthews pushed her team- and conference-leading total to 12, while Arriaga is second with three, one more than Nicole Thompson (Riverside, Calif.) and Mary Loy (Burien, Wash.). … Matthews also leads the team in points with 27, while sharing the team lead in assists (3) with Thompson. … Matthews scored the Cardinals' first goal of the season, finding the back of the net at 31:39 of the opening half against Edgewood on Aug. 30. It was not only the Cardinals' first goal of the season, but also the first of Matthews' SMU career. … The Cardinals boast five players who have scored their first collegiate goals this season. Along with Fletcher, Sutton, Haylee Queen, and Mazurek — who all achieved the feat against UW-Superior on Oct. 7 — Thompson scored her first collegiate goal and added an assist for her first multiple-point game in a Cardinal uniform in Saint Mary's 3-0 win over Martin Luther on Sept. 14. … Alexis Nguyen (West Corvina, Calif.) made her first collegiate start in goal for the Cardinals against Bethel last Saturday, finishing with four saves. … Gabriella Pederson (Chaska, Minn.), who made a season-high six saves against St. Catherine on Sept. 17 — including five in the second half — started the first 11 games in goal for the Cardinals, compiling a 1.07 goals-against-average and .707 save percentage. … Pederson picked up her fifth shutout of the season — and 12th of her collegiate career — stopping the Yellowjackets' lone, second-half shot on Oct. 7. … Saint Mary's has scored 12 goals in the first half — including five against UW-Superior on Oct. 7 — while netting 14 goals after halftime. On the flip side, Saint Mary's opponents have netted eight goals in the first half and eight after halftime. … Five of the Cardinals' six wins this season have been by shutout. … Four of the Cardinals' six losses this season have been by one goal — the lone exceptions, a 2-0 setback against Saint Benedict on Oct. 5 and last Saturday's 4-0 loss to Bethel. Saint Mary's other four losses include a 4-3, double-overtime loss to St. Olaf, a 1-0 setback to Augsburg, and 2-1 losses to both St. Catherine and Gustavus — with both 2-1 games decided in the final three minutes of regulation. … Saint Mary's three goals in its 4-3, 2 OT loss to St. Olaf on Oct. 2 were the most scored in a loss since netting three in a 6-3 setback to No. 9 Loras on Oct. 9, 2013. … Saint Mary's 2-1 loss to St. Catherine on Sept. 17 snapped the Cardinals' season-opening four-game winning streak. It was the first time since the 2009 season that Saint Mary's had opened the year with four consecutive wins. … Saint Mary's loss to St. Catherine on Sept. 17 was its second straight one-goal loss to the Wildcats, who beat the Cardinals in 3-2 in double overtime a year ago. … Saint Mary's 8-0 win over UW-Superior on Oct. 7 moved the Cardinals to 7-0-0 against the Yellowjackets all-time. Saint Mary's holds a 25-1 scoring edge vs. the Yellowjackets — including shutouts in each of the last six meetings. … With their 3-0 win over Martin Luther on Sept. 14, the Cardinals improved to 6-0-0 all-time vs. the Knights — outscoring MLC 34-5 in their six meetings. … Fueled by their 4-0-0 start, the Cardinals are now 10-1-0 in nonconference play over the last two years — the lone blemish a 2-0 loss to nationally ranked Loras on Sept. 8. … With their 3-0 win over Ripon on Sept. 8, Saint Mary's has now outscored the Red Hawks 30-8 in their last nine meetings. … Saint Mary's 2-1 win over Edgewood on Aug. 30 marked the third straight year in which the Cardinals have won their season opener. … Saint Mary's is coming off an 8-10-0 showing a year ago, including winning three of their last five games. … The Cardinals' eight wins in 2018 were the most since Saint Mary's finished 9-8-1 in 2009.
 
Scouting The Carleton Knights:
2019 Roster | 2019 Schedule | 2019 Statistics
• Tuesday's game against Saint Mary's is the fourth home game in the last six contests for the Knights, who are 5-2-1 at home this season, while going 2-0-1 away from Bell Field. … With last Saturday's 0-0 tie against No. 20 St. Thomas, Carleton pushed its unbeaten streak to four (3-0-1). … The Knights 0-0 deadlock vs. the Tommies snapped a streak of three straight 2-1 victories. … Last Saturday's tie against St. Thomas was the Knights' second straight overtime game — the Knights beat Macalester 2-1 on Oct. 6. … Carleton has now played two 0-0 double-overtime games this season, battling Pacific Lutheran to a scoreless deadlock to open the season on Aug. 30. … Rainey Tilley enters Tuesday's conference matchup against Saint Mary's leading the team with five goals, one more than Nora Mertz and Cate Patterson, and two in front of Madeline Marker. … Mertz is the Knights' leader in assists with three, one better than Patterson and Julia Kenney. … Tilley, Marker, and Lily Hurtubise have all scored two game-winning goals, with Mertz netting the other. … Anna Roethler has started 10 of the team's 11 games in goal, compiling a 0.62 goals-against-average and .880 save percentage. … Roethler has stopped 44 of the 50 shots she's faced and owns three shutouts. … The Knights have held their opponents to one goal or less in all seven of their wins this season — as well as both ties. … Both of Carleton's losses this season have been by one goal — the Knights dropped a 1-0 decision to Bethe on Sept. 17 and fell to UW-La Crosse 2-1 in two overtimes on Sept. 25. … Carleton has outscored its opponents 12-2 in the first half, while holding an 11-6 edge after the break.