ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team headed into its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup against Saint Mary's having posted eight shutouts this season — resulting in seven wins and one tie.
 
And the Cardinals posted shutout No. 9 against the Scots.
 
Unfortunately, this shutout would not translate into win No. 8, but rather scoreless tie No. 2, as the Cardinals and Scots battled to a 0-0 draw at Macalester Stadium Wednesday.
 
Saint Mary's, which has now posted two 0-0 ties in the same season for the first time since the 2021 campaign — having also battled UW-Stevens Point to a scoreless stalemate on Oct. 1 — has now had 13 of its 16 games this season decided by one goal or less.
 
The Cardinals — who have now settled for a tie in each of their last two games — held a 12-9 advantage in shots attempted, including 6-2 in shots on goal, but were unable to get one past Macalester goalkeeper Abigail Heuga, who stopped all six SMU shots – including four in the second half. SMU goalkeeper Anna Peckosh (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), meanwhile, stopped both Scots' she faced en route to her second shutout of the season.
 
The Cardinals (2-5-2 MIAC, 7-6-3 overall) are back in action — and back on the road — on Saturday, as they head to Northfield, Minn., for a 3:30 p.m. conference showdown against league-leading Carleton.
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