ARDEN HILLS, Minn. - The Bethel University women's and men's soccer teams will play host to St. Mary's University Saturday afternoon in a pair of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference games. The Royals women will kickoff first at 1 p.m. followed by the men at approximately 3 p.m. at the Ona Orth Athletic Complex on the Bethel University campus.

The Bethel women, 2-4-2 overall, will be looking to capture their first MIAC victory after dropping a tough 1-0 game to Augsburg and recording a 1-1 tie against Hamline in their first two MIAC games. The Royals lost to UW-River Falls 3-1 and tied UW-Stout 2-2 this past week in non-conference action. Sophomore Jessica Huseby (Medina, Minn.) recorded five points for the Royals in the two non-conference games.

Bethel senior Kelsey Holmberg was recently featured on the MIAC website in the MIAC Student-Athlete Spotlight. The article can be seen here.

The Cardinals from St. Mary's enter the game with a 0-7 record on the year and 0-2 in the MIAC. They have scored just three goals on the season. In 2011 the Cardinals were 3-13 overall and scored a total of eight goals. They have been outscored 23-3 on the season. The two MIAC losses came at the hands of St. Thomas (6-0) and St. Olaf (2-0).

For the Bethel men's soccer team they host St. Mary's in search of their second MIAC victory. Last Saturday the Royals knocked off Hamline University 2-1 at home for their first win of the season. The Royals momentum was stopped by the University of Dubuque Tuesday night in a 7-1 loss but the Royals remain confident heading into the rest of MIAC play.

The Cardinals men are currently on a four game losing streak after opening the season 2-1. They lost a pair of games by one goal to Lawrence University (1-0) and St. Thomas (4-3) before losing to St. Olaf (5-0) and Luther College (4-0). The Cardinals two wins in 2012 equals the season total for all of 2011 when they went 2-13-2 in head coach Pete Watkins first season. The Cardinals have scored seven goals in seven games so far in 2012, nearing their season total of ten in 2011.

For those unable to attend Saturday's games fans can access online video and stats. To see the video imbedded within the live stats and scoreboard, click here. To see just the video with a full-screen option for the women's game click here. For video of the men's game click here.