The University of Wisconsin Superior saw its home opener by Saint Mary's University as the Cardinals used four second-half goals to knock off the Yellowjackets 4-0 at the Yellowjacket Soccer Complex on Sunday afternoon in Superior.

Junior goalkeeper Bailey Henderson (Oakdale, Minn./North St. Paul H.S.) turned away eight shots by Saint Mary's (2-3-1) in the first half, preserving the shutout despite UW-Superior (0-4-0) being out-shot 14-1 in the opening frame. The Cardinals did themselves little favor with five off-sides calls against them in the game, but the road team would break through in the second half.

Saint Mary's ended the scoreless tie at the 62:27 mark of the game when Emily Loof got a breakaway look, making good on a shot from 21 yards out. SMU added to its lead at 67:28, when Abby Lafko headed in a Shelly Wing corner kick. The Cardinals had 10 corner kicks in the game, while UW-Superior had just one. Saint Mary's added another score just under ten minutes later, their second unassisted tally of the game, when Hailey Cottle line a shot from 15 yards out to the corner of the net out of the reach of the diving goalkeeper. Another ten minutes later, Bridgett Leverich added a dagger fourth goal that put the game out of hand with just over three minutes remaining.

Junior midfielder Britt Zieroth (Twig, Minn./Proctor H.S.) and forward Amanda Ambrose (Columbus, Ohio/Ramstein(Germany) H.S.) each had two shots for the game. Henderson finished with 10 saves for UW-Superior while Gabriella Pederson had one save to preserve the shutout for Saint Mary's.

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The Yellowjackets remain at home this week beginning Wednesday when UW-Superior plays host to bridge rival the College of St. Scholastica. Opening kick is set for 2:00 p.m. at the Yellowjacket Soccer Complex.