WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer steps out of conference play on Tuesday, hosting Buena Vista in a 7:30 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-6-1 Overall) vs. Buena Vista Beavers (3-5-3 Overall)
 
Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals dropped a heart-breaker Saturday, falling to league-leading Concordia 2-1 in double-overtime at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• Buena Vista: Loras scored a trio of goals in each half on Saturday, as the Duhawks handed the Beavers a 6-0 Iowa Conference road setback in Dubuque, Iowa | Recap
 
SMU vs. Buena Vista — Their Last Meeting:
• Tonight's matchup will be the first in program history between the Cardinals and the Beavers
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, traveling to St. Paul, Minn., for a 1 p.m. contest against St. Catherine.
• Buena Vista: The Beavers are back in action on Saturday, when Buena Vista hosts Luther in a 3 p.m. contest in Storm Lake, Iowa
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
Tuesday's game against Buena Vista is the third straight home game for the Cardinals. … Saturday's 2 OT loss to Concordia was the Cardinals second straight overtime game—Saint Mary's tied Gustavus 3-3 last Wednesday. … The Cardinals' tie against Gustavus last Wednesday was their first since October 2, 2010, when Saint Mary's tied Concordia 0-0. … Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.) —who recorded two goals against Gustavus for her fourth multiple-goal game of the season—netted Saint Mary's first-half goal against Concordia on Saturday. … Loof notched her first collegiate hat trick against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 23. The freshman became the second player this season to net three goals in a game—Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) scored three times against UW-Superior on Sept. 6. … The three-goal efforts by Loof and Schaefer are the most in a game since Amy Sibik netted four goals against Ripon on Sept. 4, 2010. They also mark the first time Saint Mary's has had two games where an individual has scored three or more goals since Sibik scored four goals against UW-Superior and three goals against Simpson during the 2009 season. … Loof leads the team in goals (11) and points (23). … Loof's 23 points are the most since Amy Sibik finished with 29 (12 goals, 5 assists) during the 2010 season. … Loof and Schaefer have now combined to score 13 of the team's 19 goals this season. … Schaefer leads the team in assists with three. … Bridgett Leverich (Oswego, Ill.), Anna Taylor (St. Paul, Minn.) and Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.) have all netted their first collegiate goals to account for the Cardinals' other three goals. … The Cardinals have converted all three of their penalty kicks this season—Schaefer scored on a PK vs. UW-Superior and Loof added PK goals against Carleton on Sept. 20 and Concordia on Saturday. … Saint Mary's seven-goal outburst vs. Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 23 marked the second time this season the Cardinals have netted seven goals in a game. Saint Mary's also tallied seven goals in a 7-0 win over UW-Superior on Sept. 6. … The Cardinals' seven goals against Bethany Lutheran and UW-Superior were the most since Saint Mary's posted back-to-back 7-0 victories over Ripon and Lakeland on Sept. 4-5, 2010. …  Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) made a season-high 10 saves against Concordia Saturday,  pushing her team-leading saves total to 42. … Halling—who recorded her first collegiate shutout against UW-Superior on Sept. 6—enters Tuesday's nonconference game against Buena Vista owning a 2.38 goals-against-average and a .712 save percentage in eight games. … … Saint Mary's has scored 12 goals in the first half, and nine after halftime. On the flip side, the Cardinals' opponents have scored 16 of their 25 goals in the game's opening 45 minutes. … The Cardinals' 2-1 win over UW-River Falls on Aug. 31 was their first overtime victory since beating Gustavus 1-0 in double-overtime on Sept. 29, 2009.
 
Scouting The Buena Vista Beavers:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
Saturday's loss at Loras pushed the Beavers' winless streak to seven straight (0-5-2). Buena Vista's last win was a 6-1 win over Martin Luther on Sept. 7. … BVU has played three overtime games, with all three ending in ties. … Tori Carson has scored a team-leading seven goals through 11 games. Carson also leads the team in points with 16. … Caroline Maher is the team-leader in assists (3) and s second to Carson in both goals (3) and points (9). … BVU has used three goalkeepers this season, led by Rachel Novotny, who boasts a 1.80 goals-against average and .790 save percentage. … Two of the Beavers' three wins have come at home. BVU is just 1-3-2 on the road this season.