WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team kicks off the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference portion of its schedule Tuesday, playing host to Bethel in a 7 p.m. game at Ochrymowycz Field.

Last Action: The Cardinals suffered their first loss of the season Saturday, as St. Norbert scored the game's only goal with less than five minutes remaining in regulation to beat SMU 1-0 in DePere, Wis. Bethel, meanwhile, won its fourth straight Saturday, slipping past Bethany Lutheran 2-1 in Arden Hills, Minn.

Last Meeting — Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008: Andy Adair (Woodbury, Minn.) scored both of SMU's goals — the second six minutes into overtime — as the Cardinals closed out their 2008 season with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Royals in Arden Hills, Minn.

SMU Cardinal Notes: Saturday's loss to St. Norbert snapped the Cardinals' four-game winning streak, dating back to a 5-1 loss to Saint John's on Oct. 18, 2008. … The Green Knights' goal late in the second half was the first allowed by SMU goalie Jon Szafranski (Barrington, Ill.) this season. Szafranski had posted back-to-back shutouts vs. Martin Luther and Crown. … Szafranski made three saves vs. St. Norbert Saturday, giving him eight saves for the season and a record-setting 310 for his SMU career. … SMU's 2-0 start to the season had marked the second time in the last four years the Cardinals have opened the season with back-to-back wins. SMU beat Rockford and North Central to kick off the 2006 season. … SMU's four-game winning streak over two seasons was the longest since the Cardinals won four straight early in the 2000 season. … Steve Boussie (Troy, Mich.), who shared the team lead in goals a year ago, scored his first goal of the season vs. Crown Tuesday. … SMU has held its last two opponents without a shot on goal for the game's opening 45 minutes. … Saturday's game was the first road game of the season for the Cardinals, who recorded three of their four wins in 2008 away from home.

Bethel Royal Notes: With their 2-1 win over Bethany Lutheran, the Royals improved to 4-1-0 overall, their best start to the season since 1997. … Bethel's four wins in five games equals their win total for the entire 2007 season. … Andreas Scott and David Swanson share the team lead in goals (4), while Scott also leads the team in assists (2) and points (10). … GK Nick Kantor has stopped 34 of the 38 shots he's faced, boasting a 0.87 goals-against-average and an .895 save performance. … Bethel has scored seven goals in each half, while the Royals' opponents have scored three of their four goals in the game's first 45 minutes. … Today's game is just the second road game of the season for Bethel, which opened the season with a 2-0 win over Crown, then followed that up with four straight home games — a 3-1 loss to UW-Superior, shutout wins over Northwestern (3-0) and Martin Luther (6-0) and Saturday's 2-1 win vs. Bethany Lutheran.