DUBUQUE, Iowa — The Saint Mary's University women's soccer team hits the road on Sunday, as the Cardinals travel to Loras for a 7 p.m. nonconference contest against the Duhawks.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-0-0 Overall)
vs. Loras Duhawks (1-0-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals kicked off their season at home on Friday, scoring three first-half goals in beating Edgewood 3-2 at Ochrymowycz Field. … Loras, meanwhile, opened its season at home Friday, routing Bethel 6-0  in Dubuque, Iowa.

SMU vs. Loras — Their Last Meeting:
September 5, 2006: After scoring 14 goals in their first two games, the Cardinals' high-powered offense was held in check — and off the scoreboard — against Loras, as the Duhawks handed SMU a 3-0 nonconference setback in Dubuque, Iowa.

Up Next:
The Cardinals kick off the inaugural M Club Weekend Tournament on Saturday, as they host Concordia-Chicago in a 4:30 p.m. nonconference game. SMU will then face Lawrence at 4 p.m. on Sunday. … Loras, meanwhile, is back in action — and back on its home turf — on Tuesday, hosting UW-Oshkosh in a 7:30 p.m. nonconference game in Dubuque, Iowa.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
With their 3-2 win over Edgewood on Friday, the Cardinals are now 3-1-0 in their last four season openers. … The Cardinals scored more than two goals once in 17 games last season — they scored three in the first half against Edgewood Friday. … With its three first-half goals Friday, SMU has now scored nine of its last 13 goals in the opening 45 minutes — the Cardinals netted six of their 10 goals a year ago in the first half. … Friday's one-goal win over the Eagles marked the 14th time in their last 18 games that SMU has played a game decided by one goal or less. … All three of SMU's goals vs. Edgewood were scored by players competing in their first games in a Cardinal uniform. Midhat Mujic (Rochester, Minn.) scored twice and Jordan Sinkfield (St. Paul, Minn.) added the other. … Mujic's two-goal game was the Cardinals' first since Juamaine Veter netted a pair of goals against Crown on Sept. 7, 2010. … Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.) and Jaime Zepeda (Chicago, Ill.) each picked up assists vs. Edgewood Friday. … Christian Van Dam (Linovia, Mich.) and Dontae Gillespie (Naperville, Ill.) shared the goalkeeping duties vs the Eagles Friday, with Van Dam stopped three of the four shots he faced in the first half, while Gillespie kicked out all three shots he faced in the game's final 45 minutes. …

Scouting The Loras Duhawks:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
The Duhawks, coming off a 17-7-3 season and a berth in the NCAA Tournament a year ago, enter 2012 ranked No. 15 in the NSCAA Preseason Poll. … After outscoring its opponents 75-18 a year ago — recording 14 shutouts, including 2-0 and 1-0 wins in the IIAC Tournament and a 2-0 win over UM-Morris in the opening game of the NCAA Regional — Loras picked up right where it left off Friday, blanking Bethel 6-0. … With Friday's win over Bethel, the Duhawks are now 11-1-2 in their last 14 games — Loras went 10-1-2 on their home turf in 2011, with the only loss a 4-0 setback to Calvin in the NCAA Tournament. … Loras played three overtime games last season — with all three ending in ties. … Brad Joiner scored three of Loras' six goals vs. the Royals on Friday night, while Louie Oswald added a pair of tallies and Tim van den Bergh accounted for the other. … Dylan Milkent picked up the win in goal vs. Bethel Friday, stopping both shots he faced. … Milkent is replacing Nate DuBois, who started 22 of the team's 23 games as a senior a year ago, compiling a 0.87 goals-against-average and a .763 save percentage. … Loras graduated eading scorer Donald St. George, who boasted team-highs in goals (8) and points (22). Loras does, however, return its next three leading scorers in Joiner (7 G, 7 A, 21 Pts), Oswald (7 G, 4 A, 18 Pts) and Kevin Cavers (4 G, 10 A, 18 Pts). … Sunday's game against Saint Mary's is the second straight and second of four nonconference games against teams in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Along with opening against Bethel on Friday, Loras still has Augsburg (Sept. 14) and Macalester (Sept. 16) on their schedule.