By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
RIPON, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team is back on the road on Sunday, as the Cardinals head to Ripon for an 11 a.m. nonconference showdown against the Red Hawks.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-0-0 Overall) vs. Ripon Red Hawks (0-2-0 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's — Sept. 6, 2019 * Fond du Lac, Wis..: Jordyn Matthews (Seattle, Wash.) scored a pair of goals and Kendall Archer (Draper, Utah) added another, as the Cardinals picked up their second straight win to open the season, blanking Marian 3-0 | Recap
• Ripon — August 31, 2019 * River Falls, Wis.: UW-Stout erupted for a pair of first-half goals and the Red Hawks never recovered, as Ripon dropped a 3-1 decision to the Blue Devils | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Ripon — Their Last Meeting:
• October 24, 2018 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinal senior trio wrote an ending that was almost too good to be true — as Maura Michener (Winona, Minn.) scored twice and added two assists, and Maddy Wallraff (Blaine, Minn.) and Erin McElligott (New York City, N.Y.) each added a goal and an assist in leading Saint Mary's to a 5-3 nonconference victory over Ripon at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
  
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return home to Ochrymowycz Field on Wednesday, playing host to UW-Superior in a 5 p.m. nonconference contest.
• Ripon: The Red Hawks hit the road on Tuesday, heading to Fond du Lac, Wis., for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against Marian.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2019 Roster | 2019 Schedule | 2019 Statistics
• Sunday's game against the Red Hawks is the second of back-to-back road games for the Cardinals. … Jordyn Matthews (Seattle, Wash.) scored for the second straight game Friday night, posting her first collegiate two-goal game in the Cardinals' 3-0 win over Marian. … Kendall Archer (Draper, Utah) accounted for Saint Mary's other goal in Friday's win over the Sabres. … Matthews and Mary Loy (Burien, Wash.) scored the Cardinals' two goals in their season-opening 2-1 win over Edgewood on Aug. 30. … 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. … Loy's goal against Edgewood on Aug. 30 was her fifth game-winning goal in the last two seasons. She led the Cardinals with four game-winners a year ago. … Loy recorded the Cardinals' lone assist vs. Marian Friday, while Kassie Arriaga (Chula Vista, Calif.) picked up the only assist against Edgewood on Aug. 30. … Saint Mary's held Edgewood to just three shot attempts— and only one that found its way on goal — in its season-opening win, while Marian managed to find the net on two of its six shot attempts. … Gabriella Pederson (Chaska, Minn.) stopped both shots she faced vs. Marian Friday en route to her first shutout of the season — and seventh of her collegiate career. … 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 2-1 win over Edgewood on Aug. 30 snapped its two-game losing streak against the Sabres. … 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. … The Cardinals, 2-0-0 in nonconference play this season, closed the 2018 season 6-1 in nonconference play — the lone blemish a 2-0 loss to nationally ranked Loras on Sept. 8.
 
Scouting The Ripon Red Hawks:
2019 Roster | 2019 Schedule | 2019 Statistics
• Sunday's game against Saint Mary's is the home opener for the Red Hawks, who finished 3-6-1 at Prairie Field a year ago. … Beginning with Sunday's matchup against Saint Mary's, Ripon plays three of its next four contests on its home turf. … Ripon enters Sunday's matchup against Saint Mary's still searching for their first win of the season, dropping back-to-back road games to UW-River Falls and UW-Stout last weekend. … Ripon has surrendered three goals in each of its first two games — falling to UW-River Falls 3-2 and UW-Stout 3-1. … Camrie Schmitz has scored two of Ripon's three goals this season, with Brianna Schnell accounted for the other. … All three of the Red Hawks' goals have been unassisted tallies. … Stefani Zeiger has played every minute in goal for the Red Hawks, compiling a 2.92 goals-against-average and a .600 save percentage. … Zeiger has stopped nine of the 15 shots she's faced this season. … Ripon has scored two of its three goals in the second half, while the Red Hawks' opponents have netted four of its six after halftime.