MANKATO, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team steps out of conference play on Tuesday, as the Cardinals head to Bethany Lutheran for a 7 p.m. nonconference showdown with the Vikings.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-4-0 Overall) at Bethany Lutheran Vikings (2-4-1 Overall)
 
Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals got a pair of late second-half goals, but could not dig out of a four-goal hole, falling to Carleton 4-2 at Bell Field in Northfield, Minn., Saturday | Recap
• Bethany Lutheran: Bridget Hennen scored with less than three minutes remaining in the second overtime to lift the Vikings to a 2-1 UMAC win over Martin Luther Saturday afternoon in Mankato, Minn. | Recap
 
SMU vs. Bethany Lutheran — Their Last Meeting:
• September 5, 2007: Saint Mary's entered its nonconference game against Bethany Lutheran having outscored its first two opponents this season 11-1. The Cardinals left the Vikings' home turf having outscored their first three opponents 14-1. Kendra Maloney (Green Bay, Wis.) netted a pair of goals — both assisted by Bridgette Baggio (Glenview, Ill.) — to lead SMU to a 3-0 victory over the Vikings in Mankato, Minn. | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to conference play on Saturday, traveling to St. Paul, Minn., for a 1 p.m. MIAC matchup against St. Thomas
• Bethany Lutheran: The Vikings hit the road this weekend, heading to Duluth, Minn., for a 2 p.m. UMAC showdown with St. Scholastica, before heading to Ashland, Wis., on Saturday for a noon conference contest against Northland.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
The Cardinals' game at Bethany Lutheran is the fifth of six straight road contests. Saint Mary's will not return to Ochrymowycz Field until Oct. 1 to face Gustavus. …
Carleton's four goals Saturday, mark the third straight game in which Saint Mary's has surrendered four goals. … Saint Mary's has netted nine goals in their two wins, but have allowed 14 goals in their four losses. … Bridgett Leverich (Oswego, Ill.) netted her first collegiate goal against Carleton Saturday, while Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.) notched her team-leading fifth on a penalty kick to account for the Cardinals' other goal vs. the Knights. … Loof's second-half tally was Saint Mary's second penalty kick goal of the season. Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn.) netted Saint Mary's other PK goal vs. UW-Superior on Sept. 6. … Schaefer recorded her first collegiate hat trick against UW-Superior on Sept. 6. … Schaefer's three goals are the most in a game since Amy Sibik netted four goals against Ripon on Sept. 4, 2010. … Loof recorded her second two-goal game of the season against UW-Superior. … Loof, who scored both goals in the Cardinals' season-opening 2-1 double-overtime win over UW-River Falls on Aug. 31, leads the team in goals (5) and points (11). … Loof and Schaefer have now combined to score eight of the team's 11 goals this season. Leverich, 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. … Miranda Halling (Rochester, Minn.) equaled her season high with seven saves against Carleton Saturday. Halling has now made seven saves in a game three times this season. … Halling—who recorded her first collegiate shutout against UW-Superior on Sept. 6—enters Tuesday's nonconference game at Bethany Lutheran owning a 2.24 goals-against-average and a .714 save percentage in five games. … The Cardinals' seven goals against UW-Superior on Sept. 6 were the most since Saint Mary's posted back-to-back 7-0 victories over Ripon and Lakeland on Sept. 4-5, 2010. … Saint Mary's has scored five goals in the first half, and six after halftime. On the flip side, the Cardinals' opponents have scored 11 of their 15 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 Bethany Lutheran Vikings:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
With their 2-1 win over Martin Luther Saturday, the Vikings snapped their four-game winless streak (0-3-1). … Bethany Lutheran has allowed just one goal in its two wins, but the Vikings have been outscored 14-1 in their four losses. … Bridget Hennen's game-winning goal in the second OT vs. Martin Luther Saturday was her third of the season, moving her into a tie for the team lead with Nicole Modstad. … Modstad also leads the team in assists (4) and points (10). … Hennen has now scored the game-winning goal in both of Bethany Lutheran's wins this season. … Averi Cash has started five of the Vikings' seven games in goal, compiling a 2.59 goals-against-average and a .723 save percentage. … Megan Zeiler has started BLC's other two games in goal, and owns a 2.25 GAA and .523 save percentage. … Seven of the Vikings nine goals have come after halftime. BLC's opponents, meanwhile, have scored 10 goals in the first half and eight in the second. … With their 2 OT win over Martin Luther, Bethany Lutheran remained perfect (1-0-1) in overtime games this season.